Visual ArtsA unique Norman Lewis painting goes up for auction on the CapeThe 1960 painting by the Harlem artist is on the auction block, months after it was saved from a condemned Cape Cod house. Bidding for the colorful, abstract piece, which...Arts & CultureApr 3, 2025Government cuts imperil federal funding for Massachusetts museumsMassachusetts museums stand to lose significant federal funding as the full staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services has been placed on administrative leave. 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Their empty frames have been restored and remain as stark reminders of the unsolved art...ResumeArts & Culture04:43Mar 18, 202512 art exhibits to explore this springFrom pastoral landscapes at The Clark to the visionary art of Minnie Evans at the MFA, this season's art exhibits embrace the natural world and invent new ones.Arts & CultureMar 18, 2025MIT's 'Gaze to the Stars' is all in the eyesOn March 12-14, anyone walking around Massachusetts Institute of Technology at night will see illuminated projections of eyes staring back at them from the top of the MIT Dome.ResumeArts & Culture04:25Mar 12, 2025Dozens of orchids — and their 'superhero powers' — delight New England Botanic Garden visitorsThe colorful exhibit "Pixels and Petals" in Boylston takes inspiration from classic video games of the 1980s and ’90s to teach guests about the many species of orchids and their...Arts & CultureFeb 28, 2025Rare all-planet parade' to dazzle onlookers of the night skies this weekMars, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and Mercury will shine bright enough for the naked eye to see, and you can catch glimpses of Uranus and Neptune with binoculars or a telescope.Arts & CultureFeb 21, 2025Inside the country's oldest still-operating museumLynda Roscoe Hartigan directs the Peabody Essex Museum, where she first began working two decades ago. 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A unique Norman Lewis painting goes up for auction on the CapeThe 1960 painting by the Harlem artist is on the auction block, months after it was saved from a condemned Cape Cod house. Bidding for the colorful, abstract piece, which...Arts & CultureApr 3, 2025
Government cuts imperil federal funding for Massachusetts museumsMassachusetts museums stand to lose significant federal funding as the full staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services has been placed on administrative leave. The government agency awarded...Arts & CultureApr 2, 2025
How Jill Medvedow transformed the ‘scrappy’ ICA into a Boston institutionThe Institute of Contemporary Art’s longtime director looks back on her legacy.ResumeArts & Culture06:03Mar 27, 2025
Beloved Gardner Museum music curator Scott Nickrenz dies at 87Nickrenz's lengthy resume includes helping to launch the careers of musicians like violinist Joshua Bell and overseeing the concert programming at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum for 26 years.Arts & CultureMar 20, 2025
ICA announces $100,000 award to celebrate women in artSarah Sze is the first to take home the new award. “Sometimes we say that Sarah Sze is like the art world's Matt Damon. She is somebody who is from...Arts & CultureMar 18, 2025
Empty restored frames highlight Gardner Museum heist 35 years laterIn 1990 thieves disguised as police stole 13 artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Their empty frames have been restored and remain as stark reminders of the unsolved art...ResumeArts & Culture04:43Mar 18, 2025
12 art exhibits to explore this springFrom pastoral landscapes at The Clark to the visionary art of Minnie Evans at the MFA, this season's art exhibits embrace the natural world and invent new ones.Arts & CultureMar 18, 2025
MIT's 'Gaze to the Stars' is all in the eyesOn March 12-14, anyone walking around Massachusetts Institute of Technology at night will see illuminated projections of eyes staring back at them from the top of the MIT Dome.ResumeArts & Culture04:25Mar 12, 2025
Dozens of orchids — and their 'superhero powers' — delight New England Botanic Garden visitorsThe colorful exhibit "Pixels and Petals" in Boylston takes inspiration from classic video games of the 1980s and ’90s to teach guests about the many species of orchids and their...Arts & CultureFeb 28, 2025
Rare all-planet parade' to dazzle onlookers of the night skies this weekMars, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn and Mercury will shine bright enough for the naked eye to see, and you can catch glimpses of Uranus and Neptune with binoculars or a telescope.Arts & CultureFeb 21, 2025
Inside the country's oldest still-operating museumLynda Roscoe Hartigan directs the Peabody Essex Museum, where she first began working two decades ago. Despite helming a museum that dates to 1799, Hartigan is forward-thinking about the role...Arts & CultureFeb 20, 2025
Testing the limits of 'Impossible Music' at TuftsWhat makes music possible? What makes it impossible? These questions inspired curators Candice Hopkins and Raven Chacon to create the exhibit exploring what defines and shapes our very concept of...Arts & CultureFeb 3, 2025
Why pink and naked inflatables are popping up in downtown BostonThe sculptures are part of Winteractive, a series of 24 pop-up public art works commissioned by the Downtown Boston Alliance, to entice more visitors to come out during the coldest...Arts & CultureJan 17, 2025
13 art exhibits to explore this winterFrom John Wilson's depictions of racial prejudice and disenfranchisement to the colorful works of Cicely Carew, this season's art exhibits offer explorations on the intersections of power and whimsy. Arts & CultureJan 16, 2025
Conservators uncover centuries-old painted angels at Boston's Old North ChurchThe angels were painted in the early 18th century but painted over in 1912 as part of a renovation of the Old North Church.Local CoverageDec 24, 2024
A feast for the eyes in the Gardner Museum’s holiday courtyardThe Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is carrying on a tradition created by its founder with a "Holiday Garden."Arts & CultureDec 24, 2024
The mystery and history of narwhals revealed at PEMNarwhals have fascinated and confounded humans for centuries. The Peabody Essex Museum is diving into the mystery, history and science of the tusked “unicorns of the sea.”ResumeArts & Culture05:20Dec 20, 2024
Celebrating 'SOLSTICE' at Mount Auburn CemeteryCreated by MASARY Studios, “SOLSTICE: Reflections on Winter Light” is an immersive, outdoor light installation that allows visitors inside the cemetery at night.Arts & CultureDec 12, 2024
Your guide to First Night Boston 2025If you've never attended Boston's First Night celebration or need a refresher, check out our guide to transportation, programming and more.Arts & CultureDec 3, 2024
'Twentieth-Century Nudes from Tate' on view in WorcesterAt the Worcester Art Museum, the touring exhibit features 28 works by 20th century artists, including Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, and examines how the long-established subject transformed over time....Arts & CultureNov 29, 2024
