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Episode 404: Diane M. Spivey, How Black Chefs Shaped Early America
Episode 403: Lindsay M. Chervinsky, From Crisis to Peace: Re-Evaluating the Presidency of John Adams
Episode 402: Bob Frishman, Clocks, Watches, and Life in Early America
Episode 401: James Fichter, Tea, Boycotts, and Revolution
Episode 400: Ben Franklin’s world
Beyond the Commonwealth
Through the Lens of Experience: Witnessing Gender and Sexual Harassment in Real Time
Defending Whole History at NPS and Historic Sites
Six Strategies for the Looming Crisis
Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment in Museums: What Boards Should Know
Episode 404: Diane M. Spivey, How Black Chefs Shaped Early America
Through the Lens of Experience: Witnessing Gender and Sexual Harassment in Real Time
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Defending Whole History at NPS and Historic Sites
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Open Call for Reviewers
02.19.2025 Jen Lawless, Senior Director of Program Operations Diversity Equity and Inclusion Detail of an artist’s workstation from a studio visit in Lynn. As part of Mass Cultural Council’s equity work, we have an open call for reviewers to ensure we have a variety...
Multi-Year, Unrestricted Operating Grants Now Available
02.18.2025 Sara Glidden, Program Manager Operating Grants for Organizations City Ballet of Boston performing Anthony Williams’ Urban Nutcracker. Photo: Corwin Wickersham. Mass Cultural Council believes that creativity is a vital part of a thriving society, and that...
Frederick Douglass and the Heart-Shaped Cake
By Desiree Taylor2023 Reading Frederick Douglass Together Research Fellow This program is made possible by a grant from Mass Humanities, which provided fundingthrough “A More Perfect Union,” a special initiative of theNational Endowment for the Humanities. Read the...
$870,000 Awarded to 58 State-Designated Cultural Districts
02.14.2025 Christian Kelly, Public Relations & Events Manager Cultural Districts | Press Release Speakers on stage at a grants celebration in Lowell hosted by Merrimack Repertory Theatre. Photo: Bethann Steiner. Yesterday, at Merrimack Repertory Theatre in Lowell,...
Six Strategies for the Looming Crisis
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Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment in Museums: What Boards Should Know
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The Work Continues: Reaffirming Our Values
02.12.2025 Michael J. Bobbitt, Executive Director Paul Stopforth’s Loop (charcoal, milk paint on paper 78″ x 180″) I know how hard this moment feels. I’ve been in your shoes—leading arts organizations through crisis after crisis. I’ve had to navigate the fallout of...
Press Release: Announcing the Reed & Barton Virtual Archive
MEDIA CONTACT: Katie MacDonald OCHM – Executive Director 66 Church Green – Taunton MA 02780 (508) 822-1622 • info@oldcolonyhistorymuseum.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Old Colony History Museum Launches Reed & Barton Virtual Archive, Bringing Taunton’s Silver Legacy...
Episode 404: Diane M. Spivey, How Black Chefs Shaped Early America
https://traffic.libsyn.com/benfranklinsworld/404_Spivey.mp3 Did you know that many of the food traditions that define cuisine in the United States today have roots in African American culinary history? Diane M. Spivey, a culinary historian and author of three culinary...
Archival Processing for Anniversaries: A Semiquincentennial Collection
Author: Aurora Daniel, Archival Field Fellow In many ways, this is an exciting time to be beginning a professional journey as an archivist in the United States of America. In addition to numerous technological innovations that make our work easier and expand the reach...
Together in the Face of Uncertainty
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Ensuring Accessibility to the Cultural Facilities Fund
02.07.2025 Bethann Steiner, Senior Director of Public Affairs Mass Cultural Facilities Fund Technical change to the statute seeks to ensure the CFF can invest in the state of good repair of all eligible municipal, nonprofit and tribal cultural facilities Shipwreck and...
Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment and the All-Volunteer History Organization
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