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.
Namwali Serpell’s Novel-In-Progress
The acclaimed author and English professor will explore mourning and reunion in The Furrows: An Elegy.
A Beloved Bengali Poet in Translation
A new book presents a mother and daughter’s final collaboration
The Layered Histories in Black Family Keepsakes
Tiya Miles traces a mother and daughter’s story through a cotton sack.
A Surfing Author’s Children’s Book
In the swim with Bonnie Tsui
Arabic translator Marilyn Booth
Marilyn Booth translates Arabic literature for Anglophone readers.
Novelist Maggie Shipstead and “Great Circle”
Maggie Shipstead’s time-spanning, globe-circling new novel
by Dan Kelly
al-Hariri, a master storyteller
Brief life of a master storyteller
An intellectual history of the Cold War era
In a new book, Louis Menand probes the cultural currents of postwar America.
An innovative gate for Harvard Yard
At Houghton and Lamont libraries, a creative new entry into the Yard
by Jacob Sweet
A monumental book reveals a monumental work of art
Nicholas Callaway publishes the Sistine Chapel in closeup.