Humanities
Explore the intellectual and creative pursuits within philosophy, history, literature, and the fine arts at Harvard.
Ken Burns on America’s Unfinished Revolution
At Radcliffe, the filmmaker joined Harvard historians to discuss what the nation’s founding means today.
Bernini’s Model Masterpieces at the Harvard Art Museums
Thirteen sculptures from Gian Lorenzo Bernini at Harvard Art Museums.
Why Study the Humanities at Harvard?
The purpose of the humanities, at Harvard and in the world
by Isabella Cho
The Harvard Ballerina and Physicist
Ballerina and quantum physicist Merritt Moore ’11 connects humans and machines.
Out with the Sake, in with the Ale
Reading and translating a Chinese poem with Stephen Owen
LaToya M. Hobbs Exhibit "Carving Out Time" Debuts at Harvard Art Museums
A monumental exhibit of woodblock prints from the Harvard Art Museums
Pablo Picasso Exhibit Opens at Harvard Art Museums
Harvard Art Museums exhibit on depictions of combat and revolution
Inside Harvard’s Taylor Swift Course
An English course pairs the music with Willa Cather, William Wordsworth, and Dolly Parton.
Vacationing with a Purpose
New England “summer camps” for adults
Spellbound on Stage
Actor and young adult novelist Aislinn Brophy
A Dogged Observer
Novelist and psychiatrist Daniel Mason takes the long view.