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.

The True Cost of Grade Inflation at Harvard

How an abundance of A’s created “the most stressed-out world of all.”

by Lindsay Mitchell

The Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library, explored by Adam Kirsch

Adam Kirsch reads the Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library—the latest stage in the “American conquest of the Middle Ages”

by Adam Kirsch

Walker Evans photographs on display at Mather House

Prints from the twentieth-century photographer will be shown through the spring.

Memorial celebration for James Yannatos of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra

The longtime Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra conductor's life was celebrated by his former students, his colleagues, and his family.

by Spencer Lee Lenfield

"Nixon in China" creators discuss their opera at Harvard

Composer John Adams John Adams ’69, A.M. ’72, librettist Alice Goodman ’80, and director Peter Sellars ’80 talked on a panel about their 1987 opera Nixon in China.

Adam Kirsch, Mark Whitaker, and Niall Ferguson have new books out

Adam Kirsch, Mark Whitaker, and Niall Ferguson have new books out.

Harvard Radcliffe Modern Dance Company Celebrates 35 Years

The oldest Harvard-Radcliffe student dance group celebrates 35 years.

Paul Lawrence, Harvard Business School professor, dies at 89

The pioneering professor at Harvard Business School died November 1 at age 89.

James Yannatos, former conductor of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra, dies

The beloved former director of the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra served for almost half a century.

Evoo restaurant thrives in Kendall Square, Cambridge

One of Cambridge’s locavore leaders thrives in Kendall Square.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Graduate School of Design exhibition celebrates 75 years of rich history

A Graduate School of Design exhibition celebrates 75 years of rich history.