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"Airfoil/Captain David Ramsay Memorial" Public Conversation

The Un-monument | Re-monument | De-monument: Transforming Boston Programming

July 26, 2025
2025-07-26T12:00:53 - 2025-07-26T14:00:53

Join us for a public conversation at Ramsay Park about Airfoil/Captain David Ramsay Memorial by Reginald Jackson and Valerie Maynard

All are welcome to this free and public event!

*This public conversation is part of the National Center of Afro-American Artists' new project, FINDING OURSELVES IN PUBLIC SPACES: An UnMonument Project, and it is funded by The Mayor's Office of Arts & Culture's Un-monument Initiative, supported by a grant from The Mellon Foundation.

Finding Ourselves  in Public Spaces Walking Tour: Black Women by Sharon Dunn with National Center of Afro-American Artists

Photo courtesy by National Center of Afro-American Artists

July 26, 2025
2025-07-26T12:00:53 - 2025-07-26T14:00:53
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Harriet Tubman Park's Monuments Tour and Public Conversation

The Un-monument | Re-monument | De-monument: Transforming Boston Programming

July 12, 2025
2025-07-12T12:00:53 - 2025-07-12T14:00:53

Harriet Tubman Park (450 Columbus Ave, Boston) is the first park in Boston with a statue honoring a woman. It is one of the few parks in the country with statues by two African-American women artists. These statues/monuments are Step on Board by Fern Cunningham and Emancipation by Meta Warrick. We welcome you to attend this tour of these monuments and stay for an inspirational public conversation between activist and organizer,Frieda Garcia, Angela Tate of The Museum of African American History and Barry Gaither of The National Center of Afro-American Artists on the legend known as "Moses" and how these works honor her.

All are welcome to this free and public event!

*This public conversation is part of the National Center of Afro-American Artists' new project, FINDING OURSELVES IN PUBLIC SPACES: An UnMonument Project, and it is funded by The Mayor's Office of Arts & Culture's Un-monument Initiative, supported by a grant from The Mellon Foundation.

Finding Ourselves  in Public Spaces Walking Tour: Black Women by Sharon Dunn with National Center of Afro-American Artists

Photo courtesy by National Center of Afro-American Artists

July 12, 2025
2025-07-12T12:00:53 - 2025-07-12T14:00:53
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'Black Women' Public Conversation

The Un-monument | Re-monument | De-monument: Transforming Boston Programming

June 28, 2025
2025-06-28T12:00:53 - 2025-06-28T14:00:53

Sharon Haggins-Dunn’s monumental mural Black Women is one of the original murals from Boston's black murals movement of the 1960’s and 70’s. Come gain new insights into this major work at 4 Yarmouth St, Boston followed by a reviting conversation between Sharon, her daughter Brigette and contempary multidisciplanary artist Rixy across the street at The South End Technology Center (359 Columbus Ave, Boston) Roxbury Community College near the Media Arts Building (1234 Columbus Ave).

A reception will follow where you as a community member can be interviewed and asked to share your story about the past, present and future of Roxbury.

All are welcome to this free and public event!

*This public conversation is part of the National Center of Afro-American Artists' new project, FINDING OURSELVES IN PUBLIC SPACES: An Un-monument Project, and it is funded by The Mayor's Office of Arts & Culture's Un-monument Initiative, supported by a grant from The Mellon Foundation.

Finding Ourselves  in Public Spaces Walking Tour: Black Women by Sharon Dunn with National Center of Afro-American Artists

Photo courtesy by National Center of Afro-American Artists

June 28, 2025
2025-06-28T12:00:53 - 2025-06-28T14:00:53
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Slay The Entire Month and Beyond

It’s the City of Boston’s Pride Party, presented in partnership with the Museum of Science as part of our Pride Celebration.

June 28, 2025
2025-06-28T20:00:00 - 2025-06-28T23:00:00

The Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ+ Advancement (MOLA) and the Museum of Science invite Boston’s LGBTQ+ community and their loved ones to an evening that celebrates Pride, uplifts the spectrum of beauty, and highlights the world of science with music and live performances. Titled STEM and Beyond, the MOLA added their own twist to the acronym, STEM (Slay the Entire Month).

