The tale of the American Jewish experience in America- the search for a balance between acculturation and identity - has long been told in kitchen pots and grocery shelves, and it still continues today. This National Yiddish Book Center exhibit explores the ongoing conversation about the Jewish past, present, and future from the immigrant community of the early 20th century in America today.

An exhibit of 60 original engravings from The Birds of America celebrating Audubon's unique contribution to the field of natural science illustration and American culture.

In 1868, six year old Laura Jernegan of Edgartown set out on a voyage around the globe on the bark Roman, a whaling ship captained by her father. This exhibit uses Laura’s experience to illuminate the story of New England whaling in the 19th century. It complements the launch this summer of our NEH-funded website of the same name. Visitors to the exhibit will see Laura’s journal, a model of the Roman, whale-hunting equipment, a log book from the whale ship Iris (illustrated above), a new interactive children’s gallery, and much more.

Luscious showcases Eveleth's monumental paintings of her signature subject: jam-filled doughnuts.

This exhibition in the Book Arts Gallery of the Neilson Library at Smith College will showcase items from the college's rare book collection including 19th century handwritten travel diaries and recipes; cookbooks and recipe books from the 16th to 20th centuries: and images and text from the 18th century Diderot Encyclopedia on food production, among others.

This new multi-site exhibition at Historic Deerfield explores the social, cultural and artistic importance of dining in early America. Discover dining a la Francaise and open hearth cooking.

This pioneering exhibition explores the historical importance of wine in Western cultures, tracing its timeless story from antiquity to the present day. The works of art on display at Mount Holyoke College Art Museum illustrate wine's changing relationship to religious ritual, healing and social exchange. Related events include two lectures, "The Philosophy of Wine" (September 16) and "Wine, Life, and Death" (October 21) and a wine tasting (October 14).

In conjunction with the Museums10 Table for Ten collaborative project on Food for Fall 2010, the Hampshire College Main Gallery will host an exhibition on The Politics of Food, including an exhibit of photographs by Hampshire farmer/CSA Manager Nancy Hanson titled When Tillage Begins. Also featured is Beyond Corn, a group of photographs by Hampshire alum Peter Moscoviz from his Division III project on factory farming of corn; and selected photographs from Jerome Liebling and Kane Stewart, among others, on the theme of The Politics of Food.

On September 10, 2010, the New Bedford Whaling Museum will be hosting a free public opening celebration and reception for its newest exhibition, the Azorean Whaleman Gallery, located in the newly-renovated Bourne Building. The Azorean Whaleman Gallery provides the only permanent exhibition space in the United States that honors the Portuguese people and their significant contribution to the maritime heritage of New Bedford, the region and the nation. Beginning with a 5:30 pm parade from Casa dos Botes on Water Street, festivities will continue in the Bourne Building for the Exhibit Unveiling, Dedication, and public reception.

Children and adults alike will enjoy a visit to the smorgasbord of picture book art offered by this Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art exhibition exploring the role food plays throughout children's literature. Related events include "Foodplay" (October 16), a national award-winning theater show, and a Latke Breakfast (November 14).

"Sugar" features a new Smith College Museum of Art site-specific installation by the Cuban-born artist Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons on the theme of sugar, which has complex personal ramifications for her family history and far-reaching cultural and political implications through sugar's association with the Atlantic slave trade.

The Emily Dickinson Museum re-opens the public and private areas of The Evergreens related to food preparation and service - the kitchen, scullery, pantry and dining room - with new displays to offer visitors a new perspective on 19th century dining and hospitality. Attend the poetry-reading, baking contest and "Put down the apple, Adam": The Dickinsons' Apples and Figs presentation on opening day. Related programs include a lecture on "A Prickly Art": Homemaking in the 19th Century (November 7) and a Victorian feast for Emily Dickinson's birthday (December 9).

Learn more about Hispanic culture both in the United States and in Central and South America through postage stamps. Do stamp games and puzzles about all of the Latin American countries including making a map using stamps from each nation. Create national flag mosaics using postage stamps. View exhibits of famous Hispanic individuals on US postage stamps and see stamps celebrating famous people and events from all Latin American nations. Do arts and crafts activities and have your photo made into a stamp. Children take home free stamps. Exhibits on display between Sept. 15 and Oct. 15

This exhibition will reveal how fossilized teeth, stomach contents and even feces will tell us what and how extinct animals ate, and how they lived within their environments.

