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.

What of the Humble Pencil?

Review: At the Harvard Art Museums’ new exhibit, drawing takes center stage

by Olivia Farrar

Peddocks Island: Hike, bike, boat, swim, fish, and camp in Boston Harbor

This Boston Harbor island offers an urban oasis.

Boston's immigration trends on exhibit at Boston Public Library

A Boston Public Library exhibit illustrates immigration history.

Faded Rothko murals renewed with corrective light

“Restored” by technology, Harvard Murals anchor inaugural exhibition.

by Francesca Annic...

Harvard Art Museums opening

After a multiyear renovation, Harvard Art Museums make ready for a November reopening.

Harvard’s Houghton Library celebrates William Makepeace Thackeray

Houghton Library celebrates William Makepeace Thackeray.

by Christopher Reed

Quilts are art, as the International Quilt Study Center and Museum proves

Fabric art that rises from mattresses to museum walls

Innovation in humanities courses aims to reach larger numbers of students

New gateways into the humanities for students “still fully molten as human beings”

by Jonathan Shaw

At Harvard, Howard Aiken's computing machine hums briefly back to life

At Harvard, Howard Aiken's computing machine hums briefly back to life.

At Harvard, a special exhibit showcases the history of anatomy and dissection

A special exhibit showcases the history of anatomy and dissection.