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
Artist Ellen Harvey holds a "dark mirror" to the museum world
Ellen Harvey's installations offer "complicated gifts" to the viewer.
Harvard Portrait: Ethan Lasser
A Harvard Art Museums curator on how artworks talk to one another, and to us
A day trip to Andover, Massachusetts
A day trip to Andover: Addison Gallery of American Art, gardens, and hikes
Toni Morrison concludes Norton Lecture series on race and literature
This week, Nobel laureate Toni Morrison concluded her Norton Lecture series on race and literature—and made a presidential endorsement.
Harvard Art Museums appoints Martha Tedeschi as new Cabot director
Hailing from the Art Institute of Chicago, Tedeschi will assume the role next July.
Jerome Groopman guides Harvard students to insights from narratives of illness
The students in Jerome Groopman’s “Insights from Narratives of Illness” wrestle with the profound.
Toni Morrison speaks at Harvard, on slavery and "the literature of belonging"
The distinguished writer delivered the first of six lectures on slavery, racism, and “the literature of belonging.”
Sarah Jessica Parker to speak at Harvard Law School Class Day
The actor and businesswoman will address students on Wednesday, May 25.
by Laura Levis
Ross Gay Finds the Right Ground at the Radcliffe Institute
What “unabashed gratitude” means for a black poet
Scott Miller’s New Line Theatre “saves shows from Broadway”
A daring musical theater company turns 25.