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In an Unusual Crime, Someone Threw a Stolen Painting Into the Gardner Museum

by Valentina Di Liscia January 28, 2021January 29, 2021

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

by Valentina Di Liscia November 23, 2020December 29, 2021

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

by Dan Schindel October 29, 2020November 5, 2020

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

by Lorraine O'Grady October 11, 2020November 5, 2020

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

by Boston University College of Fine Arts October 7, 2020September 15, 2021

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

by Hakim Bishara July 1, 2020November 5, 2020

The Boston Art Commission voted unanimously to remove the city’s Emancipation Memorial.

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The Most Valuable Stolen Artworks Across Time

by Hakim Bishara March 18, 2020March 18, 2020

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

by Heather Kapplow February 27, 2020

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

by Boston University College of Fine Arts February 12, 2020September 15, 2021

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

by Valentina Di Liscia December 16, 2019December 16, 2019

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

by Hakim Bishara December 5, 2019December 6, 2019

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

by Boston Seaport November 7, 2019November 7, 2019

Explore new public art by Frank Stella and celebrate the first anniversary of Okuda San Miguel’s sculpture series in Boston Seaport.

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