As part of the Museum’s Pride Celebration, this event offers LGBTQ+ Bostonians a welcoming and affirming space to gather and celebrate. The evening features music and performances throughout the night, classic Museum of Science interactive presentations, and more.

June 28, 2025
2025-06-28T20:00:00 - 2025-06-28T23:00:00
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Boston Press Photographers Association Pictures of the Year Guided Tour

Join us at City Hall Plaza for a special guided tour of the Boston Press Photographers Association (BPPA) Pictures of the Year Exhibit!

June 16, 2025
2025-06-16T12:00:20 - 2025-06-16T13:00:20

Join us at City Hall Plaza for a special guided tour of the Boston Press Photographers Association (BPPA) Pictures of the Year Exhibit—an annual showcase honoring the most compelling photojournalism from New England-based photographers. This will be followed by a Walk-through of the Boston City Hall Galleries.

The BPPA, the nation's oldest press and television photographers’ association, is committed to advancing journalism through the power of photography. Now in its fifth year, this exhibit offers a striking visual record of the moments and stories that have shaped our communities over the past year. It’s a unique public installation that highlights how local photojournalism can illuminate issues, build connections, and transform shared spaces.

BPPA President and Boston Globe photographer Jessica Rinaldi and BPPA Board Member and GBH Photo Director Meredith Nierman, will lead a tour and discussion alongside several of the honored photographers, offering behind-the-scenes insights into their work and the importance of photojournalism.

Learn more about the BPPA Pictures of the Year Competition: BPPA 2024 Pictures of the Year

Directions: Meet at the City Hall Plaza, outside from the Government Center MBTA Station.

Header/thumbnail photo: Meredith Nierman

June 16, 2025
2025-06-16T12:00:20 - 2025-06-16T13:00:20
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You Belong Here Printing Workshop

Join us for a printing workshop led by artist Julia Csekö and design a message of belonging.

June 17, 2025
  • 4:00pm - 7:00pm
  • 1 City Hall Square
    3rd Floor
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Arts and Culture
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Citywide
    Downtown
  • Posted:
2025-06-17T16:00:58 - 2025-06-17T19:00:58

Join us for a printing workshop led by artist Julia Csekö and design a message of belonging. Bring a t-shirt, tote bag or piece of natural fabric that you would like to print on with a message that expresses that you belong here. Take it home or gift it to someone who needs to hear this. No experience needed, all ages welcome!

Time slots:

  • 4 - 5 p.m.
  • 5 - 6 p.m.
  • 6 - 7 p.m.

This program is part of our current exhibition "City of Belonging" in partnership with the Mayor's Office for Immigrant Advancement.

Directions: This event will be hosted at the top of the stairs of the Mezzanine Gallery located on the 3rd floor. Please enter on Congress St (across from Faneuil Hall) pass security and take the elevators to the 3rd floor.

Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement, You Belong Here (English), 2025
Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement, You Belong Here (English), 2025
June 17, 2025
  • 4:00pm - 7:00pm
  • 1 City Hall Square
    3rd Floor
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Arts and Culture
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Citywide
    Downtown
  • Posted:
2025-06-17T16:00:58 - 2025-06-17T19:00:58
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"Ways of Making People Disappear" Artist Talk

Join us for an artist talk with exhibiting artist Michelle Schapiro in the Emerging Gallery on the eighth floor of Boston City Hall.

June 10, 2025
  • 6:00pm - 7:00pm
  • 1 City Hall Square
    8th Floor
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Arts and Culture
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Citywide
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
    Art
  • Posted:
2025-06-10T18:00:11 - 2025-06-10T19:00:11

Join us for an artist talk with exhibiting artist Michelle Schapiro, in the context of her solo exhibition Ways of Making People Disappear, that explores the lack of safety that the LGBTQIA+ community experiences in America. She will be in dialogue with Kayleigh MacDonald, artist and Curatorial Assistant of Astronomical Photographs at Harvard University.

Directions: Please use the entrance located on Congress St, across from Faneuil Hall. Pass security and take the elevators to the 8th floor. The talk will be hosted in Room 801.

