A dancer under colored light glides like an impressionist brushstroke. In the galleries painted tulips bloom and boats drift on the Seine, and on the stage an agile woman recalls Paris a century ago. Art museums tease the senses here, and art shows encourage celebration, discovery and fresh creativity.
On this free Sunday at the Clark, enjoy complimentary admission to the galleries and activities that encourage visitors to reflect on the small ways we can be heroic in our everyday lives. Explore what it means to be heroic in myth, history, and in our own lives with a guided gallery talk led by a […]
The average museum-goer spends just 10 seconds with any given work of art. Turn that truth on its head with contemplative walks through our expansive galleries, and go in deep with tours focused on single works of art. Free with museum admission.
8pm, Hunter Center, MASS MoCA This work-in-progress showing offers a first look at the new all-star collaboration between actor Jon Hamm, director/choreographer Danielle Agami, and Wilco percussionist Glenn Kotche – a ravishing piece of multidisciplinary performance that explores the beautiful, simple absurdity of desire.
A behind the scenes tour of The Clark with Bill Powers, Director of Facilities, starting in the Manton Research Center Auditorium at 11 am.
Suffering From Realness artists Vincent Valdez and Adriana Corral mark the opening of this new exhibition with a procession of their sculpture Requiem, a larger-than-life cast of an American eagle, accompanied by parading musicians — recalling a New Orleans-style jazz funeral. The artists will discuss their work following the event. Free with museum admission.
A collaboration with high school art teachers, principals, and artists in the northern Berkshires, MASS MoCA’s 9th annual Teen Invitational brings local students’ and instructors’ work to the public for one long weekend — and one fun party. Catch the best of our young local talent, on view in the main galleries from April 26 […]
