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.

A worm-like creature known as the "velvet worm" rears as if looking at the camera

Creepy Crawlies and Sticky Murder Weapons at Harvard

In the shadows of Singapore’s forests, an ancient predator lies in wait—the velvet worm.

by Olivia Farrar

Margaret Mee painting of yellow trumpet tree

Rainforest flora images by Margaret Mee

Botanical bounty at Dumbarton Oaks

by John S. Rosenberg

At Home with Harvard: Night at the Museum

Our favorite stories about Harvard’s rich museums and collections

Photograph of Emily Dickinson’s family home, The Homestead, an elegant wooden building

The Emily Dickinson Museum

Delving into the world of Emily Dickinson

by Nell Porter-Brown

Painting of a young woman standing at a French window, looking at a verdant garden

Bruce Museum’s spring shows

Images that help unveil the truth of what we can see

by Nell Porter-Brown

A bright and colorful historical map of Boston with details of streets, buildings, and green spaces

Boston in Motion

An exhibition maps the making of a metropolis.

by Drew Pendergrass

Detail of a painting showing long grasses and the moon

A Sweeping Exhibit Covers 250 Years of Japanese Art

Paintings from the Edo period convey “a powerful sense of there-ness.” 

by Lydialyle Gibson

Illuminated manuscript page

Rare books at risk

Consequences of book-breaking

by Diane E. Booton

Memorial Church exterior

The Rittase Touch

What William Rittase found when he came to Harvard in 1932

by Drew Pendergrass

Photograph of artist Romare Bearden standing by an easel c. 1940

Romare Bearden profiled by Robert G. O'Meally

Brief life of a textured artist: 1911-1988

by Robert G. O'Meally

Clay head over wooden pill bottles with wires representing the impact of opioids on human beings

At the Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton: artists reflect on the opioid crisis

Revealing sculptures at the Fuller Craft Museum, in Brockton

by Nell Porter-Brown