Arts
Two (Yes, Two) Immersive Van Gogh Exhibitions Are Coming to Boston
A year into the coronavirus pandemic, we’re all feeling a bit deprived of in-person entertainment. With the vaccine rollout, the world is starting to tentatively […]
The Re-Education of the Museum of Fine Arts
On a drizzly afternoon last spring, Makeeba McCreary was lingering over a cup of coffee while catching up with a colleague at the Museum of […]
Five Hidden-Gem Outdoor Sculpture Parks to Visit on a Quick Trip from Boston
After months of finding yourself cooped up inside, chances are your eyes would love a glimpse at something bolder than your four walls. Luckily, these […]
Five Boston Artists Making the Most of Instagram during Quarantine
@majenta_with_a_J Glam-punk drag queen Majenta with a J has spent the pandemic rounding up other colorful entertainers for her virtual “Full Spin” shows: Each fierce […]
How To Save Boston’s Art Scene—Before It’s Too Late
When COVID-19 brought the curtain down on life as we knew it, where did Bostonians turn for comfort? To the arts, of course. We binge-watched […]
The Roxbury Love Mural Has Been Destroyed to Make Way for an Apartment Complex
In 2014, graffiti artist and designer Ricardo Gomez, better known as Deme5, finally got the green light to start production on a major community project—a […]
Here’s How the Fenway and Central Square Are Livening Up the Summer of Social Distancing
Yes, vacations have been canceled, concerts are postponed, and the only fireworks we heard this year were the contraband ones set off by our bored […]
What Should Cambridge’s Monument to Women’s Suffrage Look Like?
Two years ago, Cambridge teen Sofia Bernstein, along with her mother, Kim, began a push to commemorate more women in public arts projects around the […]
The Coolest Ways to Experience Boston Museums Virtually Right Now
Even as art galleries sit empty and museum doors stay shut, cultural institutions everywhere are still coming up with creative ways to connect with the […]
My Life in the Age of COVID: MFA Director Matthew Teitelbaum
As the COVID-19 pandemic upends every aspect of Boston life, we’re checking in with some local residents to learn how they’re processing our new normal. […]
These Photographers Documented Quarantined Families on Their Front Porches
When everything changed on March 12 in Needham with the town’s first confirmed case of COVID-19, friends Cara Soulia and Kristen Collins were in shock. […]
What Will Happen If the Stolen Gardner Museum’s Works Are Found?
1. Get Them to the Gardner Once the museum gets the anonymous call or tip it’s been waiting for, there may not be time to […]
Go Ahead, Take a Museum Selfie
If you visit the MassArt Art Museum when it opens its doors for the first time February 22, you’ll have a choice to make: Should […]
Celebrate the MFA’s 150th Anniversary with Free Admission
How did you celebrate your last milestone birthday? Maybe you got your first car for your Sweet 16 or spent a blissful evening with family […]
Why There’s a Giant Egyptian Statue on City Hall Plaza
Without warning or explanation, a grand and eye-catching figure that seems plucked from the bowels of an Egyptian pyramid appeared Tuesday morning right in front […]