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.

Harvard Divinity School Sets New Priorities

After two years of turmoil, Dean Marla Frederick describes a more pluralistic future for the institution’s culture and curriculum.

by Lydialyle Gibson

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

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.

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

Mineralogical Marvels

Rocky treasures from the Harvard Museum of Natural History

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

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

Pleasure by Proxy: How Other People’s Experiences Help Predict Happiness

Other people’s experience is a more accurate guide than your own imagination to what you will like.

by Craig Lambert

Indie film producer Mynette Louie interviewed

Film producer Mynette Louie ’97 on films, audiences, and the quest to connect them.

by Kevin Hartnett