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ADDISON GALLERY OF AMERICAN ART
Phillips Academy, Rte 28 and Chapel Ave, Andover, MA (map)
978.749.4015
http://www.andover.edu/addison

The museum's collection includes more than 13,000 works, including paintings, prints, works on paper, sculpture, decorative arts, and photography by American artists from Colonial times to the present. Open Tues through Sat from 10 am to 5 pm, and on Sun from 1 to 5 pm. Closed in August. Free.

ONGOING "American Sailing Ship Models"
THROUGH JULY 31 "William Wegman: Funney/Strange," "An Impressionist Legacy: Lawrence's White Fund Paintings," "Eye on the Collection: Landscape Impressions," "So Long, Farewell"

ART COMPLEX MUSEUM
189 Alden St, Duxbury, MA (map)
781.934.6634
http://www.artcomplex.org

A place for viewing and learning about art in an intimate and comfortable setting. Check Web site for updated schedule of exhibits and concerts throughout the summer. Open Wed through Sun from 1 to 4 pm. Free.

THROUGH JULY 22 "On Their Own :Rob Millard-Mendez"
THROUGH SEPT 9 "Complex Women"
JULY 29 THROUGH OCT 7 "On Their Own: Susan Jane Belton"

BERKSHIRE MUSEUM
39 South St, Pittsfield, MA (map)
413.443.7171
http://www.berkshiremuseum.org

Wally, a life-size stegosaurus, greets visitors to this 13-gallery museum. Ongoing exhibits include children's art in the Refrigerator Gallery, an aquarium, and exhibits of art, nature, and history. Open Mon through Sat from 10 am to 5 pm, and on Sun from noon to 5 pm. Admission $8, $6.50 for seniors, $5 for children three to 18, free for children under three.

THROUGH JUNE 11 "The Art of the Wine," "The Photographers of Berkshire Living"
JULY 1 THROUGH SEPT 3 "KidStuff: Great Toys from Our Childhood"

Boston College McMullen Museum of Art
140 Comm Ave, Devlin Hall 108, Chestnut Hill, MA (map)
617.552.8100
http://www.bc.edu/artmuseum

The McMullen's permanent collections span the history of art from Europe, Asia, and the Americas, including Gothic and Baroque tapestries, Italian paintings of the 16th and 17th centuries, and American landscape paintings of the 19th and early-20th centuries. Open Mon through Fri from 11 am to 4 pm, and on Sat and Sun from noon to 5 pm. Free.

THROUGH JULY 22 "A New Key: Modern Belgian Art from the Simon Collection"
SEPT 1 THROUGH DEC 9 "Pollock Matters"

Brandeis University Rose Art Museum
415 South St, Waltham, MA (map)
781.736.3434
roseart@brandeis.edu
http://www.brandeis.edu/rose

The Rose houses the permanent collection of Brandeis University, which contains around 8000 works. Open Tues through Sun from noon to 5 pm. Admission $3, free for children under 12 and members of the Brandeis community.

THROUGH JULY 29 "John Armleder: Too Much is Not Enough"

Cahoon Museum of American Art
4676 Falmouth Rd, Cotuit, MA (map)
508.428.7581
cmaa@cahoonmuseum.org
http://www.cahoonmuseum.org

Permanent collection includes 19th- and early-20th-century American marine paintings, landscapes, still lifes, and portraits, plus the paintings of Ralph and Martha Cahoon. Open Tues through Sat from 10 am to 4 pm, and on Sun from 1 to 4 pm. Admission $4, free for children under 12.

THROUGH JUNE 17 "The ABC's of Abstract"
JUNE 19 THROUGH AUG 5 "Quite a Big Diehl"
AUG 7 THROUGH SEPT 30 "Tree-mendous"

Cape Ann Historical Museum
27 Pleasant St, Gloucester, MA (map)
978.283.0455
http://www.capeannhistoricalmuseum.org/

Ongoing exhibition of the world's largest collection of paintings and drawings by Fitz Hugh Lane, as well as American decorative arts and furnishings and a period house built in 1804. Open Tues through Sat from 10 am to 5 pm, and on Sun from 1 to 4 pm. Admission $6.50, $6 for seniors, $4.50 for students, free for children under six.

