Grab the sunscreen and sun hat, and join us for a relaxing kayak paddle on beautiful Mariners' Lake!

In this video series, we take you into the galleries and behind-the-scenes to explore our vast art collection in a way we have never done before. New episodes are published on the first Friday of every month.

In our very first episode of Beyond the Frame, we take you behind the scenes into our painting storage where, together, we'll explore the Harbor of Gloucester, Massachusetts through the eyes of Fitz Henry Lane. Imagine the feeling you get when you're in your favorite place - the smells are sweeter, the sounds are music to your ears, and the light hits just right.

In this episode of Beyond the Frame, Kyra Duffley takes us into the International Small Craft Center to explore the life of our Portuguese Moliceiro, as told through a 1933 painting of the boat by Spanish artist José María López Mezquita. In this work, we learn about the people who used this boat to feed their nation.

After asking the community to help us gather full names and personal stories to bring recognition to these men, our understanding of the richness of our local, national, and global communities expanded greatly.