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 woman and a horse jump off a large platform into water

Treasure | July-August 2025

Pony Plunges

Scrapbooking a woman who rode horses into the sea

by Max J. Krupnick

German author Karl May dressed as his Old West hero, Old Shatterhand

Features | March-April 2020

Karl May

Brief life of a myth-making writer: 1842-1912

by Eugene Stelzig

Photograph of the two actors on stage

Montage | March-April 2020

Deep Roots

Playwright Antoinette Nwandu confronts race, religion, and her personal history.

by Olivia Schwob

Photograph of Matthew Berlin

Montage | March-April 2020

Hot Pursuit

Avocational bassist Matthew Berlin

by Lydialyle Gibson

Montage | March-April 2020

Chapter & Verse

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Side-by-side portraits of Joshuah Campbell and Gabe Fox-Peck

Students & Alumni |

“Write Your Own Songs”

An Oscar-nominated collaboration

by Olivia Munk

Ben Zauzmer

Students & Alumni |

And the Academy Award Goes to…Math

Ben Zauzmer '15 tackles Oscars predictions, with math. 

by Jacob Sweet

Dancers on stage

Montage | January-February 2020

The Language of Movement

The brothers Kuperman—choreographers, directors, and storytellers

by Lydialyle Gibson

A procession of women heading toward a lake

Montage | January-February 2020

Creative Exposure

Lena Chen transforms trauma into art and performance.

by Mathilde Montpetit

Provincetown harbor in the winter

Harvard Squared | January-February 2020

Provincetown in the Off-Off Season

Just enough art, culture, terrific food, and lively conversation....

by Nell Porter-Brown

Scene from "Gloria, A Life," showing women marching in solidarity with protest sign

Harvard Squared | January-February 2020

Staging the Women's Movement

“Gloria: A Life,” at the American Repertory Theater

by Nell Porter-Brown