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.

Three climbers seated on a snowy summit, surrounded by clouds, appearing contemplative.

These Harvard Mountaineers Braved Denali’s Wall of Ice

John Graham’s Denali Diary documents a dangerous and historic climb.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Landon Richard, age 4, feeds Cosmo, a one-month-old goat. Cosmo is on the staff of Animal Craze, a local traveling farm.

A petting zoo at Harvard, a true Harvard/Yale man, and "Lies You Wanted to Hear"

Petting zoo on the Plaza, a Harvard/Yale man, and a late-blooming novelist

Mallow, the work of Pierre Joseph Buc’hoz

Dumbarton Oaks garden collection publishes flower book

A rare collection of blooms housed at Dumbarton Oaks

by Craig Lambert

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Derek Bok of Harvard on U.S. higher education, reviewed by Richard Morrill

Derek Bok’s new book on higher education in America, reviewed by Richard Morrill

by Richard L. Morrill

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg and his law clerk, the young Alan Dershowitz, in 1963—a pivotal intersection in the history of capital punishment

Recent books on inequality in Australia, Harvard math, life after law, and more

Recent books with Harvard connections

George Scialabba at Café Pamplona in Cambridge

Book reviewer George Scialabba practices a radical craft

“One of America’s best all-round intellects” scrutinizes books.

by Craig Lambert

Frontispiece (1772) for <i>Encyclop&eacute;die</i>, edited by Denis Diderot: Truth, bathed in light, is unveiled by Philosophy and Reason

Excerpt from "Fire and Light" by James MacGregor Burns

James MacGregor Burns, Ph.D. ’47, on intellect, governance, and the Enlightenment

A book alleging &ldquo;collaboration&rdquo; between Hollywood studios and Hitler&rsquo;s government has generated controversy.

Collaboration between Hitler and Hollywood Documented by Harvard's Urwand

A new book documents censorship by Hollywood at the bidding of Hitler's Nazi government.

by Erin O’Donnell

Harvard researchers study technology's effect on adolescent development

Apps are shaping teens' notions of identity, intimacy, and imagination.

by Katherine Xue

In his new book, <i>The Story of the Human Body,</i> Lerner professor of biological sciences Daniel Lieberman—shown with skeletons of a human being, an Eastern gorilla, and a chimpanzee at the Harvard Museum of Natural History—discusses major evolutionary developments and the relevance of our evolutionary heritage in relation to our problems today.

Harvard professor Daniel Lieberman discusses health and human evolution

The evolutionary biologist's new book addresses health and human evolution.