Worcester Art Museum Announces Slate of Summer Programs

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Saturday, May 25, 2019

GoLocalWorcester Lifestyle Team

Stroller Tours at Worcester Art Museum PHOTO: Worcester Art Museum website

The Worcester Art Museum announced a full slate of summer public programs on Wednesday.

“From themed guided tours to courtyard games and a new “Drill Like a Medieval Soldier” activity, there is something for all ages and interests. Stroller Tours introduce young children to the Museum with age-appropriate themes, such as “Shapes in Art” and “Painted Pets,” said Worcester Art Museum in their press release.

The new program schedule begins on June 2.

New Programs

New this summer is the Art Garden at WAM, a community project with the Southeast Asian Coalition of Massachusetts (SEACMA) and Regional Environmental Council (REC) which features an outdoor garden installation designed by Boston artist Andrew Mowbray.

Planted with vegetables common to Southeast Asia, the garden harvest will be sold to local markets, with funds supporting SEACMA programs in immigrant and refugee communities throughout central Massachusetts. WAM visitors will be able to observe the garden as it grows and changes throughout the summer. Related programs, including story time in the garden and a family workshop, are also planned.

Special exhibitions on view during the summer include: Radiance Rediscovered: Stained Glass by Tiffany and La Farge, which showcases the exquisite artistry and luminescent colors of recently conserved stained-glass windows by Louis Comfort Tiffany and John La Farge, as well as other works by the artists.

In addition, a Japanese gallery rotation, Archaic Avant-Garde: Contemporary Japanese Ceramics from the Carol and Jeffrey Horvitz Collection, features works by contemporary Japan’s leading ceramic artists, who have incorporated ancient Japanese pottery techniques and forms in their own modern creations.

For a full list of programs, click here.