The meeting included 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.
The day began at the William Morris Hunt Memorial Library.
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
1:45pm
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.