THROUGH JUNE 17 "Zygmund Jankowski: Ambiguity Confirmed," "Recent Acquisitions : Gifts of Fine Art, 2005-2006," "Sylvester Ahola, the Gloucester Gabriel"

Cape Cod Museum of Art
Box 2034 Rte 6A, Dennis, MA (map)
508.385.4477
info@ccmoa.org
http://www.ccmoa.org

The CCMOA illustrates the role that Cape Cod and the islands have played in American art from 1899 to the present. Open Mon through Sat from 10 am to 5 pm, on Thurs from 10 am to 8:30 pm, and on Sun from noon to 5 pm. Admission $8, free for children under 18.

THROUGH JUNE 24 works by Nicholas Johnson
THROUGH JULY 1 works by Janet Woodcock
THROUGH JULY 15 "From Sea to Shining Sea"

Concord Museum
200 Lexington Rd, Concord, MA (map)
978.369.9763
cm1@concordmuseum.org
http://www.concordmuseum.org

Concord's past is brought to life inside this museum, current home of the lantern that hung in the Old North Church on the night of Paul Revere's famous ride; EmersonÆs study; and the desk upon which Thoreau wrote Walden and Civil Disobedience. The "Why Concord?" galleries examine ConcordÆs remarkable history from Native American settlement through the 20th century. Open Mon through Sat from 9 am to 5 pm, and on Sun from 1 to 4 pm. Admission $10, $8 for seniors and students, $5 for children aged 6 to 17.

ONGOING "A Main Street Point of View"
THROUGH AUG 12 "A Splash of Blue"

Danforth Museum of Art
123 Union Ave, Framingham, MA (map)
508.620.0050
http://www.danforthmuseum.org

Permanent collection focuses on American art from the 19th and 20th centuries, and also includes works by Braque, Picasso, and Matisse. Open on Wed, Thurs, and Sun from noon to 5 pm, and on Fri and Sat from 10 am to 5 pm. Admission $8, $7 for students and seniors, free for children under 12.

THROUGH JUNE 24 "New England Currents: Judith Brassard Brown"
JUNE 27 THROUGH JULY 29 "New England Currents: Museum School Faculty"
THROUGH JULY 29 "Selections from the Arter Collection: Native American Art -- Symbol and Ceremony," "E.B. Lewis: Across the Alley," "Members Juried Show"

Davis Museum and Cultural Center
Wellesley College, 106 Central St, Wellesley, MA (map)
781.283.2051
http://www.davismuseum.wellesley.edu

Works by a veriety of artists including Monet, CTzanne, and Warhol. Also houses a permanent collection of African and Asian art. Open on Tues, Thurs, Fri, and Sat from 11 am to 5 pm, on Wed until 8 pm, and on Sun from noon to 4 pm. Free.

DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park
51 Sandy Pond Rd, Lincoln, MA (map)
781.259.8355
info@decordova.org
http://www.decordova.org

Museum is open Tues through Sun from 11 am to 5 pm, and on selected Mon holidays. Admission $9, $6 for seniors, students, and children six through 12. The DeCordova Sculpture Park is a 35-acre park containing more than 75 sculptures, including works by George Rickey and Alexander Liberman. Park is open Tues through Sun from 10 am to 5 pm, and on selected Monday holidays . Admission $9, $6 for seniors, students and children under 12, free for children under 5. Free admission to Sculpture Park.

ONGOING "Nina Levy: Headlong and Big Baby"
THROUGH AUG 12 "The 2007 DeCordova Annual Exhibition"
SEPT 1 THROUGH JAN 13, 2008 "Trainscape: Landscape Sculptures Meet Model Trains," "Recent Acquisitions: Gifts to the Permanent Collection (working title)," "Ricardo Barros: Facing Sculpture"
THROUGH SEPT 16 "Approaches to Narrative"
THROUGH MARCH 2008 "Beauty and Decay: Photographs of Flowers"

Fitchburg Art Museum
185 Elm St, Fitchburg, MA (map)
978.345.4207
http://www.fitchburgartmuseum.org

Permanent collection includes American and European paintings and prints, and Greek, Roman, Asian and pre-Columbian antiquities. Open Tues through Sun from noon to 4 pm. Admission $7, $5 for seniors and students, free for children under 12.

