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 and City Leaders Celebrate ERC Opening

Phase A of the Allston project includes a hotel, residences, and a two-acre greenway.

by Laurel M. Shugart

1968 Harvard-Yale game documentary on DVD

A new DVD and book capture the legendary 1968 Harvard-Yale game.

Diane Paulus directs American Repertory Theater

Diane Paulus, the new artistic director of the American Repertory Theater, has an ambitious populist vision.

by Craig Lambert

Excerpt from Green Metropolis, by David Owen

An excerpt from Green Metropolis, by David Owen ’78

Recent books with Harvard connections

Recent books with Harvard connections

Frederick Seidel’s new poetry collection reviewed

Adam Kirsch reviews Poems 1959-2009 by Frederick Seidel ’57

by Adam Kirsch

Quotation Q and A

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Fred Ho Harvard Arts Medal

Recognizing a saxophonist and self-described "revolutionary artist"

Harvard alumnus R.J. Cutler's new movie explores Anna Wintour's Vogue

A new documentary by R. J. Cutler '83 takes viewers behind the glamour of a fashion powerhouse.

Biographical sketch of French artist Adélaïde Labille-Guiard

A brief profile of an enterprising French artist

by Laura Auricchio

A New History of the Harvard Extension School

A new history by its dean, Michael Shinagel, documents the school's emphasis on accessibility and continuing education.

by Krysten A. Keches