Posts Tagged ‘museum’
Agency awards $5 million to Museum of Science for life sciences exhibit
The Massachusetts Life Sciences Center announced today a $5 million grant that will allow the Museum of Science to build a new, expansive exhibit dedicated to the life sciences. Construction of the exhibit, which will be called the Hall of Human Life, will begin this summer; the grand opening will [...]
Barney Frank to wed long-time partner
US Representative Barney Frank, one of the first openly gay politicians in national office, confirmed this morning through a spokesman that he is planning to wed his long-time partner, Jim Ready. Frank’s spokesman, Harry Gural, said he could not yet provide further details on the wedding, [...]
Last of secretly taped discussions by JFK are released; tapes include president’s voice just two days before assassination
President John F. Kennedy’s voice can be heard on a secretly-recorded White House tape on the day before he left Washington for the November 1963 trip to Dallas during which he was assassinated. On the tape released today by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, the young president [...]
Emanuel formally announces run for Chicago mayor
Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel officially announced his candidacy for mayor of Chicago Saturday, promising to fight any tax increase for city residents. Original post: Emanuel formally announces run for Chicago mayor
Museum of Fine Arts’ new Art of the Americas Wing — a floor-by-floor interactive guide
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MFA seeks visitors’ touch
Art historian Barry Gaither, wearing a sharp pin-striped suit, stood on the lawn behind the late artist Allan Rohan Crite's South End brownstone recently and talked about Crite, one of the first African-American artists to have work acquired by the Museum of Fine Arts. Two high-definition video [...]
Voices of abolition restored
Bostonians with a sense of history are likely to be familiar with abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison. Less commonly remembered, though no less significant to the movement, are Weymouth's Weston sisters, who formed the Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society to rally for what members called "the [...]
Bay State Honors 50th Anniversary of Kennedy Election
Image by ebscully from photos tagged "Bostonist" on Flickr . Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino declared Monday as "John Fitzgerald Kennedy Victory Day" to honor the 50th anniversary of Kennedy's election as president. The Kennedy Library and Museum will mark Kennedy's important presidential moments for [...]
Honoring Maud Morgan
CAMBRIDGE — After 10 years of planning, legal battles, and construction, Maud Morgan Arts holds its grand opening this evening, from 5 to 7 p.m. Go here to see the original: Honoring Maud Morgan
Dining: Towne lacks restraint
Towne Stove and Spirits is 13,000 square feet of overstimulation. There are two levels, three bars, three dining rooms, almost 400 seats, and more than 50 dishes that flit from continent to continent like a hippie trekker following his bliss Continued here: Dining: Towne lacks restraint
