“Pivotal life events” – responses

“Pivotal life events” – responses

Last week’s theme was slightly challenging. A lot has happened in the lives of all of us especially in the last past 4-5 months. So I think it might have been hard to cherry pick one particular event from that myriad. Nevertheless, I am glad 

Boston Event: Drinking About Museums at the Well-B Innovation Center

Boston Event: Drinking About Museums at the Well-B Innovation Center

If you don’t yet have Galentine’s Day plans (or Palentine’s Day, gender aside), the Drinking About Museums: Boston group will gather at the Well-B Innovation Center for a tour of their exhibit space and then go for dinner and drinks this Thursday, February 13. What: 

Indigenous Peoples’ Day at Boston-area museums

Indigenous Peoples’ Day at Boston-area museums

First, we’d like to start with a land acknowledgement for Tufts University that we are grateful to borrow from an article in the Tufts Daily: Tufts University’s Medford campus is located on Wôpanâak (Wampanoag) and Massachusett traditional territory. Tufts’ Walnut Hill was once one of the 

Boston events for museum professionals this week

Boston events for museum professionals this week

Hello friends and happy Monday! We have details of two events happening this week for museum professionals to share with you. One is happening tomorrow, Tuesday, October 1, and the other on Wednesday, October 2. Both events are FREE but do require advance registration. Using 

Curatorial Innovations Lecture, April 17, 6PM

Curatorial Innovations Lecture, April 17, 6PM

The American Land Museum: Places as Cultural Artifacts Curatorial Innovations Lecture. Free and Open to the Public. Menschel Hall, Harvard Art Museums, 32 Quincy Street Wednesday, April 17, 6:00 pm Matthew Coolidge, Director, Center for Land Use Interpretation The Center for Land Use Interpretation explores how 

From Monument to Memorial: A Symposium Review

From Monument to Memorial: A Symposium Review

“We can’t change the past but we can change history.” -Dr. Kymberly Pinder On Friday, March 29th, I attended Tufts University’s one-day symposium, “From Monument to Memorial: Space, Commemoration, and Representation in America Now.” Organized by the Department of Art and Art History, the symposium