Join Historic New England at the Otis House on Monday, November 16th, from 6-7 PM for a discussion with scholar Robert Mussey. Please see the flyer below for more information.
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Nicholas Mirzoeff, one of the founders of the visual culture discipline, is presenting parts of his new project, The Visual Commons: #BlackLivesMatter, at the Harvard Art Museums on Thursday, November 12th, 6:00-730.
In this public lecture, Nicholas Mirzoeff, professor of media, culture, and communication at New York University, will provide a genealogy of the visual commons, which he defines as “where we practice freedom, see each other, invent each other, and create a common space between us that cannot be owned.” He will discuss the origins of “abolition democracy” in Haiti, Reconstruction-era South Carolina, the 1968 Resurrection City encampment in Washington, D.C., and most recently, in the #BlackLivesMatter movement—which has extended, adapted, and above all, made visible this way of seeing. He will show how #BlackLivesMatter strategies like Hands Up, Don’t Shoot, die-ins, and the disruption of mass transport have made us look, and keep looking, at that space where the police say, “Move on, nothing to see here.”
This event will take place in Menschel Hall, Lower Level.
Free admission. Tickets for the lecture will be distributed after 5pm, on the Lower Level, on a first-come, first-served basis, and are limited to two per person. The lecture hall doors open at 5:30pm.
The museums will stay open until 10pm on November 12 to allow for time in the galleries before and after the lecture.
Complimentary parking available in the Broadway Garage, 7 Felton Street, in Cambridge.
Next Thursday, November 12, the Tufts Art Gallery will be hosting a reception and discussion with artist Nancy Marks. The Intimacy of Memory, a compilation of pieces by Marks, is on display until November 31.
The event will run from 5:00 to 7:00 PM. For more information, see the flyer below.
Join Historic New England at the Otis House on Monday, November 9, for an author discussion on the new book, Haymarket. Hear Historic New England Manager of Community Engagement and Exhibitions (and Tufts professor!) Ken Turino and photographer Justin Goodstein talk about their experiences and their discoveries about Haymarket Square.
Please see the flyer below for more information.
On Wednesday, November 4 at 7 PM, the Tufts Art Gallery is hosting a screening of the documentary “Raise the Roof” by Yari and Cary Wolinski. The film will be screened in room 304 of Tisch Library and will be followed by a panel discussion with the artists and filmmakers.
This event is FREE for Tufts ID holders. For all others, cost is $10. Please see the flyer below for more information.
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