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Museum of Fine Arts Boston (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

MFA Bans 2 Patrons After Students Of Color Say They Were Subjected To Racist Comments

A view of the new Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro Family Courtyard from the third floor at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Andrew Phelps/WBUR)

MFA's Banning Of Visitors For Racist Encounter Is Not Enough For This Teacher And Parent

May 24, 2019

Visitors at the MFA's "Ansel Adams in Our Time" exhibit. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Do Our Arts Institutions Have A Race Problem?

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25:14May 23, 2019

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Students Of Color Say They Were Profiled, Harassed At The MFA. Museum Apologizes

May 23, 2019

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Christine and the Queens performs on Friday evening at Boston Calling. (Hadley Green for WBUR)

Photos: Boston Calling Music Fest Kicks Off With Christine And The Queens, CHVRCHES, Twenty One Pilots

May 24, 2019

The crowd at Boston Calling in 2017. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

From Woodstock To Boston Calling: How Music Festivals Evolved Since The Psychedelic '60s

06:16May 24, 2019

MASS MoCA opened 20 years ago in the Western Mass. city of North Adams. (Beth J. Harpaz/AP)

MASS MoCA Continues To Wear Many Hats As It Turns 20

May 24, 2019

The Boston Landmarks Orchestra performing at the Hatch Shell. (Courtesy Michael Dwyer)

11 Classical Music Events (And Spots) To Get To This Summer

May 24, 2019

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The ARTery 25

(OJ Slaughter for WBUR)

Meet The ARTery 25 — Millennials Of Color Impacting Boston Arts And Culture

This cohort of creatives is shaping Boston's arts landscape in daring and refreshing ways.

Mar 25, 2019

Layla Bermeo, assistant curator of American paintings, at the "Frida Kahlo and Arte Popular" exhibition at the MFA. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Layla Bermeo Curates Overlooked Narratives At The MFA

Tory Bullock stands in front of a new apartment block on South Huntington Avenue in Boston. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Tory Bullock Wants To Make Boston Have Uncomfortable Conversations

Artist Sneha Shrestha, at her mural "For Cambridge With Love From Nepal" in Cambridge. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Sneha Shrestha Brings Her Native Alphabet To Boston's Burgeoning Street Art Scene

Ellice Patterson dances in her wheelchair at her home in Brookline. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Dancer Ellice Patterson And Her Company Combat Ableism With Beauty

Artist and documentary filmmaker Rashin Fahandej in her Boston Center for the Arts studio in the South End. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Rashin Fahandej Wants To Help All Connect With Home

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The cast of the film "Magic Mike." (Courtesy)

'Magic Mike The Musical' Won't Be Opening At The Colonial This Fall

May 23, 2019

The crowd at Boston Calling last year. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

5 Things To Do This Weekend, From A Big Pop Fest To Its Grassroots Alternatives

May 23, 2019

A still from John Akomfrah's "Purple," now on display at the ICA Watershed. (Courtesy Smoking Dogs Films)

At The ICA Watershed, John Akomfrah’s 'Purple' Mourns A Planet Lost

May 23, 2019

Queen Latifah performs at the 2018 Essence Festival in New Orleans. (Donald Traill/Invision/AP)

Queen Latifah Will Headline The Boston Pops Fourth Of July Fireworks Spectacular

May 22, 2019

The Massachusetts State House. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

State Legislators Could Provide More Arts Funding, But With Eyebrow-Raising Restrictions

May 22, 2019

One of The Cauldron's dinner parties. (Courtesy Carlie Febo)

How The Cauldron's Dinner Parties Are Fostering An Intentionally Feminist Community

May 17, 2019

Clairo. (Courtesy)

Jumping From YouTube To Festival Stages, Clairo Is Of A New Generation Of Artists Making The Internet Work For Them

May 16, 2019

Carl Hsu and Micheline Wu with the cast of the Lyric Stage's "Pacific Overtures." (Courtesy Mark S. Howard)

Lyric Stage Brings Finesse And Warmth To A Small-Scale 'Pacific Overtures'

May 14, 2019

Idealistic Revolutions Can Have Tragic Outcomes. This Play Shows How That Happened In Egypt

The musical follows six youth activists as they navigate the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 and its unexpected aftermath during a wave of uprisings in the Middle East against authoritarian regimes.

Monday, May 13th at 5 AM

Green Briar's Closing Means The End Of An Era For A Legendary Irish Music Session

Every Monday night for the past 29 years, musicians of all ages and abilities have descended upon the bar, filling it up with traditional Irish tunes.

Monday, May 6th at 5 AM

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Victoria Byrd as Ericka and Ireon Roach as Paulina in SpeakEasy Stage's "School Girls." (Courtesy Maggie Hall Photography)

How Jocelyn Bioh Created A Play About Both Teen Bullying And Colorism

Sculptor Nancy Schön, right, and Miguel Rosales, left, applaud as 2-year-old Winston Leffler is the first child to climb aboard “Myrtle The Turtle” at the Myrtle Street Playground in Beacon Hill. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Make Way For A New Sculpture — Nancy Schön Unveils A Bronze Version Of 'Myrtle The Turtle'

Paul Craig and Rachele Buriassi in rehearsal. (Courtesy Brooke Trisolini/Boston Ballet)

Boston Ballet Debut — 'ELA, Rhapsody in Blue' — Explores Gendered Violence And Female Triumph

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'We Just Want To Have Fun, Too': At Drag Prom, LGBTQ+ Kids Don't Have To Explain Themselves

A rendering of Doug Aitken's mirrored balloon. (Courtesy of the artist)

A Giant, Mirrored Hot Air Balloon Is Coming To Massachusetts This Summer

Designer and Kréyol founder Joelle Fontaine. (OJ Slaughter for WBUR)

'Caroline, Or Change's' Costume Designer Joelle Fontaine Pens Love Letters To Women In Her Clothing