Conversations on the Commons: Navigating Born-Digital Materials

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Feb 19, 2024 | Conversations on the Commons Archive, News, Publick Occurences

Friday, February 23, 2024, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. A Conversation on the Commons featuring Elizabeth O’Connell (Massachusetts Archives), Amita Kiley (Lawrence History Center), and Penni Martorell (Wistariahurst) Social media posts, correspondence, oral histories, videos of...

Celebrating 50 years of Mass Humanities

by Mass Humaities | Feb 16, 2024 | The Kiosk, The Profession, Video

A video message from Brian Boyles Mass Humanities was founded in 1974. Since then, we have championed storytellers throughout the Commonwealth through our grant making and program offerings. In this video, Executive Director Brian Boyles shares an overview of the many...

Creative Sector Advocacy Day 2024

by Mass Humaities | Jan 29, 2024 | The Kiosk, The Profession, Video

Watch our recap video from the celebration at the State House. [embedded content] Creative Sector Advocacy Day was part of a weeklong series of events designed to foster support for arts, culture, and creativity in Massachusetts. Mass Humanities was a co-host of...

Conversations on the Commons: Planning for Change

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Jan 18, 2024 | Conversations on the Commons Archive, News, Publick Occurences

Friday, January 19, 2024, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. A Conversation on the Commons featuring Kayla Coleman (NEMA) and Susan Robertson (Gore Place) Despite the fact that we are all planning to live forever, sooner or later our organizations must grapple with the issue of...

History Studio: Has Anyone Seen $500 Million in Missing Art?

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Nov 19, 2023 | Conversations on the Commons Archive, History Studio, News, Publick Occurences

Friday, December 1, 2023, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. A History Studio featuring Bob Ainsworth, historical fiction author St. Patrick’s Day, 1990. Two men dressed as Boston cops entered the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, stayed for about 90 minutes, and left with 13 pieces of...

Conversations on the Commons: Oh Snap! Photography in Collections

by Massachusetts History Alliance | Nov 19, 2023 | Conversations on the Commons Archive, News, Publick Occurences

Friday, December 8, 2023, 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. A Conversation on the Commons featuring Ron Polito (UMass Boston) and Martha Mahard (Simmons University) They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but what if it has no date, place, or known face? Panelists Martha Mahard...