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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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