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.

Children and their grown-ups are invited to this special kid-centered cookbook club!

Flamenco Dance class teaches the various rhythms of different Palos (genre) of flamenco. Learn coordination of footwork, body, arms, and fingers movements. Welcome and enjoy the flamenco experience.

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.

Come to the Library for games and a different activity each week! Kids of all ages can hang out and do crafts or STEAM activities. No registration required. 

This week's selection: Montaigne, selected essays

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

Our monthly "Graphics Are Great!" book group is for kids aged 8-12.

Bring your project and enjoy the company of other fiber crafters

Welcome springtime's longer daylight hours by decorating a paper stained glass suncatcher.

Learn how to upcycle clothing over four sessions!

Just for you and the baby!

It's a Library dance party!

Come to the Library for games and a different activity each week! Kids of all ages can hang out and do crafts or STEAM activities. No registration required.

Join the Watercolor Painting Workshop

Join us for a book discussion and hangout each month as we read books that celebrate the LGBTQIA+ experience.

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

Join us for a dance party to get your wiggles out!

Join us for a half-hour of stories and songs in the Children's Room. Recommended for children 0-5 and their caregivers.

Join us for stories, songs and rhymes. For children of all ages and their caregivers. Registration is not required.

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

Join us in the Children's Room for a fun craft and related stories. For more information, call 617-349-4010. This program is recommended for ages 5-10.