Arts & Culture
“Edifying and Beautiful”
Botanical illustrations on display at Harvard’s rare book library
by Jack R. Trapanick
Bedding Down in Early America
A Wadsworth Atheneum and Museum exhibit reveals how we once slept.
by Nell Porter Brown
Remembering: Information as Art
“Cecilia Vicuña: Disappeared Quipu,” at the MFA
by Nell Porter Brown
“Beyond Lobsters and Lighthouses”
Enjoying Portland, Maine, in the “off-season”
by Nell Porter Brown
Creative Gifts
Boston’s open studios, holiday craft fairs, and more
by Nell Porter Brown
James Baldwin’s America, in Photos
A fresh look at the writer’s work and influences
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Painter, Anew
Nell Painter reflects on leaving the ivory tower for art school at age 64.
by Olivia Schwob
Lowell Kinetic Sculpture Race
Watch human-powered machines prevail—or not—in Lowell.
by Nell Porter Brown
Thinking about Space
Design courses enlarge the College curriculum.
by Lily Scherlis
Silver, Screens
Recent acquisitions at the Harvard Art Museums train a fresh lens on photography and video art.
by Sophia Nguyen
A New Head Curator for the Harvard Art Museums
Korean art expert Soyoung Lee will join the museums in September.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova