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.

Harvard’s Hasty Pudding Toasts, Roasts Michael Keaton

The Batman actor was “encouraged as hell” by the students around him during the 2026 Man of the Year festivities.

by Schuyler Velasco

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.

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.

Seamus Heaney has died

The Boylston professor of rhetoric and oratory emeritus honored Harvard through his teaching and his words.

Emma Katz of Recession Art in Brooklyn is a fine-arts entrepreneur

Where inspired artists meet aspiring collectors

by Nell Porter-Brown

Photographer Diana Mara Henry publishes her collection "Women on the Move"

Photographer Diana Mara Henry ’69 publishes her collection Women on the Move.

by Kristen Strezo

Facing declining enrollments, the humanities reinvent themselves

Facing declining enrollments, the humanities seek to reinvent themselves.

Harvard urban planner Judith Grant Long studies sports facilities

The associate professor of urban planning studies sports facilities and their impact.

A review of Watertown's Strip T's restaurant

A Watertown luncheonette morphs into a stellar restaurant.

by Nell Porter-Brown