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.

Rachel Ruysch’s Lush (Still) Life

Now on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, a Dutch painter’s art proved a treasure trove for scientists.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Harvard Portrait: Ethan Lasser

A Harvard Art Museums curator on how artworks talk to one another, and to us

by Lydialyle Gibson

Harvard Art Museums appoints Martha Tedeschi as new Cabot director

Hailing from the Art Institute of Chicago, Tedeschi will assume the role next July. 

by Sophia Nguyen

"Killer Heels: The Art of the High-Heeled Shoe," at the Currier Museum

Upward of 150 haute couture and historic shoes are on display in Manchester, N.H.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Harvard exhibition "Everywhen" showcases Aboriginal Australian art

The Harvard Art Museums' new exhibition of Australian art aims to make indigenous lives “visible.”

by Sophia Nguyen

“Jazz” art exhibit opens at Harvard Art Museums and the Cooper Gallery

A “call and response” between the Harvard Art Museums and the Cooper Gallery

by Sophia Nguyen

Artist Sarah Hulsey explores the hidden beauty in texts and maps

A printmaker plays with the systems and structures of language.

by Samantha Maldonado

Lorraine O'Grady: Where Margins Become Centers at the Carpenter Center

Lorraine O'Grady: Where Margins Become Centers at the Carpenter Center

by Nell Porter-Brown

“Black Chronicles II” photo exhibit at Harvard’s Cooper Gallery corrects history

Black Chronicles II, an exhibit at Harvard’s Cooper Gallery, calls for a more representative history.

by Jenny Gathright