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.
This Connecticut Mine Was Once a Prison
The underground Old New-Gate Prison quickly became “a school for crime.”
Documenting New England’s Unseen
Seeking mentorship as a student of color, and finding a calling in the arts
Harvard Art Museums Will Reopen This Fall
The musems will welcome students back on September 1, and the public on September 4.
Harvard Art Museums names a new curator
Horace D. Ballard will direct American art collections at the museums.
Peabody Essex Museum’s “In American Waters”
From oceanic voyages to romping in the waves, a new exhibit explores relationships to water.
Trade Cards, Eye-Catching Heralds of Mass-marketing
A nineteenth-century advertising medium traces the rise of consumer culture.
New Bedford
Exploring the coastal fishing hub’s history, architecture, parks, and arts scene
Alexander Gassel retrospective at the Museum of Russian Icons
A blend of Russian Orthodox iconography and mythical motifs
Dr. Jeffries balloons across the Channel
Two explorers strip to stay aloft.
by Jacob Sweet
Baseball-jersey fashion
The Worcester Art Museum spotlights baseball garb.
An innovative gate for Harvard Yard
At Houghton and Lamont libraries, a creative new entry into the Yard
by Jacob Sweet