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.
Oscar nominees include film from book by Harvard anthropologist Kimberly Theidon
Kimberly Theidon's book on female victims of Peruvian violence was the basis for The Milk of Sorrow, nominated for best foreign-language film.
Alex Ross Argues for Presenting Classical Music in Unorthodox Settings
New Yorker music critic Alex Ross ’90 argues for presenting classical music in unorthodox settings.
Grammy-winning bluegrass musicians to perform at Harvard
The Barker Center hosts a February 6 symposium on bluegrass music, with an evening performance by Grammy-winning artists.
Fiction by E.O. Wilson, David Cutler on healthcare, and more
Our roundup also includes a New Yorker profile of U.S. education secretary Arne Duncan and a review of the work of architect Jeanne Gang, both Harvard graduates.
Derrick Ashong hosts a new show on Oprah Radio
Derrick Ashong ’97 hosts a new show on Oprah Radio.
Monuments Men map
See the routes four Harvard-affiliated Monuments Men followed as they traveled through Europe rescuing looted art from the Nazis.
Reviews of "The Checklist Manifesto" by Atul Gawande
The Checklist Manifesto explores checklists as a tool for preventing error in medicine, aviation, and elsewhere.
The Harvard founders of literary magazine n+1
Three Harvard Advocate alumni helped found a highbrow literary periodical.
Weld Boathouse gains Ellen Kennelly sculpture
Ellen Kennelly ’85 has created a new glass sculpture for Weld Boathouse.
Excerpt from Charles Gross’s A Hole in the Head
An excerpt from A Hole in the Head: More Tales in the History of Neuroscience, by Charles Gross ’57