Press
Museo Inmigrante: Stories of Resilience from Somerville’s Padres Latinos
WCVB, Exhibit Portrays Massachusetts Immigrant Community with Dignity, March, 2024.
El Planeta, Padres Latinos Cuentan Sus Historias en una Exhibicion de Padres Latinos, March, 2024.
New TV, Museum Open House - Museo Inmigrante: Stories from Somerville’s Padres Latinos, March, 2024.
Mass Humanities, Take an Audio Visual Journey Through the Padres Latinos Exhibit, January, 2024.
El Mundo, “Museo Inmigrante se Exhibe en Somerville,” January 2024.
Boston Globe, “ At the heart of it all: the Kitchen,” February, 2024.
Telemundo, “Exhibicion Inmigrante” en Somerville Resalta la Cultura Hispana, January, 2024.
Somerville Times, “Museo Inmigrante Opens at the Somerville Museum,” January, 2024.
What Will You Remember, Best Photo Pics, January 2024.
Blue
Cate McQuaid, Ruddier than Heaven, December, 2023
Wonderland, Martha Friend Brings ‘Blue’ To Somerville Museum, November 2023
Somerville Times, Meet Martha Friend in Somerville, August, 2023.
Jay Sugarman in Conversation with Curator Martha Friend and Alison Drasner
Above & Beyond: The Remarkable Life of Phil Reavis
GBH News, “Somerville Museum celebrates local Olympian Phil Reavis in new exhibit,” June 30, 2023
The Baystate Banner, “The Life of Phil Reavis Sr.,” June 7th, 2023
Somerville Times, “Above and Beyond Exhibit to Highlight Work of Phil Reavis,” June 7th, 2023
Waterlines
Wonderland, 'Waterlines' At Somerville Museum Mulls Our Relationship With Water,” January 24th, 2023
Boston Globe, “Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond,” Globe staff, January 19, 2023
We Are Here Too
Sanctuary City
Artscope, “Welcomed in Somerville,” Claudia Fiks, November 3, 2022
Boston Art Review, Twelve Fall Exhibitions to Check Out in Boston and Beyond, October 17, 2022
Brazilian Times, Museu de Somerville estreia exposição “Sanctuary City”, September 25, 2022
Somerville Times, Sanctuary City: Love, Resilience, and Friendship, September 12, 2022
Bittersweet
Somerville Times, “Sweet City: Highlights from the latest ‘Bittersweet’ event,” February 23, 2022
Somerville Times, “‘Bittersweet’ programming continues through March 26,” February 9, 2022
DigBoston, “‘Bittersweet’ to open at Somerville Museum,” January 26, 2022
Somerville Business History and Community Service Awards
Penny Chronicles
NewTV, “Museum Open House - Somerville Museum,” September 2021
The Somerville Times, “Penny Chronicles and the Stories They Tell,” September 11, 2021
The Somerville Times, “Penny Chronicles and the Stories They Tell,” August 9, 2021
Access for All & More Campaign
The Somerville Times, “Somerville Museum’s ‘Access for All & More Campaign 2021,’’ June 16, 2021
Myra Kraft Community MVP Award
Former Somerville mayor Gene Brune celebrated for volunteerism by Patriots Foundation
The Art of Observation
In this VIDEO, Jay from New TV speaks with David Campell, Debra Olin, and Alison Drasner about the current retrospective exhibition, The Art of Observation
The Somerville Times, "'Home is Where the Art is' at the Somerville Museum," February 24, 2021
The Somerville Arts Council, David Campbell: Artist of the Month, September 2020
Community Programs
Mina Cho’s latest project 'GREEKOREA’ project at the Somerville Museum
Voices from Somerville: The Somerville Times, "The Somerville Museum presents: Voices from Somerville's Brazilian Community," November 15, 2020
Social Justice Programs
The Somerville Times, "Reading Frederick Douglass Together," July 8, 2020
CBS Sunday News, Reading Frederick Douglass Event, July 5, 2020
The Harvard Gazette, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?," June 30, 2020
The Basement Project
Boston Globe, “Somerville Museum to put community at center of live reading of Frederick Douglass’ 1852 speech,”
Somerville Journal, "Somerville Museum partners with SHS students on history exhibit," March 3, 2020
Faith in a City
The Somerville Times, "Faith in a City: Exploring Religion in Somerville," 11/14/19
The Somerville Times, “Faith in a City: Showcasing Local Religious Music,” 10/04/19
Our Stories, Our Stuff, Our Somerville
Our exhibit, Our Stories, Our Stuff, Our Somerville, gained much recognition! Here are some press links:
The Somerville Times, "‘Our Somerville’ exhibit tells the story of the City," 2/20/19
Somerville Wicked Local, "More Than Just Stuff: Museum Show Celebrates Somervillians," 2/19/19
Scout Somerville, "Upcoming Exhibit Aims to Tell Our Stories Through Stuff," 2/8/19
WGBH, "Capturing The Story Of Somerville Through Everyday Stuff," 2/13/19
Triple Decker Ecology
Patch Somerville, "Triple Decker Ecology: Somerville's Urban Landscape," 10/11/18