Arts & Culture

Two photos of the same woman, one as a store worker the other as an Arctic explorer

Harvard Squared | May-June 2025

Rendering Dreams in Art

South Korean artist’s socially themed photographs at the Peabody Essex Museum

by Nell Porter-Brown

Perspective view of a train on tracks lined by trees, surrounded by colorfully dressed onlookers.

Treasure | May-June 2025

Miniature Worlds

How “paper peepshows” brought distant realms to life

by Nina Pasquini

Garden view of Aspet, with vibrant flower beds and Mount Ascutney in the background.

Harvard Squared | May-June 2025

Basking in the Beaux-Arts

Park offers art, nature, and history in New Hampshire

by Nell Porter-Brown

Salvador Litvak smiles, arms crossed, in a vest and hat on a city street.

Montage | May-June 2025

Faith through Film

The “Accidental Talmudist” on making Jewish movies

by Max J. Krupnick

Jessica Shand holds a flute, seated in a music lab.

Montage | May-June 2025

The Shape of Sound

Jessica Shand blends math and music.

by Nina Pasquini

Illustration of Blue bird, turtle, and green frog by a pond with cattails and lily pads.

Montage | May-June 2025

A New Voice

Ann Kim Ha’s poignant children’s books

by Lydialyle Gibson

Painting of swimmers in blue tones

Harvard Squared | March-April 2025

Emerging Maine Artists

Works by young artists at the Portland Museum of Art

by Nell Porter-Brown

Sunlit library room at the Boston Atheneum

Harvard Squared | March-April 2025

The New Old Boston Athenaeum

Find “the joy of discovery and power of this unique place.”

by Nell Porter-Brown

Wooden pillars with curved metal hooks arranged in an outdoor installation.

Montage | March-April 2025

Harvard Sculptor Justin Peyser

Probing the concepts of territory and sanctuary.

by Lydialyle Gibson

North wall of the Faculty Room

John Harvard's Journal | March-April 2025

Faculty Room Facelift

Reimagining an iconic space to reflect the Harvard community more comprehensively

by John S. Rosenberg

Munch painting. "Two Human Beings (The Lonely Ones)"

Museums & Collections |

A Gift of Munch Artworks

Transformative bequest left to the Harvard Art Museums

by Jonathan Shaw