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. 

by Tamara Evdokimova

Mesoamerican ocarinas at Harvard's Peabody Museum

New music from ancient instruments

by Lydialyle Gibson

How the Dark Room Collective sparked "total life" in literature

How the Dark Room Collective made space for a generation of African-American writers

by Sophia Nguyen

Harvard exhibition "Everywhen" showcases Aboriginal Australian art

The Harvard Art Museums' new exhibition of Australian art aims to make indigenous lives “visible.”

by Sophia Nguyen

Valentine’s Day the Harvard Band Way

The Harvard Band brings Valentine’s greetings.

by Bailey Trela

“Jazz” art exhibit opens at Harvard Art Museums and the Cooper Gallery

A “call and response” between the Harvard Art Museums and the Cooper Gallery

by Sophia Nguyen

Harvard's Nico Maffey performs in the national tour of Pippin

Acrobat Nico Maffey ’13 performs in Pippin.

by Laura Levis

Harvard's Hasty Pudding names Kerry Washington Woman of the Year

The Hasty Pudding picks the Scandal actress for its famous pot.

by Laura Levis

Portrait of Harvard director of jazz bands Yosvany Terry

A well-traveled Afro-Cuban jazz musician lands at Harvard.

by Sophia Nguyen

Carlton Cuse discusses what animates his work

Television’s Carlton Cuse on what animates his work

by Lydialyle Gibson

Chapter and verse quotation-citation correspondence site

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words