Join award-winning actor Richard McElvain and Fitchburg State theater students at the dress rehearsal of Scenes from "The Life of Galileo".

Join award-winning actor Richard McElvain and Fitchburg State theater students at the dress rehearsal of Scenes from "The Life of Galileo".

Take a trip back in time and explore archaeology at the Museum of Science. The Archaeological Institute of America and the MOS are hosting the 4th Annual Archaeology Fair which will showcase dozens of hands-on activities, live presentations, and special programs. Talk to archaeologists from all over New England and explore how their research is changing the way we look at the past. Explore underwater sites, use 3D scanners, see ancient technologies in action, reassemble ancient pottery, and participate in many other fantastic adventures.

Take a trip back in time and explore archaeology at the Museum of Science. The Archaeological Institute of America and the MOS are hosting the 4th Annual Archaeology Fair which will showcase dozens of hands-on activities, live presentations, and special programs. Talk to archaeologists from all over New England and explore how their research is changing the way we look at the past. Explore underwater sites, use 3D scanners, see ancient technologies in action, reassemble ancient pottery, and participate in many other fantastic adventures.

Featured at this year's Boston Book Festival are presentations by 100 world-renowned authors, thought leaders,scholars and celebrities including Nobel Prize, Pulitzer Prize, Caldecott Medal, and Emmy Award winners and "New York Times" bestselling authors. A thriving street fair with exhibitors, booksellers, vendors and a live music stage, activities for children and families, writing workshops, and a student Spoken Word showcase add to the festivities.

The Mass. Memories Road Show is headed to Stoneham! Join us at the Stoneham Public Library and share your photos and memories Stoneham. Want to participate? Bring two or three photos that represent you, your family or your connection to Stoneham. They can be old or new; formal or snapshots. We will scan the photos and immediately return them to you. You will be invited to share a 3-4 minute story about your photographs on camera and take a "keepsake photo" to document your participation in the event. The Mass. Memories Road Show is a state-wide digital history project that documents Massachusetts history through family photographs and stories. Our goal is to create a digital portrait of the Commonwealth-in all its rich diversity-for students, scholars, community organizers and residents of the 351 cities and towns that make up our state. The Mass. Memories Road Show, an initiative of the Massachusetts Studies Project at UMass Boston, is a joint project of the Joseph P. Healey Library and the Graduate College of Education at UMass Boston, and is cosponsored by Mass Humanities.

Our Remembering Galileo Series continues with screenings of the NOVA film, "Battle for the Heavens". The film won an Emmy in the category of historical programming.

Our Remembering Galileo Series continues with screenings of the NOVA film, "Battle for the Heavens". The film won an Emmy in the category of historical programming. Faculty scholars will facilitate conversation.

The Remembering Galileo Series concludes with a keystone event, a public talk by Dava Sobel, author of Galileo's Daughter. Faculty scholars will participate in a Q&A with Ms. Sobel.

Coexist examines the unprecedented social experiment of forced reconciliation happening right now in Rwanda. Genocide perpetrators are being released from prison and are returning to the villages they terrorized in 1994. In the documentary film, you will meet women who have made the extraordinary decision to reconcile with the people who killed their husbands and children, and others who understandably cannot bring themselves to forgive or reconcile. Viewers are encouraged to question their own reactions to violence and forgiveness, revenge and remorse, using the real-life stories of Rwandans to spark a conversation within their own selves and communities. When hate persists, how will you coexist? Please RSVP to: coexistdocumentary@gmail.com

The names and stories of Roxbury's men are familiar to most people. But how many stories do you know about Roxbury's prominent women? Melnea Cass, Jesse Garnett, Ella Collins, and even Coretta Scott all lived in Roxbury. Explore their histories and see their legacies on a fascinating tour led by members of the Boston Women's Heritage Trail.

An original musical theater production about the Hutchinson Family Singers of Milford, NH and Lynn, MA who traveled throughout New England supporting abolition of slavery, women's suffrage and temperance.

An original musical theater production about the Hutchinson Family Singers of Milford, NH and Lynn, MA who traveled throughout New England supporting abolition of slavery, women's suffrage and temperance.