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Arts & Culture

Art and culture abound at Harvard. The humanities, visual arts, performance, and cultural studies flourish here, in a community that practices and celebrates these creative disciplines.

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  • photo-eye’s Best Books of 2012

    Friday, December 21, 2012 - 17:34 We’re pleased to report that our publication Instituting Reform: The Social Museum of Harvard University, 1903–1931 was chosen as one of photo-eye’s Best Books of 2012. Magazine contributors, artists, and curators and publishers of photography select the books on the list. Read More…

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  • The Year We Blogged, 2012

    Okay, time again for us HUPers to head home and hunker down for a spell while the campus gets taped off for its annual coat of crimson. There’ll be no blogging for a bit, so we’ll leave you with this... Read More…

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  • Celebrating the Season

    Thursday, December 20, 2012 - 12:35 In the spirit of the season, we’re sharing some of our favorite winter & holiday themed images. Our Pinterest board features frolics in the snow, artists’ handmade holiday cards, a New Year’s kiss, and more than a few Christmas trees. Full story Read More…

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  • Will Today's Literature Be Relevant in 2080?

    A recent interview with Sue Schopf about which books and authors will persevere. Read More…

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  • Poverty Reduction Is a Growth Strategy

    All through the American election season we saw fierce debate and even fiercer backroom speechifying on governmental “entitlement” spending. Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, family services, housing assistance, unemployment; all were pilloried for undermining our economic recovery and fostering a culture... Read More…

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  • ArtisTalk: Katherina Sieverding

    Wednesday, December 19, 2012 - 12:25 On December 4, internationally acclaimed German artist Katharina Sieverding treated the public to an illustrated talk chronicling her career from the 1960s to the present. Full story Read More…

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  • The Last Lion: A Churchillian Share of Determination

    Paul Reid, ALB ’90, on the unusual task of carrying on where famed author William Manchester left off. Read More…

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  • Santa Sophia, Santa Sophia!

    In October, we had the pleasure of meeting Robert Van Nice, Jr. and his wife, Dee, who came to visit ICFA and view the Van Nice archive. You might remember Bob, Jr. from his youthful drawing of Hagia Sophia, which … Continue reading → Read More…

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  • Master of Liberal Arts Information Session

    Meet the program director, learn more about the degree, and ask questions on January 16. Read More…

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