JUNE 24 THROUGH SEPT 9 "Donald Barton: Scenes from Home and Abroad"

Fuller Museum of Art
455 Oak St, Brockton, MA (map)
508.588.6000
http://www.fullermuseum.org

The only museum in New England dedicated to contemporary craft, works in glass, metal, wood, ceramic, and fiber. Open daily from 10 am to 5 pm, and on Wed until 9 pm. Admission $8, $5 for seniors and students, free for children under 12.

THROUGH JUNE 17 "Bitmapped: Ceramic Tiles by Megumi Naitoh," "Fresh Fiber: Work by Student Artists from RISD, MassArt and UMass-Dartmouth," "A Class Act: Collaborating in Clay," "Thomas Mann: Storm Cycle -- An Artist Responds to Hurricane Katrina"
THROUGH SEPT 9 "Robert Brady: Sculpture 1989û2005"
JUNE 30 THROUGH OCT 21 "Sense of Place: The Glass Sculpture of Marc Petrovic," "AliÆs Light: The Cloth Paintings, 1976û2006"
JUNE 30 THROUGH NOV 4 "Tom Hill: Drawing on Muybridge"
THROUGH JAN 6, 2008 "Pulp Function"

George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum
220 State St, Springfield, MA (map)
413.263.6800
info@springfieldmuseums.org
http://www.springfieldmuseums.org/

Opened in 1896 and built in the style of an Italian palazzo, the museum houses a collection that includes Japanese arms and armor, lacquerware, a Shinto wheel shrine, Islamic rugs and decorative arts, plaster casts of famous sculptures, and one of the largest collections of Chinese cloisonnT outside the Far East. Open Tues through Sun from 11 am to 4 pm. Admission $10, $7 for seniors and students, $5 for children three through 17. The admission fee provides entry to all four museums at the Springfield Quadrangle.

Griffin Museum of Photography
67 Shore Rd, Winchester, MA (map)
781.729.1158
photos@griffinmuseum.org
http://www.griffinmuseum.org

The museum is named for Arthur Griffin, New England's "Photographer Laureate." Open Tues through Thurs from 11 am to 5 pm, on Fri from 11 am to 4 pm, and on Sat and Sun from noon to 4 pm. Admission $5, $2 for seniors, free for children and students. Free admission on Thursdays.

JUNE 14 THROUGH LATE JULY "Joyce Tenneson: A Life in Photography" and "After a Certain Age," images by Miriam Goodman
AUG 2 THROUGH OCT 28 13th Annual Griffin Museum Juried Show

Harvard University Art Museums
32 Quincy St , Cambridge, MA (map)
617.495.9400
http://www.artmuseums.harvard.edu

Open Mon through Sat from 10 am to 5 pm, and on Sun from 1 to 5 pm. Admission $9, $7 for seniors, $6 for students with valid ID, and free for children under 18, visitors with valid Harvard University ID, persons visiting on Sat until noon, and all Cambridge Public Library cardholders. One admission allows entrance to all three Harvard art museums.

THROUGH JUNE 10 "Classified Documents: The Social Museum of Harvard University, 1903û1931," at the Arthur M. Sackler Museum
THROUGH JUNE 10 "Fernand LTger: Contrasts of Forms," at the Fogg Art Museum
THROUGH JUNE 10 "Multiple Strategies: Beuys, Maciunas, Fluxus," at the Busch-Reisinger Museum
THROUGH JULY 8 "The Last Ruskinians: Charles Eliot Norton, Charles Herbert Moore, and their Circle," at the Fogg Art Museum
JULY 14 THROUGH DECEMBER 30 "Making Myth Modern: Primordial Themes in 20th-Century German Sculpture," at the Busch-Reisinger Museum
THROUGH JAN 6, 2008 "Paintings by Max Beckmann from the Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich," at the Busch-Reisinger Museum
THROUGH FEB 10, 2008 "Overlapping Realms: Arts of the Islamic World and India, 900û1900," at the Arthur M. Sackler Museum

