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.
How Harvard Profited On Keeping Time
Harvard’s clocks and the standardization of time
by Jacob Sweet
The Layered Histories in Black Family Keepsakes
Tiya Miles traces a mother and daughter’s story through a cotton sack.
Harvard Art Museums Will Reopen This Fall
The musems will welcome students back on September 1, and the public on September 4.
Katori Hall Wins 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
The Hot Wing King wins the 2021 prize for drama.
Harvard Art Museums names a new curator
Horace D. Ballard will direct American art collections at the museums.
Peabody Essex Museum’s “In American Waters”
From oceanic voyages to romping in the waves, a new exhibit explores relationships to water.
Putting the Music in Musical Theater
Composer Zoe Sarnak’s warm-hearted songs
A Surfing Author’s Children’s Book
In the swim with Bonnie Tsui
Trade Cards, Eye-Catching Heralds of Mass-marketing
A nineteenth-century advertising medium traces the rise of consumer culture.
New Bedford
Exploring the coastal fishing hub’s history, architecture, parks, and arts scene