Arts and Culture

Curator Horace D. Ballard closely examines a work of art that speaks to the shifting contexts of American art.

Learn about and remake the first synthetic blue pigment in history with art conservators Lisa Barro and Carolyn Riccardelli.

Join your host Mayor Siddiqui for Cambridge-centered trivia with a feminist touch! Free snacks and non-alcoholic drinks! Adults 21+ are welcome to attend.

Delve deeper into ancient sculpture, from a time when Celtic and Classical cultures clashed, with art historian Kimberly Cassibry.

Recitals are performed on Harvard’s famous 1958 D. A. Flentrop organ, at Adolphus Busch Hall.

This week's selection: Montaigne, selected essays

People of all ages who enjoy children's books can read and discuss together.

We’re keeping our doors open late for an evening of art, fun, food, and more!

Join staff as they discuss and activate this experimental device from 1930 by László Moholy-Nagy, a Bauhaus pioneer.

Bring your project and enjoy the company of other fiber crafters

Ricardo Fernandes Garcia will explore how representations of innocence have enabled painters to address conflict and war.

Join the Collins Branch Library in collaboration with the Cambridge Climate Leaders Initiative for a monthly discussion of a climate-related topic.

Join us at the Valente Branch for a simple craft. This month we will be making beaded earrings.

Supplies are limited. Registration is required.

Bring your project and come join other fiber crafters in your community!

Join us for a special performance exploring the rich musical dialogue between Turkish folk and classical traditions.

In this workshop, you’ll learn about scent as a sensory medium in Japanese Buddhist funerary and memorial rituals and craft your own incense.

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

The climate is changing, and we're all here on the planet together.

Join Leigh Raiford and Teju Cole to examine photography’s role in social justice movements and national memory

March Title: The God of the Woods by Liz Moore.

Bring your project and enjoy the company of other fiber crafters

Join local artist Brooke Lambert for an introduction to the printmaking process of linocut.

Free event at the Cambridge Public Library.

Join us at the Central Square Branch Library, or Virtually, for a midday-lunch break book group discussion.

Try out 2D animation with Gif-O-grafs!

Adults 18+ are invited to tell a story using 2D animation.

Registration Required.

People of all ages who enjoy children's books can read and discuss together.

This week's selection: Voltaire, Candide