Heritage Museums and Gardens
67 Grove St, Sandwich, MA (map)
508.888.3300
info@heritagemuseums.org
http://www.heritagemuseumsandgardens.org/

Celebrating the "rich history of the American spirit" by preserving and sharing exhibitions related to industry, art, and horticulture. Open daily from 10 am to 5 pm. Admission is $12, $10 for seniors, $6 for children six to 16, free for children five and under, free for members, $9 for guests of members.

THROUGH OCT 31 "A Short Life and Merry: Pirates of New England"

Institute of Contemporary Art
100 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA (map)
617.478.3100
info@icaboston.org
http://www.icaboston.org

Founded in 1936, the ICA is the oldest non-collecting contemporary-arts institution in the United States. The ICA opened its new waterfront location at 100 Northern Ave on Dec 10, 2006. Open on Tues, Wed, Sat, and Sun from 10 am to 5pm, and on Thurs and Fri until 9 pm. Closed on Mon except on designated holidays. Admission $12, $10 for seniors and students, free for children under 17. Free on Thurs from 5 to 9 pm and free for families with children under 12 on the last Sat of every month.

THROUGH JULY 8 "Momentum 7: Misaki Kawai"
THROUGH OCT 28 "Sandra and Gerald Fineberg Art Wall: Chino Aoshima"
THROUGH MAR 2,2008 "Bourgeois in Boston"

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
280 The Fenway, Boston, MA (map)
617.278.5156
information@isgm.org
http://www.gardnermuseum.org

The museum, designed in the style of a 15th-century Venetian palace, is famous for its courtyard and flower display on the ground level. The museum also houses a remarkable permanent collection of paintings, sculpture, textiles, furniture, ceramics, metalwork, rare books, manuscripts, and drawings -- largely from the private collection of the institution's legendary arts-patron namesake. Open Tues through Sun from 11 am to 5 pm. Admission $12 , $10 for seniors, $5 for students, free for children under 18.

JUNE 29 THROUGH OCT 8 "An Asian Shore" by Stefano Arienti, Artist-in-Residence

Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art
87 Marshall St., North Adams, MA (map)
413.662.2111
info@massmoca.org
http://www.massmoca.org

A 13-acre museum housed in a converted 19th-century factory. MASS MoCA's enormous, unobstructed indoor spaces, irregular courtyards, elevated walkways, and industrial buildings are ideal for displaying pieces that are seldom exhibited because of their large size. Open through June 29 from 11 am to 5 pm. Closed on Tues. From June 30 through Sept 4, open from 10 am to 6 pm. Admission $10, $8 for seniors and students, $4 for children six through 16.

THROUGH JUNE 10 "Stephan Koplowitz: Revealed"
OPENS JUNE 15 "DrT Wapenaar: Pavilion"
OPENS JUNE 15 "Fransje Killaars"
THROUGH OCT "The Believers"
THROUGH OCT "Erik van Lieshout"
THROUGH SPRING 2008 "Spencer Finch: What Time Is It on the Sun?"

Mead Art Museum
Box 5000 Amherst College, Amherst, MA -- Rtes 9 and 116, Amherst, MA (map)
413.542.2335
mead@amherst.edu
http://www.amherst.edu/~mead

The Mead has six galleries displaying highlights of its permanent 16,000-piece collection. Open Tues through Sun from 10 am to 4:30 pm, and on Wed until 9 pm. Free.

THROUGH AUG 26 "Back to the Future: Contemporary American Art from the Collection," and "Through British Eyes: British Art at the Mead"

MIT List Visual Arts Center
20 Ames St, Building E15, Atrium Level, Cambridge, MA (map)
617.253.4680
http://web.mit.edu/lvac

LVAC seeks to explore challenging, intellectually inquisitive, contemporary art-making in all media. Open Tues through Thurs and on Sat and Sun from noon to 6 pm. Open Fri from noon to 8 pm. Free.

