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.

Rachel Ruysch’s Lush (Still) Life

Now on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, a Dutch painter’s art proved a treasure trove for scientists.

by Lydialyle Gibson

The Estate Behind Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park

Park offers art, nature, and history in New Hampshire

by Nell Porter-Brown

Fresh Works by Young Maine Artists

Works by young artists at the Portland Museum of Art

by Nell Porter-Brown

The New Boston Athenaeum

Find “the joy of discovery and power of this unique place.”

by Nell Porter-Brown

Music and Medicine

Toussaint Miller explores the healing power of art.


by Lydialyle Gibson

Gift of Munch Artworks

Transformative bequest left to the Harvard Art Museums

by Jonathan Shaw

Museum of Printing Massachusetts

A unique museum in Haverhill, Massachusetts, offers a history of graphic arts.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Harvard Film Archive West African Women in Films

The Harvard Film Archive features works by director Rosine Mbakam

Artist Janiva Ellis at the Harvard Carpenter Center

Newly finished paintings unveiled 

Made in Germany

German national identity at the Harvard Art Museums

by Olivia Farrar

Men and Their Castles

Historic New England explores the “bachelor decorators”

by Nell Porter-Brown