The Center for Public Humanities and Cultural Heritage at Brown University is hosting “The New Tour: Innovations in Place-Based Storytelling,” a two-day conference to explore the challenges and opportunities associated with designing and implementing place-based tours. The conference is free and open to all. To …
Are you a proud Massachusetts museum supporter? Help NEMA plan our celebration of Massachusetts Museums Day. Last year’s event in Rhode Island was a great success, and we want to fill the State House on October 7 with people, displays, and good cheer to show our …
On Wednesday, July 8, Historic New England and Suffolk University are hosting a movie premiere and discussion on the new documentary, Haymarket. Below is more information on this free event (who doesn’t love free?), but it does require that you reserve a ticket. The program starts at 7:30 PM at Suffolk University.
Photo courtesy of Historic New England
Wednesday, July 8
7:30 p.m. film screening
8:00 p.m. panel discussion
Modern Theatre at Suffolk University
525 Washington Street, Boston
Join us for the premiere of the new documentary short film, Haymarket, celebrating Boston’s centuries-old open-air market and its diverse array of vendors and shoppers.
Followed by a panel discussion with:
Photographer Justin Goodstein
Ken Turino, Historic New England
Otto Gallotto, Haymarket Pushcart Association
Moderated by Bob Allison, Suffolk University
Free admission
Call 617-994-5958 or reserve tickets now.
#MuseumWorkersSpeak, one of the results of the rouge session on museum activism at AAM’s Atlanta conference this year, is meeting up in metro-Boston for the first time on Wednesday, June 24th, from 6:30 to 8:30. The group conversation and potluck is at 17 Tudor St, …
We normally think of eating/drinking and museums as mutually exclusive, but here’s a couple of fun, local events this week that put that idea to rest: For “Historic Beer in a Historic Place,” the Old State House is hosting Blue Hills Brewery for a chance …
It’s that time of year again! The Exhibition Planning class is debuting a new exhibit.
There are as many ways to react to a photograph as there are people viewing it. Focus: Experiments in Photographic Interpretation, hosted by the Tufts University Art Gallery, explores the power of photography and curation to prompt personal responses in viewers. Curated by graduate students in the Tufts University Museum Studies program, the exhibition will be open to the public from Tuesday, May 5 through Sunday, May 17, 2015. A public opening reception will take place on May 5 from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M.
On display are twelve distinct experiments in curatorial interpretation. Each student selected a photograph from the collection of Historic New England to use as inspiration. The photographs depict scenes of New England life from the turn of the 19th century. Subjects range from nature to technological innovation to family relationships. The exhibition featuring Construction of the Beacon Hill Tunnel, by Paul Rowell, chronicles the history of Boston’s public transportation system and its role in the daily life of the city. Kit with Her Mother, by Alfred Wayland Cutting, celebrates the universal experience of aging, while Baldwin Coolidge’s The Wreck of the Warren Sawyer explores the encounter between a person and the sublime.
Various interpretive lenses—personal, historical, intellectual, aesthetic, empathetic—invite viewers to consider the power of photographic imagery and how curatorial decisions impact the visitor experience.
The Tufts Museum Studies Program, a collaborative effort of the education, art history, and history departments, trains students in the preservation, administration, and education skills required to work in museum and historic settings. The Exhibition Planning class, which produces an exhibition at the Gallery each year, teaches students how to take an exhibition from concept through opening.
About Historic New England
Historic New England is the oldest, largest, and most
comprehensive regional heritage organization in the nation. Historic
New England shares the region’s history through vast collections,
publications, programs, historic properties, archives, and family
stories that document more than 400 years of life in New England.
Visit HistoricNewEngland.org.
About the Tufts University Art Gallery
The Gallery’s mission is to animate the intellectual life of the greater
university community through exhibitions and programs that explore new,
global perspectives on art and art discourse. The Gallery is open to the public
and fully accessible. Admission is free, with a $3 suggested donation. Hours
are Tuesday through Sunday, 11 A.M. to 5 P.M. and Thursdays 11 A.M. to 8
P.M. Free event parking is available in the lot behind the Aidekman Arts
Center, off Lower Campus Road. During regular visitor hours, there are free
parking spots in the Gallery parking lot.