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.

Five Questions with Javier Ortega-Hernández

A professor of evolutionary biology on what shaped life more than 500 million years ago

by Olivia Farrar

From Harvard-Trained Architect to Miniature Diorama Builder

Fred Gevalt’s astonishing and intricate diorama

by Craig Lambert

Designing for “Changing Climates”

An exhibit on landscape architect Bas Smets

by Max J. Krupnick

Five Questions with Ashton Keen

Keen answers questions about her practice, pottery, and inspiration from poems.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Artists Respond to the Climate Crisis at the Lahore Biennale

At the Lahore Biennale, artists respond to the climate crisis. 

by Nina Pasquini

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

Harvard’s Gilbert and Sullivan Players, Then and Now

Students adapt the operettas to changing times.

by Nina Pasquini

Liv Redpath on “What You Can Say” Through Opera

Liv Redpath’s operatic trajectory

by Nina Pasquini