FORGET about spending a day in the museum . Or even a night . How about mapping out an entire summer ? Exhibits , talks , tours , music , and much more are happening . Here are some highlights from our museums and other cultural hot spots .
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WHAT ’ S HAPPENING AT OUR MUSEUMS AND OTHER CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
FORGET about spending a day in the museum . Or even a night . How about mapping out an entire summer ? Exhibits , talks , tours , music , and much more are happening . Here are some highlights from our museums and other cultural hot spots .
MASS MoCA
1040 MASS MoCA Way , North Adams massmoca . org ; 413-662-2111
May 24 – 25 , 25th Anniversary Gala and Community Celebration , with free museum admission , live performances and family activities throughout the day . Join Director Kristy Edmunds and founding director Joseph Thompson in conversation , moderated by vocalist and performance artist Helga Davis .
May 25 , the opening of Osman Khan : Road to Hybridabad , an exhibition that invites us on a journey across borders , through time , and between legend and history , encouraging us to reconsider the narratives around identity , difference , and power .
May 9 , the opening of The Plastic Bag Store , a public art installation and immersive film experience by Brooklyn-based artist Robin Frohardt that uses humor , craft , and a critical lens to question our culture of consumption and convenience .
June 15 , Carly Glovinski : Almanac , opening in the Hunter Hallway . Glovinski makes work that explores the make-do , resourceful attitudes associated with domestic craft and a reverence for nature .
June 28 – 30 , Solid Sound returns with music by Wilco and its members ’ side projects , as well as many other musical performers , comedy , and more .
Aug 3 opening , In Audience , Amy Podmore offers enigmatic plaster casts of found wicker baskets and cornucopias .
Norman Rockwell Museum
9 Glendale Rd ., Stockbridge nrm . org ; 413-298-4100
June 8 – Oct 22 , What , Me Worry ? The Art and Humor of MAD , a landmark exhibition exploring the unforgettable art and satire of MAD . ( See page 65 for more on MAD !)
June 8 , 6 – 10 p . m ., Museum Gone MAD Bash , a totally MAD bash celebrating this summer ’ s exhibition .
Aug 10 , 1 – 4 p . m ., The Art of Brewing Festival returns for its sixth year , with regional craft beers and other brewed products together with the illustration art that has become part of the industry ’ s cans and bottles .
Above , Carly Glovinski , Big Pollinator ( Detail ), 2022 , courtesy of the artist and Morgan Lehman Gallery , photo by Daniel Greer . May Holiday / June 2024 2023 BERKSHIRE MAGAZINE // // 81