Upcoming Events in Western Massachusetts
Clark Art Institute
In 1950 Sterling and Francine Clark chartered the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute as a home for their extensive art collection. Opened to the public in 1955, the Clark has built upon this extraordinary group of works to become one of the most beloved and respected art museums in the world, known for its intimate galleries and stunning natural environment. One of the few institutions in the United States that combines a public art museum with research and academic programs, including a major art history library, the Clark is now a leading international center for research and discussion on the nature of art and art history. Continued additions to the collection and the institute’s long history of collaborating with living artists and contemporary art historians ensures vibrancy and relevance in an ever-changing world.
Mission
The Clark is one of only a handful of institutions globally with a dual mission as an art museum and a distinguished center for research and higher education, dedicated to advancing and extending the public understanding of art.
The Clark’s mission and geographical location define three essential aspects of its character and identity: the quality of its art, the beauty of its pastoral setting, and the depth of its commitment to the generation of ideas.
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Clark Art Institute, Nature Walk
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesForaging Walk Using the Clark campus, learn how to identify and prepare foods using common wild edibles that you can find near where you live. Join naturalist and wild edibles enthusiast Arianna Alexsandra Collins from the Hoosic River Watershed Association and Offerings for Community Building on a foraging walk. She discusses flora and fungi characteristics…
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Clark Art Institute, Talk
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesThe Erotics of Empire: Mughal Albums and Visible Bodies, c. 1720–1800 with Yael Rice In this Research and Academic Program lecture, Yael Rice (Amherst College / Short-Term Beinecke Fellow) focuses on South Asian albums (muraqqa‘s), the patronage of which originated among just a handful of sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century Mughal and Deccani royals. By the…
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Clark Art Institute, a Flim
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesSlapstick Film Series: The Navigator This October and November, the Clark hosts a series of silent slapstick comedy films that highlight quick wit, precarious situations, and hilarious mishaps. The series continues with The Navigator (1924). Buster Keaton’s brilliant 1924 comedy about a rich, inept young man’s embarrassing attempt to get married is more than it…
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Clark Art Institute, Gallery Tour
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesIn Focus: Mythology & the Nude in European Art The stories of ancient Greek and Roman mythology have inspired artists for centuries. Join a Clark educator to examine mythological scenes in paintings and sculptures from the sixteenth to the twentieth century. Learn how depicting mythology enabled artists to show off the highly valued skill of…
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Clark Art Institute, a Flim
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesSlapstick Film Series: Sherlock Jr. and Cops This October and November, the Clark hosts a series of silent slapstick comedy films that highlight quick wit, precarious situations, and hilarious mishaps. The series continues with Sherlock Jr. (1924), in which an aspiring detective is framed for stealing his girlfriend's father's watch and must hunt down the…
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Clark Art Institute, Halloween
Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, United StatesHappy Halloween from Sterling and Francine! Trick or treat at the Clark any time between 10 am–5 pm and pick up a free art mystery box from the Clark Center admissions desk. That’s not all—dress up like a work of art in the collection to receive free admission to the museum. Then, costumed or not,…
