Arts & Culture

Alexander Heffner and Governor Maura Healey

Alumni Profiles |

Breaking Bread

Alexander Heffner ’12 plumbs the state of democracy.

by Jack R. Trapanick

Construction site at the intersection of Academic Way and North Harvard Street. Two tall, unfinished concrete structures stand behind a fenced area with various signs and banners.

Performing & Recorded Arts |

New Home for ART Underway

American Repertory Theater’s Allston construction announced.

by Jack R. Trapanick

Botanical works from Houghton’s collections displayed in the renovated lobby’s display cases for a summer exhibition

Museums & Collections |

“Edifying and Beautiful”

Botanical illustrations on display at Harvard’s rare book library

by Jack R. Trapanick

People gathered at a long, outdoor dining table set with wine glasses, candles, and flowers.

Harvard Squared | July-August 2024

Pioneer Valley Bounty

A local-food lovers’ paradise

by Nell Porter Brown

Painting of bold purple tones reflecting experience of music

Harvard Squared | July-August 2024

Picturing Jazz

Works by Jason Moran at MASS MoCA

by Nell Porter Brown

Two MAD Magazine covers

Harvard Squared | July-August 2024

The MAD World

An illustrative retrospective at the Norman Rockwell Museum 

by Nell Porter Brown

Tunic pattern

Treasure | July-August 2024

A Royal Tunic

Unraveling an Inca masterpiece’s secrets

by Max J. Krupnick

Brooklyn Bridge Park: the beach at Main Street Park, in the shadow of the Manhattan Bridge

Montage | July-August 2024

A Democratic Landscape

Michael Van Valkenburgh and the making of Brooklyn Bridge Park

Portrait of Kimberly Dowdell sitting on steps

University People | July-August 2024

“The Ingenuity of an Architect”

Kimberly Dowdell influences her profession—and the built environment.

by Nell Porter Brown

Barry Van Dusen’s watercolor of an Eastern bluebird, as described. by Henry David Thoreau

Montage | July-August 2024

Off the Shelf

Painting with Monet, birding with Thoreau, and other recent books

Hudson in a baseball cap with her easel and paints at a rocky seaside

Montage | July-August 2024

Art Al Fresco

Kathleen Hudson paints landscapes in the wild.

by Brandon Rosas