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SUMMARY:Juneteenth Open House at MFA Boston
DESCRIPTION:Admission to the MFA is free for all Massachusetts residents on June 19 in honor of Juneteenth\, the oldest nationally observed commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Join us for performances\, participate in art-making activities\, catch a talk\, see art\, and more. Activities are for visitors of all ages and abilities unless otherwise noted. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDrop-In Art Making and Activities\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClay Poem Jars\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10 am–4 pm (last entry 3:45 pm)Huntington Lawn (rain location: Druker Family Pavilion) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSculpt your own clay vessel and inscribe it with a poem to commemorate Juneteenth. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJuneteenth Buttons\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10 am–4 pm (last entry at 3:45pm)Druker Family Pavilion (rain location: Shapiro Family Courtyard) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUse colorful collage materials and mixed media to create a wearable Juneteenth button! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBlackness Is Monumental!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11 am–4 pmRiley Seminar Room \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin Boston-based racial justice project Wee the People for an art-filled intergenerational workshop. Using recycled materials and found objects\, create your own mini monument to Black art\, culture\, history\, and experience. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFuture Masters Chess Academy\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11 am–4 pmCalderwood Courtyard \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFuture Masters Chess Academy uses chess to improve focus\, thinking ability\, and decision-making—both on and off the chessboard. Stop by and play chess. Try out a life-sized chess set and learn from masters of the game—including a state champion. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPerformances\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJean Appolon Expressions: Ansanm Ansanm\, Together Together\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:30 am–NoonShapiro Family Courtyard \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nExperience “Ansanm Ansanm\, Together Together\,” a vibrant medley of music and dance from Jean Appolon Expressions celebrating reflection\, resilience\, and Haitian culture. This performance uplifts the transformative power of Haitian folk dance while addressing global power and liberation. Dancers\, musicians\, and audiences share in a joyful expression of unity. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPerformance begins with a procession in the Lower Rotunda that ends in Shapiro Family Courtyard. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBoston City Singers: Freedom\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12:30–1 pmShapiro Family Courtyard \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBoston City Singers presents “Freedom\,” a program of spirituals and folk songs in honor of Juneteenth. Now in its 30th season\, Boston City Singers gives young people high-quality musical programming and creative development opportunities within their communities. The Tour Choir is conducted by Jane Money and Kimani Lumsden. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtSpark Presents A.M Music\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1 pm–1:45 pmGallery 168 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHonor Black liberation and radical expression with performer A.M Music’s immersive experience and blending of musical genres. A.M Music raises awareness about mental health and illness within the Black community by creating music that expands conversations about representation and emotional honesty. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtSpark Presents Kay Wolf\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2 pmShapiro Family Courtyard \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nElevate your soul with a performance from singer-songwriter Kay Wolf that masterfully combines jazz and soul\, creating a soundscape as luxurious as a day of self-care. Wolf brings a modern twist to classic sounds\, making her work accessible and relevant to audiences today. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtSpark Presents Beat the Odds\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2:30 pmGallery 168 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSee students from Beat the Odds perform and show off their hidden talents. Beat the Odds serves underresourced youth in Boston’s low-income communities by providing them with opportunities to explore creativity in a safe space. Young people have access to creative tools that inspire self-awareness and encourage healing from trauma. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArtSpark is a community-powered event series based in Boston. Through live music and accessible community classes for all ages and experience levels\, ArtSpark advances racial equity in the creative arts. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHyde Square Task Force Ambassadors: Batey Comunitario\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3 pmShapiro Family Courtyard \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnjoy a batey comunitario performance from Hyde Square Task Force Ambassadors\, a dynamic ensemble of youth and teaching artists rooted in Afro-Latin traditions. Feel the energy of bomba\, a genre and rich Afro–Puerto Rican tradition that creates dialogue between dancers\, drummers\, and song. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nStorytelling\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBlackness Is Monumental! Story Time\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11 am and 3 pmRiley Seminar Room \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGather with Boston-based racial justice project Wee the People for a reading of author Nikkolas Smith’s award-winning 2023 picture book The Artivist\, which explores how kids can combine art and activism in their daily lives. Recommended for families with children under ten. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nASL interpreter available at 3 pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTours and Talks\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nASL Tour with Haptic Artist Takiyah Harris\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10:30–11:30 amMeet in Sharf Visitor Center \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin Deaf Haptic artist Takiyah Harris for a guided tour of artworks across the collection by Black artists. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis tour is in American Sign Language with no English interpretation. Please e-mail access@mfa.org with questions. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGuided Tours\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11 am\, Noon\, 1 pm\, and 2 pmMeet in Sharf Visitor Center \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWondering where to start your visit? Experience the Museum on a 60-minute guided tour. Led by knowledgeable guides\, look closely at artwork across the MFA’s collections. Learn more about old favorites and discover something new! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nASL interpreter available at noon \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpotlight Talk: The Juneteenth Promise and Black Artistic Genius\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11:30 am–NoonGallery 132 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nConsider the gap between the promise of freedom and its arrival through the work of Black artists like Henry Ossawa Tanner\, Edmonia Lewis\, and contemporary voices. Reflect on the persistence of Black genius and the vigilant stewardship required to authentically reflect the American experience. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith Roberto Mighty\, filmmaker\, producer\, and multimedia artist. His recent work includes the forthcoming documentary Edmonia Lewis: Forever Free and the We Were Here Too multimedia project. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nASL interpreter available \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpotlight Talk: The Boston Massacre\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12:30–1 pmGallery 132 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLook closely at Paul Revere’s 1770 engraving The Boston Massacre and learn about its significance to abolitionist movements of the 19th century and beyond. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith Christina Michelon\, Pamela and Peter Voss Curator of Prints and Drawings. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nASL interpreter available \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpotlight Talk: Haiti–US Contributions and Connections\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1:30–2 pmGallery 134 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn about the intertwined histories of Haiti\, the American Revolution\, and US abolitionism\, with particular focus on activity in Boston. Find out what lessons figures like Frederick Douglass and Massachusetts senator Charles Sumner took from the achievements of the Haitian Revolution to advance the abolitionist movement in New England. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith Charlot Lucien\, artist\, history instructor\, storyteller\, founder of the Haitian Artists Assembly of Massachusetts\, and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute scholar at UMass Boston. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nASL interpreter available \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpotlight Talk: Watson and the Shark and America 250\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2:30–3 pmGallery 132 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiscover how John Singleton Copley’s 1778 painting Watson and the Shark—a vision of Cuba painted in London by colonial Boston’s most famous artist—creates global connections in the MFA’s reimagined galleries of 18th-century Art of the Americas. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWith Layla Bermeo\, Kristin and Roger Servison Curator of American Paintings\, Art of Americas. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSign Up for Tickets
URL:https://turnpurple2blue.org/event/juneteenth-open-house-at-mfa-boston/
LOCATION:MFA Boston\, 465 Huntington Avenue\, Boston\, Massachusetts\, 02115\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Gatherings
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