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.

Cambridge Once Fought Harvard’s DNA Research. Now There’s a Play About It.

A theatrical reenactment explores a 1976 clash between science and democracy.

by Laurel M. Shugart

Cohousing at Nubanusit Neighborhood and Farm models sustainability.

A New Hampshire cohousing community models sustainability. View an image gallery.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Venezuelan food at Brookline's Orinoco: A Latin Kitchen

A lively Brookline restaurant draws a crowd.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Brief biography of Native American basket-maker Clara Darden

Brief life of an overlooked artist: c. 1829-1910. With images of Darden's masterpieces of river-cane basketry.

by Ivan Gaskell

Yamamoto at Harvard, and a Harvard Community Garden

What Admiral Yamamoto learned at Harvard, and a new community garden

American business embraces photography in the 1930s

Corporate culture embraces photography.

by Christopher Reed

Jeannie Suk advocates copyright protection for fashion designers' work

Should U.S. fashion designers enjoy the same copyright protection as fellow creative artists—and their European counterparts?

by Craig Lambert

Alfred Alcorn's museum mystery books

Alfred Alcorn ’64 sets his Harvard-flavored murder mysteries in one of his favorite places: a museum. With audio from an interview with Alcorn.

by Craig Lambert

Charlie Allen's art of home restoration

Charlie Allen makes period homes work for their owners. View images of his work.

by Jonathan Shaw

Green architecture for a Kripalu addition.

The newest addition to a Berkshires yoga retreat melds with the landscape. View an image gallery.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Profile of literary agent Andrew Wylie

Andrew Wylie '70 runs a powerful literary agency that mixes hardball business and highbrow tastes. With audio from an interview with Wylie.

by Craig Lambert