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.
Meredith James '04 creates videos and sculptures that challenge perceptions
Meredith James '04 creates surrealist videos and sculptures that challenge perceptions.
"Foreign Parts" film explores Queens junkyard neighborhood Willets Point
The documentary film "Foreign Parts" explores Willets Point, a vanishing junkyard neighborhood in Queens.
Harvard 375th anniversary student music and dance performances
After much waiting and wondering, student music and dance groups perform around the Yard for a wet but appreciative crowd.
"Flash mob" preps for Harvard 375th anniversary dance
The Harvard 375th “flash mob” danced to James Brown as they rehearsed for the Friday night gala.
Homeless youths' plight documented by Socks for America-supported filmmakers
Two alumnae travel across America to distribute socks and document the plight of homeless youths.
by Qichen Zhang
John Lithgow talks on the arts to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
The actor talks on the arts to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
Acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma is recognized in Washington.
The acclaimed cellist, the featured artist at Harvard’s 375th anniversary, is recognized in Washington.
Reviews are in for the ART’s controversial production of Porgy and Bess
Audra McDonald shines in the ART’s controversial production.
25 years in Harvard Square
An iconic space reflects history’s recent trends.
ART reimagines Gershwin’s "Porgy and Bess"
Artistic director Diane Paulus’s production drops stereotypes and adds a new ending.