When you walk into the Andover Bookstore, you’d expect to hear a shopkeeper’s bell affixed to the top of the … More
Tag: Massachusetts
From Rescue to Renewal: The Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, MA
In 1980, a young graduate student made his first, seemingly quixotic trip to collect from people the books he needed … More
The Evergreens Reopens at the Emily Dickinson Museum
Visitors to the Emily Dickinson Museum (covered last year in Side of Culture) now have even more to explore on … More
A Center for Poetry: The Emily Dickinson Museum
Emily Dickinson and the Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst, Massachusetts, are having a cultural moment. Reopened in August 2022 after … More
A Taste of History: Plimoth Patuxet Museums in Plymouth, Massachusetts
November is Thanksgiving month, the quintessential American holiday that began in seventeenth-century Massachusetts when the ship Mayflower, dropped anchor off … More
Historic House and Cultural Center: Edith Wharton’s The Mount
Nestled in gardens in the Berkshires town of Lenox, writer Edith Wharton’s country home, The Mount, serves as both a … More
Jacob’s Pillow Is Home to a Popular and Established Dance Community; Summer Festival 2021 Is On, Led By Distinguished Cast and Curators!
Jacob’s Pillow, has been a mainstay in the world of modern dance, as well as other dance genres, since 1930 … More
Chesterwood: Daniel Chester French’s Berkshires Retreat
Daniel Chester French was at work in his Massachusetts summer home and studio in 1914, when he was commissioned to … More
Glass Flowers and Ethnic Art at Harvard
Harvard University is known for the superb collections in the Harvard Art Museums, a combination of three former museums, where … More
Norman Rockwell Museum: Chronicling American Life
One of America’s most widely recognized artists even nearly a half-century after his death, Norman Rockwell lived and worked in … More
