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.

These Harvard Mountaineers Braved Denali’s Wall of Ice

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

by Lydialyle Gibson

Jonathan Galassi declares himself gay in "Left-handed," a book of poetry

In a new book of poems, high-ranking editor Jonathan Galassi ’71 alludes to his homosexuality.

New York Times reviews Theda Skocpol and Vanessa Williams book on the Tea Party

A new book by Harvard scholars Theda Skocpol and Vanessa Williamson attracts attention as the presidential primary season begins.

Brontë magazine, similar to Harvard holdings, sold

Manuscript, sold for $1.1 million, leaves England; magazine complements books in Harvard collection.

Brontë juvenilia in Houghton Library at Harvard

Miniature manuscript books by Charlotte Brontë

by Christopher Reed

Peter Sellars at Adams House, and an Upstairs at the Pudding restaurant girlhood

An Upstairs at the Pudding girlhood, and undergraduate impresario Peter Sellars at Adams House

Recent books with Harvard connections

Recent books with Harvard connections

Robert Sampson documents enduring neighborhood differences in Chicago

Sociologist Robert J. Sampson documents enduring neighborhood differences in Chicago.

Arthur Kleinman on the modern Chinese psyche

Arthur Kleinman and colleagues explore the Chinese people's yearnings after a century of upheaval and disasters.

Harvard republishes Stephen Jay Gould

Popular works by evolutionary biologist and baseball fan Stephen Jay Gould back in print

Katrina Roberts's poems trace life back to stardust

Katrina Roberts’s poems suggest that life springs from stardust.

by Craig Lambert