The Boston museum, the site of one of history’s most notorious unsolved art crimes, now finds itself indirectly connected to another.
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MFA Boston Workers Vote to Unionize
Jon Feng, a Members and Visitors Services Representative, said the union will redistribute power to “give greater consideration to those in the most precarious positions.”
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How a City Government Works, According to Frederick Wiseman
The venerable documentarian’s latest, City Hall, is an epic look at the workings of local civics in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Notes on Living a Translated Life
From the John Singer Sargent frontal nude painting of McKeller in Boston’s MFA, I’d imagined Thomas as tall and slender. Looking more closely, I can see that even 100 years ago a body like Thomas’s was not accidental.
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A Survey of African American Graphic Designers Opens at Boston University Art Galleries
As, Not For: Dethroning Our Absolutes spans from 1865 to 1999. Curator Jerome Harris will give a virtual lecture on November 10.
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Boston Will Remove Statue of Enslaved Man Kneeling at Feet of Abraham Lincoln
The Boston Art Commission voted unanimously to remove the city’s Emancipation Memorial.
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The Most Valuable Stolen Artworks Across Time
On the anniversary of the Gardner Museum heist, learn more about the 10 most expensive missing artworks.
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Yes, MAAM! Boston Is Excited to Meet Its Newest Contemporary Art Museum
A reporter visits the new MassArt Art Museum (MAAM) and speaks to some of the 2,600 visitors who passed through the front doors on opening day.
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Boston University Announces Tuesday Night MFA Lecture Series for Spring 2020
The series brings renowned visual artists to the Boston University campus for talks throughout the semester. All lectures are free and open to the public.
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Museum of Fine Arts Hosts Boston’s Largest Hanukkah Celebration
Highlights include tours of the MFA’s trove of Judaica and Jewish art and a community-lighting ceremony with an artist-designed menorah.
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Tufts University Removes Sackler Name From Med School; Smithsonian Rebrands Its Sackler Gallery
The billionaire Sackler family, owners of Purdue Pharma who are well known for their philanthropy, has come under intense scrutiny in the art world.
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Introducing a Mural by Frank Stella in Boston Seaport
Explore new public art by Frank Stella and celebrate the first anniversary of Okuda San Miguel’s sculpture series in Boston Seaport.