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 bronze sculpture of intertwined hands in a park, with a discussion panel in the foreground.

Is the Constitution Broken?

Harvard legal scholars debate the state of our founding national document.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones receives the Harvard Arts Medal

The actor collects the medal and discusses his career.

The human urge to create art appears magnificently in the Paleolithic paintings from roughly 30,000 years ago at Chauvet Cave, in southern France. Here, the Panel of the Horses.

Harvard sociobiologist E.O. Wilson on the origins of the arts

Sociobiologist E.O. Wilson on the evolution of culture

Rahul Mehrotra at the Chowmahalla Palace in Hyderabad. The earliest structures of the palace complex were built in a Palladian Neoclassical style; as the rulers gained in confidence, they adopted the Islamic Revivalist style shown here.

Architect Rahul Mehrotra balances teaching at Harvard and practice in India

Rahul Mehrotra's architecture spans eras and cultural divides.

by Elizabeth Gudrais

THUD members perform “Conchairto for Stools” at the fall 2011 concert.

Meet the Harvard Undergraduate Drummers (THUD) percussion ensemble

Inside the world of The Harvard Undergraduate Drummers (THUD)

by Katherine Xue

The 1931 Picasso painting <i>Nude, Green Leaves and Bust</i> being auctioned at Christie’s in 2010. The sale price of $106 million set a world record.

Brooke Lampley heads modern and impressionist art at Christie's

Brooke Lampley '02 heads modern and impressionist art at Christie's.

by Craig Lambert

Bruce Mau

Designer Bruce Mau Is GSD Class Day speaker

The renowned designer addresses degree candidates on May 23.

Widener Library

Harvard library staffers protest after possible layoffs are announced

The threat of library staff layoffs, absent details, leads to consternation and protests.

Update on Harvard's Fogg Art Museum reconstruction

An aerial view of the Fogg art Museum reconstruction.

Amanda Claybaugh

Amanda Claybaugh, explicator of the nineteenth-century novel

Meet the expert on nineteenth-century novels and reformist writings.

A replica of what may be the earliest known version of the American flag to include stars

Rare 1776 U.S. flag displayed; Motif No. 1 celebrated in new book

A star-spangled Colonial find and a book honoring Motif No. 1