The Gardner Museum hosts a fast-moving visual history of Mount Wachusett Community College, as seen through the eyes of a 49-year employee, September 28 6:30-8p. Dr. Vin Ialenti served as a falculty member, dean, and administrator over the course of his career at Mount Wachusett Community College, which spanned from 1970 to 2018. Join him […]
Local author Mark Bodanza presents a talk on the Role of Woman in the Abolition Movement at the Gardner Museum on September 21 6:30-8p. The event will start with a museum-hosted reception, and Bodanza's lecture will begin at 7:00. Registration is required. To register, email info@gardnermuseuminc.com. Mark Bodanza is a published writer, lecturer, historian, and […]
Singer and storyteller Davis Bates presents an evening of folk songs and oral history narratives at the Gardner Museum 6:30-8p Sept 14. Davis Bates educates, entertains, and creates feelings of community with shanties and farming songs, ocean ballads, traditional tales, oral history narratives and stories! Reservations required. Registration can be done through info@gardnermuseuminc.com. Davis Bates' […]
Jan Drake presents A Worcester County Civil War Story in Letters, based on her own family history, at the Gardner Museum 6:30-8pm Sept 7. Retired librarian and hobby genealogist Jan Drake shares the letters of her great grandfather's cousin, George H. Hardwood of North Brookfield, who enlisted in MA 36th Regiment of Volunteers, which served […]
The Gardner Museum hosts a reception to open an exhibit looking at the Gardner's prominent Bjurling family starting Sept 6 5-7p. The Bjurling family has a rich history of military careers and community involvement, which you can learn about in depth from the photos, documents, and other artifacts which this exhibit will feature. The exhibit […]
Winchendon-born US Army Veteran Paul D. Houle talks about the worst plane crash in New England history 6:30p-8:00p at the Gardner Museum. Paul D. Houle is a former traffic accident investigator with the US Army and spent 25 years in the transportation industry, and will be discussing the crash of Delta flight 723 at Boston's […]
The presentation “Going for the Gold: Art and Trade in Medieval West Africa” will give an overview of some of the major traditions of West African sculpture from the 10th century CE to the 16th century, with beautiful examples of art from Nigeria (Igbo-Ukwu, Ife, and Benin Kingdom) and Mali (Djenne). Dr. Jean M. Borgatti, Fulbright Scholar (2002-2003, […]
Forward, Upward, Onward is presented by the Gardner Museum on June 1 Westminster nature-lover Matt Landry will present 10 life changing lessons from hiking the 48 4,000-foot mountains of New Hampshire. He will share his surprising discoveries and the stepping stones to re-evaluate and assess his life: the gained self-respect, confidence, discipline, and healthy habits […]
Railroad buff, artist, and co-owner of Frames/Ink in Petersham Ken Levine will talk about the Swift River Valley, the 4 towns lost during the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir (North Dana, Enfield, Greenwich and Prescott), the development of railroads in New England, and the Rabbit Run Railroad on May 25. This “stoppingest railroad” (with 19 […]
Learn about The Language of Icons: Art as Revelation on May 18 Dennis Sardella, docent at the Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton, will give an illustrated lecture about Byzantine and Russian icons, their history, symbolic language, and role in the liturgical and spiritual life of the Eastern Church. Signed copies of his book Visible Image of the […]
Join Athol Bird & Nature Club president and Millers River Environmental Center director Dave Small to learn more about being in nature! Visit with Dave Small as he explores the transformation of his yard from a boring suburban lot dominated by lawn to a rich habitat for our native wildlife. Removing invasive species, planting native plants, and […]
History At Play, LLC offers living history performances which breathe life into the stories of influential and often forgotten women. Artistic director and performer Judith Kalaora will be back at the museum with a program about a strong female character in the wake of an American Revolution: Rachel Revere, Paul Revere’s young 2nd wife. This […]