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Programs in 2014

Museum News Fall 2013

As the only membership supported, community-based cultural institution of its kind in Somerville, the Somerville Museum plays a central role in preserving the past, reflecting the present, and helping to shape the future of this diverse urban community. The Museum seeks to engage our audience in an on-going dialogue with local artists, scholars, and educators with the larger aim of fostering cultural education and understanding.

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Funding provided by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, the Massachusetts Historical Commission, and members of the Somerville Museum.

What's Going On

Sunday March 9, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. with reception to follow

The Mystic River: a Natural and Human History(back by popular demand)

Professor Richard Beinecke, author of The Mystic River: a Natural and Human History, hosts a forum of stories of the Mystic River.

Admission is $8.00 for the general public; free to Museum / Historic Somerville members.

Sunday, April 6, 2014 at 3:00 p.m.

Concerti, Sonate e Partite: Music by the Kühnels

Duo Maresienne (Carol Lewis, viola da gamba; Olav Chris Henriksen, theorbo and Baroque lute) perform works by father and son Baroque virtuoso performers and composers August and Johann Michael Kühnel.

For further information, call 617-666-8910. Admission is $19.00 for the general public, $14 for students, seniors and Museum members.
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Friday, April 11, 2014

Somerville Open Studios Opening Reception

Also open for gallery hours on Saturday, April 12, 2:00-5:00.

For the following two weeks, the exhibition will be open Thursdays, 2:00-7:00 pm, Fridays, 2:00-5:00, Saturdays, 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm. On Open Studios weekend, the gallery will be open Thursday, May 1st, 2:00-7:00, Friday, May 2nd, 2:00 to 9:00pm, Saturday, and Sunday, May 3rd and May 4th, 11:00 to 6:00 pm. Exhibition extends through May 15.
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Visit by appointment only except during special exhibitions.
During special exhibitions, gallery hours are:
   Thursdays 2 - 7 p.m.
   Fridays 2 - 5 p.m.
   Saturdays 12 - 5 p.m. and by appointment