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 New Online Orientation Emphasizes Intellectual Paths

A summer course for first-years focuses on academic success, diverse viewpoints.

by Jonathan Shaw

The ArtLab Debuts

The ArtLab debuts.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Lighting and set designer Elizabeth Mak communicates stories

Lighting and set designer Elizabeth Mak communicates stories.

by Nina Pasquini

Animator Renee Zhan profiled by S.I. Rosenbaum

Animator Renee Zhan finds self-discovery in strange landscapes.

by S.I. Rosenbaum

Exploring Worcester, Massachusetts, and Purgatory Chasm

Pleasures to explore in and around Worcester

by Nell Porter-Brown

“Visual Science” exhibit at Harvard

New Harvard exhibit explores “Visual Science: The Art of Research”

by Nell Porter-Brown

Harvard Art Museums Exhibition on Prince Shōtoku Icon

A Harvard Art Museums exhibit reunites a thirteenth-century Japanese icon with artifacts it once held.

by Nina Pasquini

Special Advertising Section: Harvard Authors' Bookshelf

Calling all Harvard Authors! Advertise your book in time for the holidays.

Alexander Rehding in brief

The Peabody professor of music, in brief

by Jacob Sweet

Choreographer Wendy Jehlen’s “dance diplomacy”

Choreographer Wendy Jehlen’s “dance diplomacy”

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Excerpt from Suzanne Preston Blier, “Picasso’s ‘Demoiselles’”

A Harvard scholar presents the “untold origins of a modern masterpiece.”