Corita Kent: Footnotes and Headlines opens on August 24, 2015, and runs through September 18, 2015.

The exhibition will be on view on the first floor of the Schlesinger Library, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Artist Frances Elizabeth Kent was born in 1918 and took the name Sister Mary Corita when she became a nun with the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1936. She left the order in 1968 and continued to create work that was...

Upcoming Lunchtime Lecture

 "How did the Turkish Saddle become the Sella Turcica? A Cultural and Historical Perspective"

12:00 PM
Feel free to bring your lunch!

Ware Room, 5th Floor
Countway Library
10 Shattuck St.
Boston, MA 02115

 Halil Tekiner, Ph.D.

Halil Tekiner, born to pharmacist parents on June 14, 1983 in Kayseri, Turkey, holds a B.S. in pharmacy as well as an M.S....

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Black Millennials: They Rock, but Can They Rule...

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Opening Reception celebrating our Fall 2015 Exhibition, Black Chronicles II, in collaboration with partners Autograph ABP

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Co-sponsored with the Department of African and African American Studies and the Center for African Studies.

Free and open to the public.

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Please join us to learn about the Women and Public Policy Program and our work of creating and sharing knowledge that helps close gender gaps in economic opportunity, political participation, health, and education. We will discuss our initiatives...

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Craft brewers from throughout New England will serve mouth-watering beers in a spectacular beer garden, while exquisite glass artisans, woodcrafters and other tradespeople will demonstrate their work and sell their wares. See 19th century distilling practices along with hard cider sampling, and feast on delicious...

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Each year, Old Sturbridge Village explores a different aspect of 19th-century textiles. This year will focus on everyday elegance of ladies and gentlemen. If you are interested in 1830s fashion and period dress this...

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Join us for this three-day workshop as we explore the maritime history of Falmouth and Cape Cod. In the nineteenth century, Falmouth was home to thriving maritime industries such as whaling and salt making. Between 1820 and 1864, thirteen whale ships sailed from Falmouth, making more than 50...

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See the largest military re-enactment in New England with nearly 1,000 soldiers portraying British, Irish, Spanish, Scottish, French and Colonial troops. The Village is transformed into a military camp from the time of the War for Independence, as it was known in early New England. Come see what it was...