by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Jan 6, 2022 | History News, The Profession
01.06.2022 Erik Holmgren, Program Manager COVID-19 | Creative Youth Development | YouthReach Youth artists with Express Yourself stand by their creations. “Art has the potential to change the world. Art has the power to transform, to illuminate, to educate, to...
by Ben Franklin's World | Jan 4, 2022 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/319_Ferrar_1.mp3 One of the Caribbean islands that Christopher Columbus stopped at during his 1492-voyage was an alligator-shaped island that sits at the mouth of the Gulf of Mexico in between the Yucatán and Florida...
by Historic New England | Dec 21, 2021 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Blogs, The Kiosk
Adventures in Woodworking Part Two: Decorative Carving and Sliding Dovetails | Historic New England Dec 21, 2021Mellon Conservation Fellow Karen Bishop shares her process for creating a replica of a seventeenth-century carved drawer and box. The project is a great...
by Ben Franklin's World | Dec 21, 2021 | Beyond the Commonwealth, Podcasts, The Kiosk
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/benfranklinsworld/318_Ste_Genevieve_NPS_v3.mp3 About 620 miles north of New Orleans and 62 miles south of St. Louis, sits the town of Ste. Geneviéve, Missouri. Established in 1750 by the French, Ste. Geneviéve reveals much about what...
by Westborough Center | Dec 17, 2021 | Museums, The Kiosk
First Christmas Eve – A Vision of the Future, from Puck magazine, 1896 (Library of Congress) The Importance of Ritual We are deep into the holiday season, and as we continue to plan our parties and family gatherings, purchase gifts to exchange with loved ones, and...
by Massachusetts Cultural Council | Dec 16, 2021 | History News, The Profession
12.16.2021 Cheyenne Cohn-Postell, Program Officer Diversity Equity and Inclusion Mass Cultural Council’s recently launched Racial Equity Plan aims to expand the Agency’s mandated support to under-invested communities. But as programs and resources grow, they need to...
