Arts & Culture

Curators and conservators at the Harvard Art Museums zoom in on the tiny details that tell big stories about some of their favorite works

‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ writer on taking risks in comedy and why getting laughs is worth near-constant rejection

Report on classroom literature shows staying power for ‘Gatsby,’ ‘Of Mice and Men,’ other classics. Time to move on?

The cosmos ‘is as weird and astonishing as any great work of art,’ argues Jennifer Roberts, and navigating it requires ‘a new kind of ethics’

Ivy Pochoda’s feminist retelling of ‘The Bacchae’ examines freedom from inhibition with Electronic Dance Music beat

Alum’s campus novel offers cautionary tale to biotech culture

Cambridge couple’s art collection now shines in Harvard Art Museums

Scholars contest novelist’s ‘rom-com’ rep as 250th anniversary ushers in new screen adaptations

Artist collective brings ‘intraterrestrial’ worlds to Peabody Museum 

Whether your seasonal plans include vacations or staycations, you’ll be transported if you’ve got a great book. Harvard Library staff share their faves.

Harvard faculty recommend bios of infamous historical figures

Stephanie Burt’s new anthology rounds up 51 works by queer and trans poets spanning generations

Scholars across range of disciplines weigh in on value of the activity amid rise of generative AI systems

Yeats poem inspires 3 songs and deep listening, discussion at Mahindra event

Harvard Arts Fest brings artmaking and creativity to campus

Visiting professor’s Venice Architecture Biennial project examines how to build renewable bridges between African, African diaspora communities

‘Dogist‘ Instagram photographer, Harvard scientist swap insights on human-canine bond

Professors rethink students’ introduction to humanities with nine new courses

Students, archivists collaborate to tell deeper story of Asian American women’s history

Woodberry Poetry Room workshop project on tradition of elegy inspired by loneliness, grief of pandemic

Shorenstein fellow wants to deploy AI to preserve the visual record. An image from the front lines in Iraq provides a test.

From Benin to Cuba to the Americas, Yosvany Terry sees how tradition safeguards culture and identity

In Tanner Lectures, Princeton sociologist talks AI, social justice

Ahead of Harvard visit, author talks performance, privacy, and horror inspiration for latest novel

Artist of the Year applauds student performers for ‘leaning into authenticity’

Choreographer offers tips on finding release: ‘Ain’t nobody concerned if you look good’

Library staff pick objects that tell story of both University, America for ‘Inside Out’ exhibit

But palliative-care specialist who advised on ‘Night Side Songs’ says new musical about cancer patient is rich, moving

Alum who co-produces ‘Severance’ says show speaks to real-life mysteries

In Harvard talk, author riffs on ‘cloistered’ upbringing, crafting characters through dialogue, working in bed vs. on couch