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.
Rachel Ruysch’s Lush (Still) Life
Now on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, a Dutch painter’s art proved a treasure trove for scientists.
The Geeky Underground
Science-fiction zines and the quest to save Star Trek
Honoring a Life with Birds
A Concord Museum and Mass Audubon exhibit on William Brewster celebrates a new wildlife sanctuary
Seafaring America
Visiting Mystic, Connecticut
Blanche Calloway, Cab’s Enterprising Older Sister
The success and struggles of a pioneering musician
by Jacob Sweet
Arnold Arboretum Turns 150
A look back at the Arboretum's history—and the millennia to come
The Fighting Pencil
How cartoonists powered the USSR propaganda apparatus
Milton Avery, Wadsworth Atheneum
The American painter’s "playful use of color and diverse stylistic repertoire" on display in Hartford
by Jacob Sweet
True Crime
Helen Jewett and the origin of American murder media
Houghton Library Features Children’s Books in Opening Exhibit
“Animals Are Us” contextualizes Houghton’s new treasures.
by Jacob Sweet
The Places You’ll Go
Art, science, sports—and fanciful holiday lights—in the Connecticut River Valley