Next Thursday, October 1, the Greater Boston Museum Educators Roundtable (GBMER) is hosting a “working lunch” at the Concord Museum to talk about green practices in museums and how educators can get involved in the topic. The discussion will be led by Sarah Sutton, author of …
If you’re looking for something fun to do, or have been putting of a museum because it’s too expensive, here’s your chance! This Saturday, September 26, is Museums Day Live, when many museums offer free admission for you and a guest when you show your …
Current students and museum professionals – consider attending the FREE Massachusetts Museums Day, hosted by NEMA on October 7. The event, located at the State House in Boston, strives to “build awareness and advocacy for the museum field. This is a great opportunity for museum studies students to practice advocacy and get a better picture of the field in action. Please participate! You can register at http://www.nemanet.org/resources/museum-support/advocacy/massmuseums-day/.
Massachusetts Museums Day
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
2:00 – 4:00 pm
Great Hall, Massachusetts State House
24 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 01233
Here is more information about #MassMuseumsDay from the NEMA website:
Speak up for your museum, meet your legislators, and help us celebrate and advocate for all museums! Join us for an informal reception in the Great Hall, show off your museum’s unique resources and achievements, and hear from government and museum representatives about the importance of public support for Massachusetts’ cultural treasures.
We encourage museums, museum staff, students, and supporters across the state to attend. This event is free.
As of Thursday, September 10th, the fall exhibitions at the Tufts University Art Gallery are open to the public! The public reception is Thursday, September 17th from 5:00-7:30 in Remis Sculpture Court. Installation view of Shahzia Sikander’s Parallax. Photo by the Tufts University Art …
Last night was the orientation for the incoming Museum Studies students. Jess and I tagged along to meet them all and to talk about the blog, and we are so excited about the newcomers! There are a lot of intelligent, enthusiastic and passionate people coming …
Strandbeests, the fascinating creatures built by artist Theo Jansen are coming to the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) in September. These sculptures move of their own accord and, as PEM puts it, “blur the lines between art and science, sculpture and performance.” I won’t try to write an interpretation of the art behind the Strandbeests, as I know I won’t be able to do it justice. I will just highly recommend that you watch Theo Jansen’s TED Talk, or read any of the several reviews of his work (like this one, this one, or this one – you get the idea). You can also just google them and spiral down a Strandbeest hole – I’ll warn you that when I first heard of Strandbeests, I spent a good hour just watching YouTube videos (like the one below) of the different creatures walking on an array of surfaces.
The exhibition will be open from September 19 through January 3. The Peabody Essex Museum is offering several opportunities to see the Strandbeests up close, and you’ll be able to see these creatures out and about throughout August and September at the following places (for free!):
Crane Beach, Ipswich
Saturday, August 22, 10 am – 12 pm
Please note that there is a fee to access and park at Crane Beach. Visit thetrustees.org for more information.
Boston City Hall Plaza, Boston
Friday, August 28, 11 am – 1 pm
Dewey Square, Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston
Friday, August 28, 4:30 pm – 7 pm
MIT Media Lab, 75 Amherst St., Cambridge
Thursday, September 10 | 3 pm – 7 pm
Between 3 and 5 PM, Theo Jansen will join a panel with the PEM Curator of the Present Tense and MIT Media Lab associate professor of Media Arts and Sciences. From then, the Strandbeests will walk outside of the MIT Media Lab between 5:30 and 7 PM.
All of these events are free and open to the public, and no tickets are required.
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