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

Max and Trystan Sandvoss make goat cheese in upstate New York.

The brothers Sandvoss moved from glitter to goat cheese.

by Steve Potter

Saxophonist Joshua Redman's sonorous voice on tenor

Joshua Redman's sonorous voice on tenor

by Craig Lambert

Video game writer Corey May is head writer for the "Assassin's Creed" franchise

Assassin’s Creed’s head writer Corey May explains how writers create video games that are immersive and participatory.

by Craig Lambert

Ernst Mayr Library shows zoological artwork by Agassiz student James Henry Blake

Zoological artwork by Agassiz student James Henry Blake is on display at the MCZ.

A new Nieman Foundation e-book explores the history of Harvard Yard’s 25 gates

A new e-book explores the history of Harvard Yard’s 25 gates.

Arthur Rosenthal, longtime Harvard University Press Director, Has Died

His focus on publishing scholarly titles with broader, mass-market appeal helped put HUP back in the black.

Art, lectures, cultural and campus events at Harvard

Harvard arts and cultural events

Thoughts on critical reading from Reuben Brower’s “The Fields of Light”

An excerpt from Reuben Brower’s The Fields of Light: An Experiment in Critical Reading

Ilona Bell's Yard of Allusions

Ilona Bell's Yard of Allusions

Woodworker David Esterly explains the carver's art

David Esterly explains the carver's art