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

Seedpod photographs by Anna Laurent

Little packages of DNA that explode with beauty

by Craig Lambert

Murray Dewart's sculptures embody life from the inside out

Bronze and granite come alive for Murray Dewart.

by Craig Lambert

Harvard art historian Jennifer Roberts teaches the value of immersive attention

Teaching students the value of deceleration and immersive attention

by Jennifer L. Roberts

Emma Katz of Recession Art in Brooklyn is a fine-arts entrepreneur

Where inspired artists meet aspiring collectors

by Nell Porter-Brown

Photographer Diana Mara Henry publishes her collection "Women on the Move"

Photographer Diana Mara Henry ’69 publishes her collection Women on the Move.

by Kristen Strezo

Facing declining enrollments, the humanities reinvent themselves

Facing declining enrollments, the humanities seek to reinvent themselves.

Woodworker David Esterly explains the carver's art

David Esterly explains the carver's art

How to reinvigorate the humanities at Harvard is the subject of new reports

How to reinvigorate the humanities at Harvard is the subject of new faculty reports

Harvard learning and teaching innovations

Highlights from the second University-wide Harvard Initiative on Learning and Teaching conference

New top hats for ladies at Harvard Commencement

New top hats for women appear at Commencement

by Nell Porter-Brown