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.

A bronze sculpture of intertwined hands in a park, with a discussion panel in the foreground.

Is the Constitution Broken?

Harvard legal scholars debate the state of our founding national document.

by Lydialyle Gibson

On Pier 1: Brooklyn Bridge Park’s harbor-view lawn

Michael Van Valkenburgh, Harvard landscape architecture professor: a profile

Michael Van Valkenburgh helps lead a second great age of city-making.

by William S. Saunders

Harvard researchers study technology's effect on adolescent development

Apps are shaping teens' notions of identity, intimacy, and imagination.

by Katherine Xue

Exterior view of the Cabot Science Library in the Science Center, as it exists today, before planning begins for a comprehensive renovation

Science library at Harvard will be reimagined for the 21st century

The science center space will be reimagined for 21st century knowledge production and exchange.

In his new book, <i>The Story of the Human Body,</i> Lerner professor of biological sciences Daniel Lieberman—shown with skeletons of a human being, an Eastern gorilla, and a chimpanzee at the Harvard Museum of Natural History—discusses major evolutionary developments and the relevance of our evolutionary heritage in relation to our problems today.

Harvard professor Daniel Lieberman discusses health and human evolution

The evolutionary biologist's new book addresses health and human evolution.

Reza Aslan

Reza Aslan discusses bestseller "Zealot" at Harvard Divinity School

The author discusses his bestseller, Zealot, at Harvard Divinity School.

Sarah Thomas

Sarah Thomas will assume second head role as Larsen Librarian for Harvard's FAS

The vice president for the Harvard Libraries has in addition been named Larsen Librarian for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

Charlie Albright

Courtney B. Vance, Charlie Albright headline Harvard campaign entertainment

Alumni artists Charlie Albright and Courtney B. Vance at the campaign festivities

The play “All the Way” depicts the early Lyndon Johnson presidency.

The play All the Way at the ART depicts the conflicts of LBJ's first year in the White House.

Sarah Thomas

Vice President Sarah Thomas shares her vision for the Harvard Library

The leader of the University-wide library system shares her vision for effecting strategic change.

A tour of the reimagined Fogg art museum

A central courtyard and a glass roof transmit natural light to the heart of the museum.