Michelle Schapiro, Kayleigh, Making a Grass Angel (Diptych), 24 x 30 in., Archival Digital Print, Edition of 3 (plus 1 Artist Proof), 2023.
Michelle Schapiro, Kayleigh, Making a Grass Angel (Diptych), 2023, 24 x 30 in.
June 10, 2025
  • 6:00pm - 7:00pm
  • 1 City Hall Square
    8th Floor
    Boston, MA 02201-2006
  • Contact:
    Arts and Culture
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Citywide
    Downtown
  • Event Type:
    Art
  • Posted:
2025-06-10T18:00:11 - 2025-06-10T19:00:11
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Echoes of Freedom

June 18, 2025
  • 6:30pm - 8:30pm
  • The Strand Theatre
    543 Columbia Road
    Boston, MA 02125
  • Contact:
    Susan McCollin
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Dorchester
  • Posted:
2025-06-18T18:30:16 - 2025-06-18T20:30:16

Join us for Echoes of Freedom, an evening of music, history, and celebration featuring the Howard University Gospel Choir, in honor of Juneteenth.

Founded at the legendary Howard University, one of the nation’s premier Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), the Howard Gospel Choir has inspired audiences around the world with their soul-stirring harmonies and commitment to preserving the rich traditions of gospel music.

This special performance will uplift, reflect, and celebrate Black resilience and liberation, filling the historic Strand Theatre with songs of hope, struggle, and triumph.

Come early, bring your loved ones, and experience a night where music meets movement—where history echoes into the present.

This event is free and open to all.

Register

June 18, 2025
  • 6:30pm - 8:30pm
  • The Strand Theatre
    543 Columbia Road
    Boston, MA 02125
  • Contact:
    Susan McCollin
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Dorchester
  • Posted:
2025-06-18T18:30:16 - 2025-06-18T20:30:16
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When Spirit Speaks: Ancestral Tongues

June 19, 2025
  • 12:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
    465 Huntington Ave.
    Boston, MA 02115
  • Contact:
    Arts and Culture
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Fenway/Kenmore
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2025-06-19T12:00:48 - 2025-06-19T17:00:48
When Spirit Speaks: Ancestral Tongues

Noon, 1, 2, 3, and 4 p.m. | Gallery 168

Join spoken word artist Amanda Shea for a special performance that reflects on the enduring legacy of Juneteenth and celebrates freedom, resilience, and the ongoing struggle for racial justice. This powerful program honors the bold voices of liberation that continue to shape transformative change worldwide.

Presented with support from the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture, City of Boston.

ASL interpreter available at 3 p.m.


Admission to the MFA—including access to “Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits”—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, and see “Van Gogh” as well as  “Witnessing Humanity: The Art of John Wilson,” which explores the 60-year career of the Roxbury native through work in a range of media.

June 19, 2025
  • 12:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
    465 Huntington Ave.
    Boston, MA 02115
  • Contact:
    Arts and Culture
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Fenway/Kenmore
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2025-06-19T12:00:48 - 2025-06-19T17:00:48
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Acts of Resistance Book Launch and Reading

Join us for a book launch and reading honoring the late Danielle Legros Georges, an award-winning poet, author, translator, editor, scholar, and educator who served as the second Boston Poet Laureate (2015-2019).

June 10, 2025
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Boston Public Library
    700 Boylston St.
    Boston, MA 02116
  • Contact:
    Arts and Culture
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Back Bay
    Citywide
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2025-06-10T18:00:30 - 2025-06-10T20:00:30

Join us for a book launch and reading of "Acts of Resistance to New England Slavery by Africans Themselves in New England," a collection of poetry by Danielle Legros Georges, with Jennifer Barber, Toni Bee, Martha Collins, Erica Funkhouser, Gerard Georges, Tatiana Johnson-Boria, Tom Laughlin, Emmanuel Oppong-Yeboah, Patrick Sylvain, Eddie Toussaint Tontongi and more.

Acts of Resistance Event Flyer

 

June 10, 2025
  • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Boston Public Library
    700 Boylston St.
    Boston, MA 02116
  • Contact:
    Arts and Culture
  • Price:
    FREE
  • Neighborhood:
    Back Bay
    Citywide
  • Event Type:
  • Posted:
2025-06-10T18:00:30 - 2025-06-10T20:00:30
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