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.

A discussion panel featuring two speakers seated in chairs, with a blue backdrop and an American flag.

Former Homeland Security Chief Says ICE and CBP Have “Lost Their Way”

At Kennedy School talk, Jeh Johnson advocates restructuring “outdated” DHS.

by Lydialyle Gibson

The Mad Monkfish's stage viewed from the back of a room

Boston Jazz: traditional trios to experimental student performers

A look at the live-music scene: traditional trios to experimental student performers

by Jacob Sweet

A grinning woman in traditional Nigerian dress sits cross-legged on the floor surrounded by modern devices, including a power strip, a land-line telephone, and a desktop computer displaying on its screen a duplicate image of the entire montage.

Fatimah Tuggar at the Davis Museum

Fatimah Tuggar explores artisanship and technology, at the Davis Museum

by Nell Porter-Brown

Bow Street’s festive courtyard lit up at night.

In Somerville, Bow Market’s unique vibe

Somerville’s Bow Market makes its mark.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Harvard education dean Bridget Terry Long and Sesame Workshop CEO Jeffrey Dunn with a group of Muppets

Sesame Street's fiftieth anniversary party at Harvard

Sesame Street celebrates a 50-year collaboration with Harvard.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Five flutists playing together on stage

The ArtLab Debuts

The ArtLab debuts.

by Lydialyle Gibson

A stage set from “The Bridges of Madison County”

Lighting and set designer Elizabeth Mak communicates stories

Lighting and set designer Elizabeth Mak communicates stories.

by Nina Pasquini

A still from “Reneepoptosis” by animator Renee Zhang

Animator Renee Zhan profiled by S.I. Rosenbaum

Animator Renee Zhan finds self-discovery in strange landscapes.

by S.I. Rosenbaum

Hikers stand in Purgatory Chasm, near Worcester, Massachusetts

Exploring Worcester, Massachusetts, and Purgatory Chasm

Pleasures to explore in and around Worcester

by Nell Porter-Brown

A color-paper collage used by Edwin Land to develop an influential theory of color vision

“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