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.

Nieman Foundation Names Henry Chu as Interim Curator

Veteran LA Times journalist calls attention to press freedom

by Vivian W. Rong

Urban Enchantment

Spend a holiday overnight in the city, with teas, trees, and festive toasts.

by Kara Baskin

The Boston Camerata Turns 70

Celebrating early music

by Nell Porter-Brown

Dancers Respond to “This Crazy Time”

Exploring emotional connections and the climate crisis 

by Nell Porter-Brown

Gilbert and Sullivan, Today

Students adapt the operettas to changing times.

by Nina Pasquini

What You Can Say, Singing

Liv Redpath’s operatic trajectory

by Nina Pasquini

A Fictional Century

A book about books—and the protagonist is the twentieth-century novel itself.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Maps of the World

The surreal, artistic cartography of Darren Sears

by Lydialyle Gibson

How Do Movies Use Music?

Producer Robert Kraft discusses cinematic audio.

by Max J. Krupnick

Made in Germany

Harvard Art Museums’ new exhibition Made in Germany? Art and Identity in a Global Nation explores the search for national identity, in Germany as in the United States.

by Olivia Farrar

A Modern Yet Classic Shakespeare

The A.R.T. enlivens Romeo and Juliet.

by Max J. Krupnick