Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts plans to furlough “approximately 340 staff,” according to a spokesperson, as it deals with the huge financial ramifications of having to be closed since the…Continue Reading →
This is intended at a memorial tribute to people in our local cultural community whom we have lost to the coronavirus. Unfortunately, I expect the pandemic will require more names…Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 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 →
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 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 →
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 →
As coronavirus is shutting down businesses across the region, GTI Properties—the owner and redeveloper of 19th century mill buildings buildings that house Boston’s primary gallery district in the South End—will…Continue Reading →