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.
Your Views on Harvard’s Standoff, Antisemitism, and More
Readers comment on the controversial July-August cover, authoritarianism, and scientific research.
Curiosities: “Completely Magical”
Stunning works by Clifford Ross at the Portland Museum of Art
The Food Waste Problem
Emily Broad Leib combats wasted food worldwide.
by Jacob Sweet
The Art of the Portrait Painter
Jason Bouldin makes the intangible tangible.
How Myth and Memoir Intertwine
Elisabeth Sharp McKetta ’01 finds truth in the border between fact and fiction.
War's Other Consequences
Harvard Art Museums exhibition explores the American military’s effect on its homeland.
Namwali Serpell’s Novel-In-Progress
The acclaimed author and English professor will explore mourning and reunion in The Furrows: An Elegy.
Harvard Art Museums To Require Vaccination or Negative COVID Test
The announcement comes amid a spike in cases on campus and an increase in testing frequency.
Documenting New England’s Unseen
Seeking mentorship as a student of color, and finding a calling in the arts
The outdoor artwork of designer—and experimenter—Todd Gilens
Todd Gilens brings wilderness into urban public art.
A Beloved Bengali Poet in Translation
A new book presents a mother and daughter’s final collaboration