THROUGH JULY 8 "Cameron Jamie"

Museum of Bad Art
Dedham Community Theater, 580 High St, Dedham, MA (map)
781.444.6757
moba@museumofbadart.org
http://www.museumofbadart.org

Featuring ôart too bad to be ignored.ö The pieces on display here range from works by talented artists who have gone awry to works of exuberant execution by artists barely in control of the brush. What they have in common is a special quality that sets them apart, in one way or another, from the merely incompetent. Open Sun through Thurs from 2 to 9 pm, and on Fri, Sat, and holidays from 1 to 10 pm. Free.

Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA (map)
617.267.9300
http://www.mfa.org

The permanent collection includes masterpieces by El Greco, Rubens, Poussin, Rembrandt, Boucher, Tiepolo, Millet, Manet, Degas, Renoir, Gauguin, van Gogh, Picasso, and Matisse. You can also find Greek, Roman, and Egyptian art, as well as works by American masters such as John Singer Sargent, John Singleton Copley, and Winslow Homer. Open on Mon, Tues, Sat, and Sun from 10 am to 4:45 pm, and on Wed, Thurs, and Fri until 9:45 pm. Only certain galleries and special exhibitions remain open after 5 pm on Thurs and Fri.. Admission $15, $13 for seniors and students, $6.50 Mon through Fri until 3 pm and free all other times for children under 17. Pay as you wish on Wed from 4 to 9:45 pm ($15 minimum donation suggested).

THROUGH JUNE 17"Michael Mazur: The Art of Paint"
THROUGH JULY 8 "Donatello to Giambologna: Italian Renaissance Sculpture"
THROUGH JULY 8 "Beyond Basketry: Japanese Bamboo Art"
THROUGH JULY 8 "Tsutsugaki Textiles from the Collection of David and Marita Paly"
THROUGH AUG 1 "Through Six Generations: The Weng Collection of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy"
THROUGH AUG 5 "War and Discontent"
THROUGH AUG 19 "Edward Hopper"
THROUGH SEPT 2 "Material Journeys: Collecting African and Oceanic Art, 1945û2000. Selections from the GeneviFve McMillan Collection"
AUG 28 THROUGH DEC 16 "Drama and Desire: Japanese Painting from the Floating World 1690-1850"
THROUGH MAR 5, 2008 "Jewelry by Artists: The Daphne Farago Collection"
THROUGH MAR 5, 2008"Ed Rossbach Fiber Art from the Daphne Farago Collection"

National Center of Afro-American Artists
300 Walnut Ave, Boston, MA (map)
617.442.8614
http://www.ncaaa.org/museum.html

Paintings, drawings, prints, and sculptures are on permanent display, as is ôAspelta: A Nubian KingÆs Burial Chamber,ö an installation of objects from the 2600-year-old pyramids. Open Tues through Sun from 1 to 5 pm. Admission $4, $3 for seniors and students.

THROUGH JULY 8 "Enter-ACTION - New Artwork by: Maya Freelon"

NATIONAL HERITAGE MUSEUM
33 Marrett Rd (off Rte 2A), Lexington, MA (map)
781.861.6559
info@monh.org
http://www.monh.org

Founded and supported by 32¦ Scottish Rite Freemasons and featuring permanent and traveling exhibits devoted to Americana, American history, and culture. Also featuring a large display of artifacts from fraternal orders and secret societies, including the Masons. Open Mon through Sat from 10 am to 5 pm, and on Sun from noon to 5 pm. Free admission and parking.

