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 Harvard Art Museums Painting Gets a Bath
Water and sunlight help restore a modern American classic.
Harvard renames art film department
Renaming Visual and Environmental Studies to signal a clearer focus on making art and film
John Ruskin, Victorian Radical and Art Historian
A Houghton exhibition explores the thinker’s influences and impact.
Philip J. Deloria, scholar of Native American studies
Philip Deloria studies American Indians and the contradictions that made America.
Tale of Genji Illustrated
A magnificent set of images, published—and exhibited
Profile of installation artist Liz Glynn
In Liz Glynn’s massive installations, big questions about the meaning of value
Joanna Southcott and “The Songs of Argus Zion”
…and a possible clue in the stacks
Bed furnishings in early America
A Wadsworth Atheneum and Museum exhibit reveals how we once slept.
Pre-Columbian quipu exhibit at the MFA
“Cecilia Vicuña: Disappeared Quipu,” at the MFA
A winter’s trip to Portland, Maine
Enjoying Portland, Maine, in the “off-season”
Boston’s seasonal arts events
Boston’s open studios, holiday craft fairs, and more