art
May 2024
Why Do We Need Art Museums?
We will discuss this idea with Natalie Dykstra, the acclaimed biographer of Isabella Stewart Gardner, one of the first female art collectors in America.
December 2021
Art as a Prescription for Culture
Michael Bobbitt of the Mass. Cultural Council and Catherine Carr Kelly of Central Square Theater tackle the issue of whether or not the arts are a key asset? How much do they contribute to the economy?
March 1998
Portrait of the Artist as an Old Man
In this Cambridge Forum Classic, Paul Tucker, professor emeritus of art at UMass, offers a striking new view of Monet, the quintessential impressionist.