THROUGH JUNE 17 "A New and Useful Improvement: 19th Century Patents and Their Inventors"
THROUGH AUG 12 "For Every Fighter a Woman Worker: World War I Posters"
THROUGH OCT 14 "Pets in America: The Story of Our Lives with Animals at Home"
SEMI-PERMANENT "Sowing the Seeds of Liberty: Lexington and the American Revolution"

Peabody Essex Museum
East India Square, Salem, MA (map)
978.745.9500
http://www.pem.org

One of the largest museums on the East Coast. Known for its collections of Asian art, it also boasts the nation's earliest collections of Native-American, African, and Oceanic art, as well as examples of three centuries worth of New England art and architecture. Open daily from 10 am to 5 pm. Admission $13, $11 for seniors, $9 for students, free for children 16 and under and for Salem residents. Admission to "Yin Yu Tang: A Chinese House," a full-scale reproduction of a traditional Chinese home, $4 plus museum admission.

THROUGH AUG 19 "Joseph Cornell: Navigating the Imagination"
THROUGH JAN 6, 2008 "Sketched at Sea"
JUNE 23 THROUGH JAN 27, 2008 "Accidental Mysteries"
JUNE 16 THROUGH JUNE 8, 2008 "Origami Now!"
THROUGH MAY 17, 2009 "Perfect Imbalance, Exploring Chinese Aesthetics"
JULY 14 THROUGH JAN 1, 2009 "Gateway Bombay"

Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum
One High Pole Rd, Provincetown, MA (map)
508.487.1310
http://www.pilgrim-monument.org/

Open daily from 9 am to 4:15 pm. During July and Aug, open from 9 am to 6:15 pm. Admission $7, $5 for seniors and students, $3.50 for children. Free Sun mornings from 9 am to noon.

THROUGH 2007 SEASON "A Centennial Selection of Treasures from the Pilgrim Monument & Provincetown Museum Collection," ôKing HiramÆs Treasures,ö ôProvincetown in 1907," and ôThe Nautilus Club.ö
JULY 20 THROUGH AUG 7 ôViews of the Monumentsö

Porter-Phelps-Huntington House Museum
130 River Drive, Hadley, MA (map)
413.584.4699
http://www.pphmuseum.org

The Porter-Phelps-Huntington House, known as Forty Acres, is an 18th-century farm that interprets life in rural New England over three centuries. Open for guided tours Sat through Wed from 1 to 4:30 pm, all other times by appointment only. Admission $4, $1 for children under 12.

Provincetown Art Association and Museum
460 Commercial St, Provincetown, MA (map)
508.487.1750
http://www.paam.org

Established in 1914, the museum has a permanent collection of close to 2000 works by more than 500 artists. It also hosts established and emerging artists throughout the year in its four galleries. Open during summer season Mon to Thurs from 11 am to 8 pm, on Fri 10 am to 10 pm, and on Sat and Sun 11 am to 5 pm. Free.

THROUGH JULY 15 "Art of the Garden"
JUNE 8 THROUGH JULY 15"Hyman Shrand"
JUNE 15 THROUGH JULY 22 "Jim Hansen"
JUNE 8 THROUGH JULY 29 "Victor and Charles DeCarlo"
JULY 20 THROUGH SEPT 23 "Edwin Dickinson"
JULY 27 THROUGH SEPT 2 "Selina Trieff"

Smith College Museum of Art
Northampton, MA (map)
413.585.2760
artmuseum@smith.edu
http://www.smith.edu/artmuseum

The permanent collection consists of works from 2500 BC to contemporary times, with emphasis on 19th- and early-20th-century European and American art. The galleries are open Tues through Sat from 10 am to 4 pm, and on Sun from noon to 4 pm. Admission $5 adults, $4 seniors, $3 students (13+ with ID), $2 children ages six to12. Free on the second Friday of the month from 4 to 8 pm.

THROUGH JUNE 17 "Earthworks on Paper"
THROUGH JULY 8 "Abandoned Beauty: A Photographic Excursion Through 19th-Century Egypt"
THROUGH AUG 6 "Aesthetics of the Sacred: The Buddhist Art of Tibet"
JUNE 15 THROUGH SEPT 9 "Medea and Her Sisters: Leonard Baskin's Images of Women"
JUNE 29 THROUGH SEPT 30 "Ansel Adams"

Springfield Museum of Fine Arts
220 State St, Springfield, MA (map)
413.263.6800
info@springfieldmuseums.org
http://www.springfieldmuseums.org/

Permanent collection includes American art from the 18th through 20th centuries, as well as European paintings from the 15th through 20th centuries, including paintings by Degas, Pissarro, Gauguin, and Monet. Open Tues through Sun from 11 am to 5 pm. Admission $10, $7 for seniors and students, and $5 for children three through 17. The admission fee provides entry to all four museums at the Springfield Quadrangle.

