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.

Harvard Research Funding Will Resume, Government Signals

Notices of grant reinstatements follow a court ruling, but the Trump administration could still appeal. 

by Tamara Evdokimova

Harvard exhibit traces explorers from the fourteenth to the nineteenth centuries

A new exhibit traces navigation by mariners from the fourteenth to the nineteenth centuries.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Schlesinger Library Movie Night is Dark Victory with Bette Davis

The pick for Schlesinger Library Movie Night is Dark Victory

by Nell Porter-Brown

A new exhibit at the Concord Museum is curated Doris Kearns Goodwin

A new baseball exhibit at the Concord Museum is curated by Doris Kearns Goodwin.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Irish film festival at the Somerville theater

Irish film festival at the Somerville Theater

by Nell Porter-Brown

Harvard’s collection of early American paintings

Harvard’s collection of early American paintings are mostly portraits, all men.

by Stephanie Garlock

Conductor Sara Jobin specializes in contemporary opera

Conductor Sara Jobin highlights the intimate stories within grand productions.

by Stephanie Garlock

Photographer Tim Carlson focuses on athletes in nature

Photographer Tim Carlson focuses on athletes in nature.

by Steve Potter

Poet Tracy K. Smith's prose memoir, “Ordinary Light”

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Tracy K. Smith ’94 crafts a memoir.

Sarah Manguso's Ongoingness asks, why write?

Dissecting her diary, a writer weaponizes solipsism.

by Sophia Nguyen

Recent books with Harvard connections

Recent books with Harvard connections