MFA Cancels All Events And Programs Through Aug. 31
Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts announced last night that due to the coronavirus, it had decided “to cancel all of the Museum’s events and programs through August 31, 2020.” Read…Continue Reading →
An Interview With ‘Strega Nona’ Artist Tomie dePaola, Who Died Monday At Age 85
Tomie dePaola—the New Hampshire artist and children’s book creator who won the Caldecott Honor for his 1975 book “Strega Nona” about a kindly witch—died today at age 85. The Associated…Continue Reading →
The View From Mount Misery in Lincoln, Massachusetts
The first article in Wonderland’s series about Miserable Places: At 227 acres, Mount Misery is considered to be the largest conservation area in Lincoln, Massachusetts. When we arrived on a…Continue Reading →
Erik Larson’s ‘The Splendid And The Vile’: Churchill And Leadership During A National Calamity
As best-selling historian Erik Larsons’ new World War II book “The Splendid and the Vile” (Crown Publishing) opens, the military forces of Nazi Germany are rolling over France and the…Continue Reading →
Museum Of Fine Arts Doesn’t Expect To Reopen Before July, Mulls Layoffs
Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts does not expect to be able to reopen before July due to the ongoing spread of the coronavirus and is considering layoffs and other “significant…Continue Reading →
Mass MoCA To Lay Off 120 Due To Coronovirus Closure
Mass MoCA in North Adams announced yesterday “that in response to business interruptions caused by COVID-19 and related government mandates, it will lay off 120 of its 165 employees, effective…Continue Reading →
Guerrilla Artist Gives MFA’s Giant Baby Head A Coronavirus Mask
In this moment of coronivirus concern, Peter Agoos thought the giant bronze baby heads by Spanish artist Antonio López García outside Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts could use some assistance.…Continue Reading →
Coronavirus Has Cost MA Artists And Cultural Organizations $58.59 Million. So Far.
Coronavirus cancellations and shutdowns have cost Massachusetts artists and cultural organizations at least $58.59 million so far, the Massachusetts Cultural Council reports. The state arts agency’s report is based on…Continue Reading →
At Andy Goldsworthy’s ‘Watershed,’ Hoping For Bad Weather
I’d been keeping an eye on the weather forecasts, looking for a rainy day to visit Andy Goldsworthy’s installation, “Watershed,” on the grounds of deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum. The Scottish…Continue Reading →
Lost: ‘Male Cat Named Rocky’
“Lost Cat” sign on Broadway, Cambridge, March 11, 2020. Check out Wonderland’s whole depressing Lost series! If this is the kind of coverage of arts, cultures and activisms you appreciate,…Continue Reading →