Looking for something educational, fun, and festive to do this school vacation week or for Valentine’s Day? Events for February 2017 have been added to our calendar! Check them out to see what’s being offered at museums in the Greater Boston area for families, kids, …
While there is no easy answer to this question, it brings up a topic that indeed should be addressed. Art museums can sometimes be intimidating to the general public, and consequently there seems to be a two-sided debate about who art museums should be for. …
Yesterday, ArtNews published an article discussing the J20 Art Strike, a call for museums, galleries, theathers, studios, venues, art schools, non-profits, and artists to “shut down” on inauguration day as a way to “fight back” against the new presidency. The ArtNews article also detailed many museums’ decisions to close, remain open, or change their admissions policies for Inauguration Day and the days following and/or proceeding. This live list is constantly being updated as museums make their decisions known, and include museums like The Whitney, The National Museum of Women in the Arts, the ICA Boston, and the Guggenheim. Many museums like The Whitney have made public statements saying that “This is America. And we really need to express what we believe…It is our role not to let them own what we think of as America but to express what we believe is America.” Likewise, the ICA Boston has stated that they “believe strongly in the role of museums to advance discourse and engagement in a pluralistic society, and invite all in our community to join us in reflection and conversation on January 20 and in the weeks, months, and years to come.” Many museums are offering free or pay-what-you-wish admission on Inauguration Day as a way of welcoming all visitors into spaces of reflection and conversation, and The National Museum of Women in the Arts is even offering “Nasty Women” tours to visitors on Inauguration Day.
With the Inauguration just a week away, where museums stand in all this is a topic that is hard to ignore. What do you think about changing admission prices and choosing to remain open or close for the day on Inauguration Day? Is this a topic your museum has grappled with? If so, how was it resolved? Do you think museums should be making statements about our current political situation? Let us know in the comments below.
For the original ArtNews article, click here.
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The Decorative Arts Trust is accepting applications for Dewey Lee Curtis scholarship recipients for its upcoming Spring Symposium, Savannah: Low Country Sophistication, to be held April 20-23, 2017. Named in memory of Dewey Lee Curtis, a decorative arts historian and founding member of The Decorative …
Project Intern: Spring / Summer 2017 Cambridge Arts: Public Art Cambridge Arts is seeking a spring and summer intern to assist with all aspects of its upcoming contemporary art series Common Exchange. A group exhibition of sound installations and performances, Common Exchange will feature 10 …
The Andover Historical Society is working with Cuseum (https://cuseum.com/) on what they’re calling a Virtual Andover App. They’re bringing history into the community while partnering with local organizations to build and promote the application.
They need a motivated intern to work on content development and management. It’s a writing and social media position (not a research position) to transform hundreds of stories, images, and objects into the content. The position is paid. They would love someone to start immediately. Andover is located North of Boston and accessible by public transportation. Work site location can be negotiated. Please contact Cara Iacobucci at cara.iacobucci@tufts.edu for more information and the contact information.