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On your way or off the beaten path in New England, there’s a museum with something worth seeing
The formidable inspirations behind Eric Carle’s hungry caterpillar, a Mexican artist’s found treasures, and the ancient discipline of indigo dye are all to be found this fall.
Excavating an epic excavation
The ancient city of Antioch is the subject of a new show at the Davis Museum
Mark Dion: ‘Being surrounded by things is to be inspired by things’
The conceptual artist talks about his new show at the Concord Museum, how the New Bedford Whaling Museum helped form him, and why he prefers not to use eBay.
At the Danforth, looking out, looking in, and looking in between
Three shows exhibit photographs by Neal Rantoul, Suzanne Gainer, and Elizabeth Clark Libert.
From Fenway Park to Market Basket, Boston inspires this Somerville watercolor artist
Somerville artist Katie Christensen went viral for her hand-drawn Market Basket fliers. Now she's bringing more Boston-themed art to SoWa this month.
‘America in the Making’ at the Addison Gallery of American Art is a big attempt to comprehend our national narrative
The museum draws from its own remarkable collection to offer a semiquincentennial exhibition that takes a sober and thoughtful view of the ever more contentious reality of America.
Beyond the Noguchi Table: Exploring a design polymath’s legacy
The influential and widely known designer Isamu Noguchi famously said, “I am not a designer.” What he really meant is that he wasn’t just a designer. Now, the remarkable span of his work is on view at the Peabody Essex Museum.
MFA names new chair for Art of the Americas
The museum named Layla Bermeo as the new John Moors Cabot Chair.