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.
This Connecticut Mine Was Once a Prison
The underground Old New-Gate Prison quickly became “a school for crime.”
A Sweeping Exhibit Covers 250 Years of Japanese Art
Paintings from the Edo period convey “a powerful sense of there-ness.”
Rare books at risk
Consequences of book-breaking
The Rittase Touch
What William Rittase found when he came to Harvard in 1932
Romare Bearden profiled by Robert G. O'Meally
Brief life of a textured artist: 1911-1988
At the Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton: artists reflect on the opioid crisis
Revealing sculptures at the Fuller Craft Museum, in Brockton
Winter in Provincetown
Just enough art, culture, terrific food, and lively conversation....
Harvard Art Museums exhibit displays the ubiquity of cross-border movement
The ubiquity of movement across man-made borders
Preserving craft and farm skills at Sanborn Mills Farm
Promoting craftsmanship and agrarian skills in an idyllic New Hampshire setting
Byzantine Beauties
Textile treasures from Dumbarton Oaks
Images from the Ballets Russes
Elegant photographs of dancing’s stars