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

The Green-Pea Memo

Poking fun “at the academic-bureaucratic mentality of university life”

Recent books with Harvard connections

Recent books with Harvard connections

Quotation Q & A

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Gutenberg 2.0: What future for libraries?

Harvard’s libraries deal with disruptive change.

by Jonathan Shaw

Crocoite from the Adelaide Mine in Tasmania

Tasmanian crocoite at the Harvard Museum of Natural History

What lead, chromium, and oxygen can do

by Christopher Reed

From Orchids to Octopi dramatizes evolution and paleontologist Farish Jenkins

From Orchids to Octopi draws on the work of many Harvardians and puts paleontologist Farish Jenkins on stage.

<a href="http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/reading/">View the exhibit</a>: The Harvard University Library Open Collections Program offers this multifaceted online exploration of the history of reading as reflected in holdings from the University’s libraries.

Libraries in the digital era: links to Harvard collections and a humorous video

Highlights from the digital collections of the Harvard libraries, and video humor

Blue-green aurichalcite on reddish gossan, from the Ojuela Mine in Mapimí, Durango, Mexico

Mineralogical Marvels

Rocky treasures from the Harvard Museum of Natural History

Mohsen Mostafavi, dean of the Graduate School of Design, moderated the “Architecture and Urbanism” panel discussion.

Harvard in China: panelists address urban planning and sustainable growth

A panel discussion with Mohsen Mostafavi, Alex Krieger, Lin Wang, John C. Portman III, Wu Jiang, and Yu Kongjian

This special edition of J.K. Rowling’s Commencement address, with wooden case and hand-embossed Braille (below), was crafted by Francie Randolph (left).

A special edition of J.K. Rowling's 2008 Harvard speech includes Braille words

Francie Randolph ’87 has combined Braille and J.K. Rowling's 2008 Harvard address to create a limited-edition book.

by Craig Lambert