THROUGH JUNE 24 "Women Printmakers: Extraordinary Examples from the 20th Century"
THROUGH JULY 8 "Liberty & Justice: American Ideals Portrayed by Currier & Ives"
THROUGH OCT 21 "Watercolor Blues"

Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute
225 South St, Williamstown, MA (map)
413.458.2303
http://www.clarkart.edu/

Permanent collection includes art from the Renaissance to the 20th century, with an emphasis on works by French Impressionists. Open Tues through Sun from 10 am to 5 pm. Open daily in July and Aug from 10 am to 5 pm. Admission $12.50, free for children under 18 or full-time students with valid ID.

THROUGH JULY 8 "In Search of Lost Time: Ruins in Photography"
JUNE 24 THROUGH SEPT 16 "The Unknown Monet: Pastels and Drawings"

Whistler House Museum of Art
243 Worthen St, Lowell, MA (map)
978.452.7641
mlally@whistlerhouse.org
http://www.whistlerhouse.org

The Whistler House, built in 1823, was the birthplace of artist James McNeill Whistler. The permanent collection includes etchings by Whistler, and 19th- and 20th-century American paintings by New England artists. Open Wed through Sat from 11 am to 4 pm. Admission $5, $4 for seniors and students, free for children under 16 when accompanied by an adult.

THROUGH JUNE 23 "Carlton Plummer and Family"
JUNE "Lincoln School Project"
JULY 5 THROUGH JULY 28 "Nicky Sarantos"
AUG 1 THROUGH 31 "On the Road Quilts at the Whistler," in conjunction with the Lowell Quilt Festival, Aug 1 and 2

Williams College Museum of Art
15 Lawrence Hall Drive, Rte 2, Williamstown, MA (map)
413.597.2429
wcma@williams.edu
http://www.wcma.org

Featuring a permanent collection of 12,000 works, with an emphasis on American art, modern and contemporary art, and the art of Asia and other civilizations. Open Tues through Sat from 10 am to 5 pm, and on Sun from 1 to 5 pm. Free.

ONGOING"Specimens of a Higher Art: Ancient Art from the Collection," "Wall Drawing #959: Uneven Bands from the Upper Right Corner by Sol LeWitt," "Masterpieces Ancient to Modern," "American Dreams: American Art to 1950"
THROUGH JUNE 10 "Warhola Becomes Warhol -- Andy Warhol: Early Work," "Kota Ezawa: Re-Animating History"
THROUGH JUNE 17 "Teaching with Art: Images of Krishna from the Collection"
THROUGH JULY 8 "The Moon Is Broken: Photography from Poetry, Poetry from Photography"
JULY 8 THROUGH NOV 11 "Making It New: The Art and Style of Sara and Gerald Murphy"

Worcester Art Museum
55 Salisbury St, Worcester, MA (map)
508.799.4406
webmaster@worcesterart.org
http://www.worcesterart.org

Permanent collection includes paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, photography, prints, and drawings, dating from antiquity to the present, with special emphasis on early-American painting. Plus, the largest display of Roman mosaics (from Antioch) in America. Open Wed through Fri and Sun from 11 am to 5 pm, on Sat from 10 am to 5 pm, an on third Thurs from 11 am 8 pm. Admission $10, $8 for seniors and students, free for children under 17. Free for all on Sat before noon.

THROUGH JUNE 17 "Mountain Harvests: Chinese Jades and Other Treasured Stones"
THROUGH JULY 29 "Random Sketches from Here and There: Gouache Drawings by Gustave Baumann"
THROUGH SPRING 2008 "Wall at WAM: Alexander Ross"