Grab your spouse, partner, roommate, bestie, sibling, or anyone you love and join us for a very special event. Open for special hours this Valentine's Day come visit the current exhibition, Museo Inmigrante, and enjoy a photoshoot with award-winning photographer, Iaritza Menjivar. We'll provide the props, background, and expertise. This Valentine's Day do something a little different, support your local museum, and share the love with professional photos.
Admission: $16/person; $12 for active Somerville Museum members (use code VDAYMEMBER for discount)
Timing: Purchasing tickets does not guarantee a specific time slot. This event is first come, first served.
Parking: Please note that there is no dedicated parking at the Somerville Museum. For more information and how to get to the Museum please review our website: https://www.somervillemuseum.org/gettinghere
Accessibility: The Somerville Museum is now handicapped accessible. The ADA entrance can be found on the ground level at 1 Westwood Road. For more information please check out our website at https://www.somervillemuseum.org/gettinghere or email us at info@somervillemuseum.org.
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Iaritza Menjivar, a photographer based in Somerville, Massachusetts. In 2023, Iaritza was awarded a Sustaining Practice Grant from the Collective Futures Fund. In 2022, she earned recognition as one of WBUR's "The Makers: 15 Artists of Color Leaving an Imprint on Massachusetts." Her pandemic-era work and retrospective of her projects is highlighted in the short documentary film, "We Are Here Too."
Iaritza's photography has been published in The Washington Post and The New York Times. Notably, her piece, "Honoring a Debt to Immigrant Parents," is a photo essay from her First Generation series.
Her photography work has been exhibited in various national exhibits, including "Reconstructed" at Fort Point Arts Community (FPAC), "Modern Families" at ArtsWestchester , and the Photoville Festival in NY. Her solo exhibit, "First Generation: Raíces," was showcased at the Griffin Museum of Photography. She is also a featured photographer for Somerville Museum's current exhibition, Museo Inmigrante: Stories of Resilience from Somerville's Padres Latinos.