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These websites offer information for art educators and parents on the educational benefits of visiting museums and encouraging artistic exploration.
Art Connections
Explore the MFA with your children! Search for objects and images, from dogs and trees to dragons to arms and armor, to learn interesting facts and get ideas for art-making activities. Each activity sheet focuses on a specific theme, linking intriguing objects from many cultures.
Opening Schedule of Events
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, unveils in November its spectacular new wing for the Art of the Americas and the soaring glass-enclosed Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro Family Courtyard, designed by Foster + Partners (London). Visitors attending the Museum's opening celebrations will be among the first to see the new spaces and enjoy festivities ranging from a black-tie gala and stylish dance party, to special events for members and free Community Days.
Launch includes debut of audio tours using Knisper software to improve clarity for all users, especially those with hearing loss BOSTON (October 5…
Selected List of Exhibitions Organized by Sylvester Koehler
1881, April 11–May 9, “Exhibition of American Etchings,” MFA Boston. 1882, “Louis Prang and Co. Lithographic Prints and Tools,” United States National…
Selected Bibliography of Sylvester Koehler
Bezold, Wilhelm von. The Theory of Color in Its Relation to Art and Art-Industry . Translated by Sylvester Rosa Koehler. Boston: Louis Prang & Co…
Whether it comes from the T lurching over an antiquated track or a toy in the hands of my hyperactive niece, rattling is a constant sound in my life…
Issue: Art for This Moment
The quilt atop my childhood bed has given warmth to me and three generations of women in my family. Its lace overlay has torn, its doily appliqué has…
Issue: Art for This Moment
Jell-O’s presence in contemporary art is an extension of its visual and cultural history. Since its invention in 1897 the cheap yet luxurious pantry…
Dearest Sofonisba, I don’t know you. We’ll never meet. I live almost 500 years after you, in a world you wouldn’t recognize. I’m in my 20s; you lived…
Issue: Art for This Moment