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.
As Union Protests Continue, Stephen Colbert and Yo-Yo Ma Event at Harvard Cut Short
A conversation between the comedian and the celebrated cellist was interrupted by a fire alarm in Sanders Theatre.
Harvard’s collection of early American paintings
Harvard’s collection of early American paintings are mostly portraits, all men.
Conductor Sara Jobin specializes in contemporary opera
Conductor Sara Jobin highlights the intimate stories within grand productions.
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.
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections
A correspondence corner for not-so-famous lost words
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Harvard music professors create dynamic music theory diagrams
Two scholars—in jazz, and in German music—team up on a tool that makes musical structure visible.
Brief life of Lafayette, by Laura Auricchio
Brief life of an American champion: 1757-1834
Public Interest Architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design
A public interest movement redefines architecture.