Arts & Culture
Explore Harvard’s vibrant arts scene—from campus exhibitions and theater to cultural analysis and literary reviews. Discover how creativity shapes the Harvard experience.
How Was Brooklyn Bridge Park Planned?
Michael Van Valkenburgh and the making of Brooklyn Bridge Park
Harvard Professor on Printmaking
An art historian analyzes an overlooked medium.
by Murray Whyte
A New Chapter for Harvard Arts
The Office for the Arts turns 50, and its longtime director steps down.
Off the Shelf
Nicholas Kristof reporting, why voting matters, becoming famous, and more in books
In Egypt, Doors Closing
Leslie T. Change ’91 explores the lives of three women in the Egyptian textile industry.
Civil War American Writer and Abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier
Homes of the poet and abolitionist, whose verses were said to have inspired Abraham Lincoln.
Spellbound on Stage
Actor and young adult novelist Aislinn Brophy
A Dogged Observer
Novelist and psychiatrist Daniel Mason takes the long view.
No Sleepy Coastal Town
Visiting Portsmouth in winter
Living the Science Fiction Fantasy
Novelist Catherine Asaro’s space operas