ARLISNA/NE meeting in Boston: Friday, December 3rd
Our next membership meeting includes a visit to the new Art of the Americas Wing at the Museum of Fine Arts. The new wing, which includes 53 brand-new galleries, takes a global perspective on Art of the Americas, showcasing art produced in North, Central, and South America.
We will begin the day at the William Morris Hunt Memorial Library and break off for lunch and art in the afternoon.
Agenda:
11:00 am
Chapter business meeting
Meet and greet at the William Morris Hunt Memorial Library, the main library for the Museum of Fine Arts.
Round table: "What's new at your library?"
12:00pm
Tour of the MFA Library with Deborah Barlow Smedstad, Head Librarian.
12:45pm
Lunch in the area
(There are a variety of restaurants nearby.)
Afternoon group tour option:
Art of the Americas Wing at the Museum of Fine Arts.
Afternoon on your own in the Fenway:
Museum of Fine Arts
School of the Museum of Fine Arts exhibitions, 230 The Fenway.
William Kentridge: Ambivalent Affinities exhibition at the Mass College of Art and Design Bakalar Gallery, 621 Huntington Ave.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 280 The Fenway.
Optional evening event:
Meet up later for drinks with colleagues and a visit to the SOWA first Fridays open studios at 450 Harrison Ave.
RSVP:
Please RSVP for the meeting to: Deb Verhoff ([log in to unmask]) by Monday, November 29th.
Note:
A web announcement with linked information is at: http://arlisne.org/archives/344
Meeting Location:
The William Morris Hunt Memorial Library is located on the second floor of Horticultural Hall, which is located across Massachusetts Avenue from Symphony Hall.
Horticultural Hall
2nd Floor
300 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Transportation:
No on-site parking garage is available for library users. It is advised that you park at a subway location and take public transportation. MBTA Subway Green Line E Symphony Station or Orange Line Massachusetts Avenue Station. The closest bus routes are #1 Mass. Ave line or #39 Huntington Ave.
The MFA has limited parking available in their garages; these are nearby on the subway line.
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Debbie Verhoff
Head Librarian
Art Institute of Boston
at Lesley University
700 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02215
617.585.6671
http://research.lesley.edu/art