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  • BEYOND THE FRAME: The Secret Ingredient

    In this episode of Beyond the Frame, we explore Edward William Cooke’s 1856 oil on canvas, “Violent Squall on the Adriatic” in which he transports us to the Venetian lagoon where we feel the wind whirling around us and hear the crashing of the waves while we watch a ferocious storm barrel in.

  • Chinese Silk Tapestry

    Our Conservation and Collections teams pulled this amazing Chinese silk tapestry out of storage to photograph it and learn more about its unique story. They discovered something really cool along the way... and, we can't wait to uncover more.

  • The Power of Water: Celebrating National Poetry Month and Earth Day

    • Art
    • Collections

    Poetry provides a unique glimpse into the past, present, and future. The vibrant words written on a page project a scene in our minds strung together by words, emotions, and memories from our own experiences and imaginations.

  • Beyond the Frame: Happy Place

    • Art
    • Beyond the Frame
    • Collections

    Looking at this work, we’re immediately struck by a stillness that feels, not stagnant, but rather meditative and peaceful. This stillness comes from the many horizontal lines that run through this piece. We see them in the clouds that don’t puff up, but rather spread out wispily in the sky, and in the horizon, the water, and the shore.

  • BEYOND THE FRAME: Happy Place

    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.

  • Sea Monsters Revisited – The Carta Marina and beyond

    • Art
    • Collections
    • Exploration

    The Carta Marina depicts the geography of Northern Europe, the British Isles and Iceland. More importantly, it is populated with figures from Scandinavian history and folklore, and with animals both real and imagined.

  • Women’s Magic of the Arctic

    • Art
    • Collections
    • Cultural Heritage
    • Women's History

    For most indigenous groups around the world, there are gender-based roles and skills, and these skills are taught by their elders in order to pass on their traditions from generation to generation.

  • Beyond the Frame: An Introduction

    • Art
    • Beyond the Frame
    • Collections

    Learn more about the inspiration behind our new  monthly video series Beyond the Frame!

  • BEYOND THE FRAME: Introduction

    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.

  • Gifts to the Heart, From the Sea

    • Art
    • Collections

    Discover some objects made by – or purchased by – sailors as they were on long voyages away from their sweethearts!

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