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.
Keri Russell Calls ‘The Diplomat’ a Love Letter to Public Servants
A Harvard Kennedy School event looks behind the scenes of the Netflix drama.
Paolo Pasco and the Art of Making Crosswords
The Harvard undergrad—who published a puzzle in the New York Times as a high school freshman—creates clues in his spare time.
by Oset Babür
Excerpt from “How Art Works: A Psychological Exploration”
Unpacking “what art does to us”
“Veep” showrunner David Mandel: a profile
Showrunner David Mandel guides the final season of Veep—and finds himself politicized.
Mark Dery on Edward Gorey, reviewed by Spencer Lee Lenfield
An idiosyncratic new biography of Edward Gorey
Harvard renames art film department
Renaming Visual and Environmental Studies to signal a clearer focus on making art and film
Hasty Pudding Announces 2019’s Man and Woman of the Year
Bryce Dallas Howard and Milo Ventimiglia will receive their awards on January 31 and February 8, respectively.
John Ruskin, Victorian Radical and Art Historian
A Houghton exhibition explores the thinker’s influences and impact.
Tracy K. Smith Named Harvard Arts Medalist
The U.S. poet laureate will be honored on May 2.
Manuscripts Illuminated…by Women
Tracing lapis lazuli provides evidence that women were directly involved in creating medieval illuminated manuscripts.
Cellist Laurence Lesser is profiled
A cellist and conservatory teacher who has never stopped learning