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’s Hasty Pudding Honors Rose Byrne
The Bridesmaids actress celebrated her 2026 Woman of the Year Award with a roast and a parade.
Self-conducting chamber orchestra, A Far Cry, grows into its eighth season
A Far Cry plays con spirito—and without a baton.
Harvard Undergraduate theater from a participant's perspective
An insider’s take on a major extracurricular interest
by Olivia Munk
Kuchipudi dancer Shantala Shivalingappa performs at Boston's ICA
Dancer Shantala Shivalingappa embodies Hindu gods at Boston’s ICA.
Harvard to develop undergraduate concentration in theater, dance, and media
Harvard College plans a theater, dance, and media concentration.
Filmmakers seek visual material from the early days of Partners In Health
Filmmakers seek visual material from the early days of Partners In Health.
Saxophonist John Payne teaches ensembles, jazz, and improvisation
Rejecting the “tyranny of competence,” John Payne helps musicians bloom.
Review of Thomas Forrest Kelly’s “Capturing Music,” by Anna Zayaruznaya
The recording of songs and sounds past—a history of musical notation in the West
Gospel choir performs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Gospel choir concert offers Christmas songs and other inspirational music at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Events at Harvard and throughout Greater Boston in November and December
Events on and off campus during November and December
Dumbarton Oaks, Harvard's Washington, D.C., center, celebrates new spaces
Harvard’s Washington, D.C., humanities center enhances its community—and its intellectual reach