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.

AI Is Risky Business for the Power Grid, Harvard Experts Say

An Institute of Politics panel focused on the technology’s rapid expansion 

by Olivia Farrar

Dumbarton Oaks garden collection publishes flower book

A rare collection of blooms housed at Dumbarton Oaks

by Craig Lambert

Cambridge restaurant offers American-French food in modern environs

Catalyst’s hearty American-French food fares well on a winter’s night.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Derek Bok of Harvard on U.S. higher education, reviewed by Richard Morrill

Derek Bok’s new book on higher education in America, reviewed by Richard Morrill

by Richard L. Morrill

Murray Dewart's sculptures embody life from the inside out

Bronze and granite come alive for Murray Dewart.

by Craig Lambert

Book reviewer George Scialabba practices a radical craft

“One of America’s best all-round intellects” scrutinizes books.

by Craig Lambert

Excerpt from "Fire and Light" by James MacGregor Burns

James MacGregor Burns, Ph.D. ’47, on intellect, governance, and the Enlightenment

Composer Michael Friedman and The Civilians

Composer Michael Friedman’s “investigative theater”

by Tom Vinciguerra