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.
What of the Humble Pencil?
Review: At the Harvard Art Museums’ new exhibit, drawing takes center stage
War's Other Consequences
Harvard Art Museums exhibition explores the American military’s effect on its homeland.
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
Baseball-jersey fashion
The Worcester Art Museum spotlights baseball garb.
A monumental book reveals a monumental work of art
Nicholas Callaway publishes the Sistine Chapel in closeup.
How cartographers filled “empty” space with animals
The era of imaginative mapmaking
“This is Not a Gag,” MASS MoCA
Richard Nielsen: “This is Not a Gag,” at MASS MoCA