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.
Thomas Andrew “Tom” Lehrer
The mathematician and satirist kept Harvard in his thoughts—and lyrics.
An intellectual history of the Cold War era
In a new book, Louis Menand probes the cultural currents of postwar America.
“Some Kind of Heaven,” a documentary by Lance Oppenheim
Documentarian Lance Oppenheim explores life in The Villages.
by Alex Huls
Greater Boston’s art-house cinemas: a status report
Greater Boston’s small cinemas strive to engage film-goers during the pandemic.
TV writer and producer Jeff Schaffer talks shop
TV writer and producer Jeff Schaffer on how to be funny
Gifts for the arts
Holiday gifts that support the arts
At Home with Harvard: Sounds of Music
A selection of our stories on musicians, composers, conductors, music scholars, and more
Immigrant Stories, in Song
Sociologist Roberto Gonzales’s research is becoming a musical.
Profile of voiceover actor Adriana Colón
Adriana Colón forges aural connections.
by Matteo Wong
At Home with Harvard: Theater & Broadway
Harvardians take to the stage.
How Harvard Handled the 1918 Flu Pandemic
Fall semester interrupted, a century ago
by Matteo Wong