Events

This is a hybrid event. FREE for MHS Members. $10 per person fee (in person). No charge for virtual attendees or Card to Culture participants (EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare). The in-person reception starts at 5:30 and the program will begin at 6:00. Please visit here to register. Henry David Thoreau was a leading figure in the American Transcendentalist movement and the era of US literary emergence. He achieved worldwide renown as an essayist, social thinker, naturalist, environmentalist, and sage. Thoreau's Walden, an autobiographical narrative…

The Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo (MICE) is New England’s premier independent comics event focused on celebrating comics as a creative medium and expressive art form. Produced by the Boston Comic Arts Foundation, a non-profit arts organization, MICE has always been free to attend with the purpose of creating an inclusive and accessible weekend for anyone and everyone interested in comics. MICE is proud to be hosted by the Boston University School of Visual Arts and Art Galleries. Our exhibition area showcases…

The Boston Public Library holds a remarkable collection of approximately 500 bird’s-eye view maps from the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. How were these maps produced? How accurate are they? What sorts of historical information can we learn from them? Join the Leventhal Map & Education Center for a deep dive on bird’s-eye view maps of Boston, mapmaking techniques and more. This event is free and open to the public and light refreshments will be served. It’s co-hosted by the Jamaica Plain Branch Library,…

Register below for either the 11:00 AM or 2:00 PM Walking Tour of the Fenway neighborhood, the MHS building will be open for self-guided tours of the galleries from 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM. 11:00 AM Walking Tour of the Fenway Neighborhood 2:00 PM Walking Tour of the Fenway Neighborhood The MHS will join its neighboring cultural institutions for a day of free history, art, music, and cultural happenings in the Fenway neighborhood. With over 20 different museums, venues, colleges,…

MIPSTERZ x MIT Muslim Students Association x MIT Mobin present: CULTURAL DEFERENCES, a multisensory event celebrating Muslim creative voice! This showcase, hosted by Najah Imani Muhammad, brings together thinkers and creatives for a thought-provoking and soul-enriching evening of speech, music, and dramatic performance. Feature lightning talks by local academics on topics from journalism to AI to advocacy, combined with performances from Rambax MIT (Senegalese drumming ensemble led by master sabar drummer Lamine Touré), multi-instrumentalist Shahjehan Khan, and more, we hope you enjoy this engaging…

Calmer Con is a comics and pop culture convention specifically designed to meet the needs of those with sensory processing challenges, autism, and anxiety. Traditional features include an artists alley, vendors, and cosplay, as well as activities like Jedi training, a superhero academy, gaming, and drawing workshops all taking place in an adaptive environment that minimizes overstimulation and maximizes fun. Calmer Con will be held 10am - 5pm on October 21, 2023 at Meadowbrook School in Weston, MA. Admission is…

This is a hybrid event. FREE for MHS Members. $10 per person fee (in person). No charge for virtual attendees or Card to Culture participants (EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare). The in-person reception starts at 5:30 and the program will begin at 6:00. Please visit here to register. Co-sponsored with The History Project. In 1973, a small group of gay men and lesbians founded "Gay Community News," a local Boston newsletter to report on LGBTQ+ events. That community-driven newsletter grew into a major newspaper…