Arts and Culture

Listen to lyrical medieval Welsh poetry, in both old Welsh and English, read by Harvard student Samuel Puopolo.

Join staff member Tayana Fincher for a talk focusing on healing through the creation of art and close looking.

Recitals are performed on Harvard’s famous 1958 D. A. Flentrop organ, at Adolphus Busch Hall.

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Join us to watch a movie on Central Square Library's big screen and eat popcorn! No registration required.

Bring your project and come join other fiber crafters in your community!

Drop by to contribute to a collaborative mural in the south lobby.

Come to the Library to create something special!

Curator Horace D. Ballard closely examines a work of art that speaks to the shifting contexts of American art.

Delve deeper into ancient sculpture, from a time when Celtic and Classical cultures clashed, with art historian Kimberly Cassibry.

Recitals are performed on Harvard’s famous 1958 D. A. Flentrop organ, at Adolphus Busch Hall.

Learn about and remake the first synthetic blue pigment in history with art conservators Lisa Barro and Carolyn Riccardelli.

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Join staff as they discuss and activate this experimental device from 1930 by László Moholy-Nagy, a Bauhaus pioneer.

People of all ages who enjoy children's books can read and discuss together.

This week's selection: Montaigne, selected essays

We’re keeping our doors open late for an evening of art, fun, food, and more!

Join the Collins Branch Library in collaboration with the Cambridge Climate Leaders Initiative for a monthly discussion of a climate-related topic.

In this workshop, you’ll learn about scent as a sensory medium in Japanese Buddhist funerary and memorial rituals and craft your own incense.

Bring your project and enjoy the company of other fiber crafters

Join us at the Valente Branch for a simple craft. This month we will be making beaded earrings.

Supplies are limited. Registration is required.

Join us for a special performance exploring the rich musical dialogue between Turkish folk and classical traditions.

Join Leigh Raiford and Teju Cole to examine photography’s role in social justice movements and national memory

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

The climate is changing, and we're all here on the planet together.

Bring your project and enjoy the company of other fiber crafters

March Title: The God of the Woods by Liz Moore.