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.

by Max J. Krupnick

James Baldwin’s America, in Photos

A fresh look at the writer’s work and influences

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

From academia to art: profile of Nell Painter

Nell Painter reflects on leaving the ivory tower for art school at age 64.

by Olivia Schwob

Lowell Kinetic Sculpture Race

Watch human-powered machines prevail—or not—in Lowell.

by Nell Porter-Brown

A printer's archive and Nam June Paik's video art, at the Harvard Art Museums

Recent acquisitions at the Harvard Art Museums train a fresh lens on photography and video art.

by Sophia Nguyen

Soyoung Lee named chief curator at the Harvard Art Museums

Korean art expert Soyoung Lee will join the museums in September.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Photographs of Arnold Arboretum trees and shrubs through four seasons

A veteran photographer of people turns his lens to plants.

by Jonathan Shaw

Radcliffe gymsuits, pre-spandex

Lest young ladies’ “tides” be deranged

by Sophia Nguyen

Kevin Beasley at ICA/Boston

Sculptures that resonate with what’s not there

by Nell Porter-Brown

MASS MoCA summer events

MASS MoCA’s summer smorgasbord

by Nell Porter-Brown

The Bajau fishermen of Indonesia face lifestyle pressures.

In Indonesia, the Bajau fishermen’s way of life is under pressure.

by Lydialyle Gibson , David Hu