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

John Forster (at keyboard, right) with Tom Chapin (center) and his band, playing at the Turning Point in Piermont, New York.

New musical satire CD "Broadsides" by John Forster and Tom Chapin

A new CD of "op-ed pieces with key signatures"

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Recent books with Harvard connections

Recent books with Harvard connections

The entry of Major Anderson’s command into Fort Sumter, as depicted in <i>Harper’s Weekly</i>

Michael Bernath reviews Adam Goodheart's book "1861: The Civil War Awakening"

At its sesquicentennial, a fresh, revealing narrative of the advent of the Civil War

by Michael Bernath

Too many cooks in the kitchen? Not for LaRochelle and her staff, who are preparing citrus-marinated grilled mojo chicken with apple-raisin chutney for a wedding banquet.

Dawn LaRochelle offers kosher catering in the Berkshires

Law School alumna Dawn LaRochelle left her law practice to become a caterer and restaurateur.

by Nell Porter-Brown

New collections of Elizabeth Bishop's poems, prose, and letters

New collections of poems, prose, and correspondence by Elizabeth Bishop

by Adam Kirsch

Excerpt from "Blind Spot:Why We Fail to Do What's Right and What to Do about It"

Analyzing cognition and behaviors to explore how individuals and organizations conduct themselves relative to ethical standards

Alan Gilbert conducting the New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center

Richard Dyer profiles New York Philharmonic conductor Alan Gilbert

Alan Gilbert’s music that should be heard

Wallace Shawn

Profile of actor and playwright Wallace Shawn

Ubiquitous on film and TV, Wallace Shawn writes plays that pack the house—with 20.

by Craig Lambert

Deuxave’s elegant ambiance.

Review of Boston Back Bay restaurant Deuxave

French-style fare just this side of decadent

by Nell Porter-Brown