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Opinion: Art museums are for everyone — even pterodactyl-screeching babies

A baby in a diaper stands with their back to the viewer, reaching toward two large fish swimming in a dark, surreal, underwater-like scene—reminiscent of art museums where everyone can discover unexpected wonders.
Leaping Trout, by Winslow Homer at the MFA. Photo illustration by H. Hopp-Bruce/Globe Staff; Vitaliy_Melnik/Adobe; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
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Nisa Ari, MassArt Associate Professor of Art History, argues in The Boston Globe that art museums should be welcoming to all, challenging the way museums and their audiences have historically signaled who belongs.

Read the full piece in The Boston Globe.

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Handmade Photobook Week: Elysabeth Cianci

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Lenscratch 

MassArt Architecture Chair Patti Seitz Talks with WBZ about Global Design Initiative for Refugee Children

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Boston-based program creates portable playgrounds for children in refugee camps and conflict zones.
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MassArt’s Paul Hajian Provides Commentary on Planned Office Building Behind Fenway Park

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  • Architecture
Director of the Graduate Program in Architecture Paul Hajian speaks with Boston Globe Magazine about the visual aesthetic at Fenway Park.
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On a journey of play, MassArt adjunct faculty member and alumna Szu-Chieh Yun guides students to a path from fear

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Boston Globe 

MassArt Professor Provides Commentary for New York Times Article

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Ezra Shales, a professor of craft and design history at MassArt, provides commentary on Adler's work.
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An art exhibit honors the historical Black community of Walden Woods

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MassArt faculty, staff, and alumni among those featured in WBUR story.
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African American history is ‘alive and vibrant’ in indoor/outdoor exhibit

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Concord Bridge 

Boston Globe: A sampling of Boston’s upcoming public art Triennial

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MassArt-affiliated artists make strong showing in first-ever Boston Public Art Triennial.
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How to care for jewelry so it stays shining, untangled and valuable

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  • 3D Arts
  • Jewelry and Metalsmithing
The Associated Press interviews MassArt faculty on jewelry care.
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Gallery exhibition shines light on global gender inequality

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The Poly Post 

FIFA World Cup 2026 host city posters: Astronauts, cowboys, lobsters

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  • Illustration
ESPN gives Boston poster designed by Illustration faculty and student a 10/10.
ESPN 

MassArt Announces 2025 Faculty Promotion and Tenure Recipients

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  • Academic Affairs
MassArt's Board of Trustees has approved the following faculty members for promotion or tenure, effective September 1, 2025.
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