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 Peter R. Girguis
A Harvard professor of evolutionary biology on what lurks in the deep sea
The Museum of Bad Art
A Somerville museum highlights art “so bad, it’s good.”
Nigerian Women Speak Out
HEAR WORD! portrays the lives of Nigerian women.
Newport’s winter activities
Visiting Newport, Rhode Island, during the winter
Critic and poet Fred Moten, profiled by Jesse McCarthy
Fred Moten’s subversive black-studies scholarship
Harvard discusses plans for 9,000-square-foot arts space on Allston campus
Harvard presented design details for the new Allston project at a city meeting this week.
Frank Bidart wins the 2017 National Book Award for poetry
Five other Harvardians were also honored by the National Book Foundation.
A New Cast for the Harvard Semitic Museum
A replica of the Dream Stele, part of Egyptologist Peter Der Manuelian’s efforts to revitalize the museum
A Transformative Gift of Dutch Drawings
George Abrams ’54, J.D. ’57, donates his collection to the Harvard Art Museums.
Harvard classicist Richard Thomas on Bob Dylan
In a new book, classicist Richard Thomas explores Bob Dylan’s literary ties to ancient Greece and Rome.
Excerpt from “The Wine Lover’s Daughter” by Anne Fadiman
Anne Fadiman ’74 recalls her father, Clifton, in an excerpt from The Wine Lover’s Daughter