Somerville visual arts events

Vivian Bower : New Work at FARM

Saturday, May 25 6:00p

Vivian Bower : New Work at FARM Opening reception Saturday May, 25 6-8pm FARM project space + gallery Exhibit runs MAy 24-June 17th, 2013 15 Commercial Street Wellfleet, MA 02667 Bower’s exhibitio...

World Connection Benefit Concert & Photo Exhibit for Musicians in Mali

Thursday, May 30 7:30p

Center for the Arts at the Armory, Somerville

Come to a fun-filled evening of world music, images and stories of Malian musicians and of World Connection's humanitarian projects as well as information about the events in Mali today...

Watson Adventures’ Wizard School Scavenger Hunt

Saturday, Jun 1 1:00p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Join a unique scavenger hunt for Harry Potter Fans at the Museum of Fine Arts! Search for art that echoes characters, and enchanted objects in the Harry Potter books and movies...

The Human Shore: Seacoasts in History

Sunday, Jun 23 3:30p

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge

More than half of Americans now live within 50 miles of ocean, but should they? John Gillis (Rutgers University) argues that an inadequate understanding of the natural and human history of our shor...

Gallery Talk: Behind The Scenes: Conservation And Reinstallation Of 18th Century British Period Rooms

Thursday, Jun 20 1:00p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Led by Gordon Hanlon, head of furniture and frame conservation, this gallery talk will focus on the aspects of the reinstallation of the two British period interiors from Hamilton Palace and Newlan...

Gallery Talk: Looking At Dutch And Flemish Paintings

Sunday, Jun 9 2:00p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Explore the newly reinstalled gallery for Dutch and Flemish paintings...

Making Sense Of Dollars: Ancient Coins

Sunday, Jun 2 2:00p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

In this gallery talk, lecturer Christopher Gilbert will lead us in an exploration of the new state-of-the art Ancient Coin Gallery...

17th Century Dutch Painting: The Meaning Of Food

Thursday, Jun 27 1:00p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Led by guest lecturer Laura Ziman, this gallery talk will discuss questions relating to the portrayal of food in Dutch painting...

Paragone: Rivalry Of The Arts In The Italian Renaissance

Wednesday, May 29 6:00p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

The paragone- the notion of competition and rivalry among the arts- was a major topic of debate in the Renaissance...

Egypt-o-Mania!

Saturday, May 25 12:00p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Ancient Egyptian culture has fired imaginations from the Ancient Greeks to the silver screen. Come join us as we explore ancient Egyptian culture and its after-life...

Gallery Talk: The Power Of Print

Saturday, Jun 1 12:00p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

On the eve of its centenarian, there was a revival in enthusiasm for lithography as a fine art...

Gallery Talk: Homes And Their Treasures: Shining A New Light On Highlights Of The Chinese Collection

Thursday, May 23 1:00p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Chinese connoisseurs have been appreciating, analyzing and collecting great works of art for more than a millennium. Many important treasures of Chinese art are now on display in our galleries...

Exploring Fantasy And Reality In The Galleries

Saturday, Jun 15 12:00p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

"Characters in the Collection," this year's community arts initiative artist project begins with the question - "Where do stories come from?" This year's selected artist, Andrew Oesch worked with e...

Art Medicine: The Colors Of Sound

Sunday, Jun 30 2:00p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Have you ever wondered what it's like to hear color? This gallery talk will unite art and medicine through a discussion of synesthesia, a neurologic condition that causes the blending of the senses...

Law of the Locusts: What Insect Swarms Teach Us about Cannibalism, Aging, and Human Obesity

Tuesday, Jun 18 7:00p

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge

Locust swarms can be one of the most destructive plagues to mankind, but they also offer important new insights into the causes of human obesity, the aging process, and the complexities of crowd be...

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