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.

Eat Your Potatoes Mashed, Boiled or Baked, but Hold the Fries

Baked, boiled, and mashed potatoes are better.

by Vivian W. Rong

Preston Scott Cohen's glass canopy in New York City wins rave reviews

Architect Preston Scott Cohen's glass canopy above a Manhattan Street attracts notice.

Radcliffe fellow Trethewey named poet laureate

Natasha Trethewey was a 2001 Radcliffe Institute Fellow.

History and future of WHRB's "Record Hospital" rock show

The "Record Hospital" student-run radio show educates students in rock music, past and present.

by Madeleine Schwartz

The choral version of Seamus Heaney's anniversary poem debuts at Commencement

Seamus Heaney's 1986 Harvard poem, set to music

Harvard awards eight honorary degrees at Commencement 2012

Eight awarded honorary degrees at 361st Commencement exercises

Bruce Mau speaks to Harvard Graduate School of Design class of 2012

"Together, we will change the world," the designer tells the Class of 2012.

Phi Beta Kappa exercises 2012: Derek Bok on civics education; poet Kay Ryan

Poet and orator highlight Harvard's Phi Beta Kappa literary exercises.

American Academy of Arts and Letters awards to Harvard alumni

Alumni recognized by American Academy of Arts and Letters

Japanese nature painting exhibit is National Gallery's seventh most popular ever

Suite of Japanese nature paintings draws more visitors than 1976 King Tut exhibit