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.

Historic brick building with a tall, ornate tower against a clear blue sky.

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.

by Schuyler Velasco

Jill Lepore

Harvardians Short-listed for 2013 National Book Awards

Professor Jill Lepore and three alumni are recognized.

<i>If I Knew Then</i> contains vignettes from nearly 100 alumni of the HBS class of 1963, writing about topics on which they were asked to reflect: Careers, Marriage & Family, Business, Leadership, Wealth, Growing Older, Charity & Spirituality, Happiness & Success, Turning Points, and Life's Lessons.

Harvard Business School's Class of 1963 reflects on life and business

HBS’s Class of 1963 reflects on the occasion of their fiftieth reunion.

Landon Richard, age 4, feeds Cosmo, a one-month-old goat. Cosmo is on the staff of Animal Craze, a local traveling farm.

A petting zoo at Harvard, a true Harvard/Yale man, and "Lies You Wanted to Hear"

Petting zoo on the Plaza, a Harvard/Yale man, and a late-blooming novelist

Mallow, the work of Pierre Joseph Buc’hoz

Dumbarton Oaks garden collection publishes flower book

A rare collection of blooms housed at Dumbarton Oaks

by Craig Lambert

Despite its large size, Catalyst&rsquo;s warm, modern environs lend intimacy to dining.

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

The trio Ensemble Evolution performs its eclectic compositions at the Arnold Arboretum

Art, lectures, cultural and campus events at Harvard in November and December

Harvard arts and cultural events

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Illustration by David Vogin

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

<i>Earth House Hold </i>

Murray Dewart's sculptures embody life from the inside out

Bronze and granite come alive for Murray Dewart.

by Craig Lambert

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg and his law clerk, the young Alan Dershowitz, in 1963&mdash;a pivotal intersection in the history of capital punishment

Recent books on inequality in Australia, Harvard math, life after law, and more

Recent books with Harvard connections