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.

Thomas Andrew “Tom” Lehrer

The mathematician and satirist kept Harvard in his thoughts—and lyrics.

by Jonathan Shaw

Charades with Chutzpah

Harvard’s Yiddish Theater Collection

by Max J. Krupnick

Films by a Japanese Master

The Harvard Film Archive’s “Complete Ozu Yasujirō”

by Nell Porter-Brown

The 2023 Pulitzer Prizes

Carl Phillips and Hua Hsu honored in poetry and memoir

by Lydialyle Gibson

Comedy with a Conscience

Jimmy Tingle’s political humor in a polarized era

by Craig Lambert

Finding the Movie

Screenwriter Julian Breece on “writing from the soul”

by Lydialyle Gibson

Fall River: Phoenix Rising?

“A good place to be pleasantly surprised”

by Nell Porter-Brown

Attuned to Pianos

An instrument restorer’s beautiful obsession

by Lydialyle Gibson

Creative Vulnerability and Childish Joy

A Harvard singing class that's about more than music

by Julie Chung

Bob Odenkirk and Jennifer Coolidge Are Hasty Pudding’s Man and Woman of the Year

The honorees will visit Cambridge next week for a parade, a show, and a (loving) roast.

by Nancy Walecki

Raising Her Voice

Singer-songwriter Reid Parsons on the irreplaceable instrument

by Lydialyle Gibson