Arts & Culture

Through the efforts of Harvard’s Henry Louis Gates Jr., the Houghton Library has acquired a first edition of the first novel published by an African American in the U.S.

Harvard alum discusses his Grammy-nominated song “Stand Up” from the biopic “Harriet.”

A small band of magicians present “The Conjurors’ Club” with the American Repertory Theater through April 4.

A number of Harvard faculty and experts took part in a discussion last week about how curators and faculty confront the challenges of teaching with and displaying legacy collections of photographs containing difficult subject matter.

Avant-garde artist Laurie Anderson brings her unique style to the Norton Lectures in a series of virtual presentations.

The Brattle Theatre will continue its tradition of airing “Casablanca,” offering the iconic 1942 movie through a virtual screening over the long weekend.

As the recipient of this year’s Charles Eliot Norton Professorship in Poetry Laurie Anderson tells us how she is designing her six Norton Lectures for a virtual audience.

Harvard Opportunes win UpStaged National Collegiate Performing Arts A Cappella Championship.

Digital Sanctuaries Harvard is an app that invites the public on a virtual walk around and beyond Harvard’s campus through an ever-changing musical score.

Two online art exhibits from the Arnold Arboretum offer a seasonal view of the 281-acre preserve.

Glee clubs from Harvard, Yale, and Princeton mesh online in song to celebrate diversity and fellowship.

On Christmas Eve, the Memorial Church and the Harvard University Choir will present an online service featuring student voices recorded individually from around the world.

On the 250th anniversary of his birth, several Harvard-affiliated composers reflect on the work and life of Ludwig van Beethoven.

Ballzoom, a digital format that lets teams compete, was a first thanks to Harvard students.

Artists from Harvard’s Ed Portal worked from their homes, shops, and studios to amass a catalog of treasures for sale at the fourth-annual winter market.

Though it is too early to tell exactly how the nation’s cultural landscape will fare under a Biden and Harris administration, a number of indicators suggest creative communities could face brighter times ahead with White House support.

Martin Puchner shares his knowledge of Rotwelsch in his new book, “The Language of Thieves: My Family’s Obsession with a Secret Code the Nazis Tried to Eliminate.”

A.R.T.’s annual holiday show, “Jack and the Beanstalk: A Musical Adventure,” is a joyful respite. The 55-minute streamed event is available through Jan. 4.

The four-day Student Composers Festival begins this week, featuring work by 30 Harvard students and recent alumni. The festival is the creation of Veronica Leahy ’23.

“The Garden” is a new arts course that lets students explore tools and ideas across the disciplines of visual art, film, dance, and music.

A panel of museum experts discuss the ways in which museums, which are quintessential colonial institutions, can recreate their missions and practices to respond to social unrest and demands for inclusion and representation.

A panel of food experts explored the cultural connections between food and gender during a recent talk sponsored by Harvard’s Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology.

The Harvard Art Museums may be closed due to the coronavirus, but virtual visitors can still connect to its vivid treasures thanks to some art-loving Harvard undergraduates who are leading gallery tours from across the globe.

Led by student convenors, Harvard’s LitLab brings literature to casual gatherings.

Seattle-based actor/writer Sara Porkalob brings the full “Dragon Cycle” to A.R.T. as part of the “Virtual Oberon” lineup.

Kevin Young ’92, the newly named director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, discusses his life and work.

“The Architecture of Democracy” examined how buildings, and their designers, contribute to the shape of our society.

Chris Killip, 74, renowned documentary photographer and former professor of visual and environmental studies at Harvard, died on Oct. 13.

Diane Paul talks to the Gazette about the Tony recognition of “Jagged Little Pill,” the A.R.T.’s wide-ranging fall schedule, and the very survival of theater itself.

Book confronts historical, ethical questions posed by Zealy daguerreotypes.