Night at the Museum 2024

Night at the Museum: The G.O.A.T. Gala

Saturday, November 16, 2024

6 – 9 PM

The Fitchburg Art Museum’s G.O.A.T. Gala celebrates its FAMily and embraces team spirit. Surrounded by photographs of some of the greatest athletes of the 20th century, this lively sports-themed evening is set to be the Greatest of All Time!

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On View in November

Bob Dilworth: When I Remembered Home

Now through January 12, 2025

Our fall exhibition features the vibrantly colored, richly layered, monumental portraits of Bob Dilworth. Dilworth incorporates layers of paint, paper, and fabric to create images that merge portraiture, landscape, and abstraction into tender representations of the people and places he loves. Recently, Dilworth has been inspired by the challenges and possibilities of fabric as a primary medium and the Fitchburg Art Museum is proud to present this new work together for the first time. 

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G.O.A.T.: The Sports Photography of Walter Iooss

Now through January 5, 2025

G.O.A.T.—meaning “greatest of all time”—highlights the Fitchburg Art Museum’s expansive collection of sports photography by Walter Iooss.

Iooss photographed professional sports with the passion and perception of a true fan, capturing iconic moments in sports history for over sixty years. His ability to read a game and identify player strategy allowed him to photograph jump shots, home run swings, and end zone catches with cinematic flair—a skill that earned him over 300 Sports Illustrated covers.

Over his career, Iooss photographed some of the greatest athletes of the 20th century, shaping the visual culture of American sports and with it the celebrity status of players including Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Tiger Woods, and Derek Jeter. G.O.A.T. considers how Iooss captured the joys, devastations, pressures, and anticipations of professional sports using light, movement, and color to craft visual narratives that continue to

captivate us.

This exhibit is sponsored by Country Bank.

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Africa Rising: 21st-Century African Photography

Now through February 23, 2025

Africa Rising is the inaugural exhibition of FAM’s new collection of 21st-century African photography, a sampling of the recent explosion of fine art photography on the continent.

Themes that recur across this visually stunning show include identity in the aftermath of colonialism, environmental exploitation and decay, female empowerment, and Afro-Futurism.

Supported by a generous grant from the Geneviève McMillan - Reba Stewart Foundation.

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...plus, explore our long-term exhibitions!

Current & Upcoming Exhibitions

Community Gallery

Fitchburg Public School: Telling Stories Summer Camp at FAM

November 4, 2024 – January 5, 2025

Fitchburg Art Museum and the Fitchburg Public Schools 21^st Century Program have partnered together to create art experiences for students attending Summer Camp and afterschool programs. With the continuation of our “Storytelling Through Art” theme, students had the unique opportunity to learn about art making in the museum’s Art Place on Elm and in the galleries. In our program students viewed past or current exhibitions, developed foundations of art-making practices, and even created photographs with support from Visiting Artist George Annan (FAM exhibiting artist from Dialogues, Diasporas, and Detours Through Africa 2024). Student works in the Community Gallery are on view from November 2024 through January 2025.

The Community Gallery is supported by a generous gift from Dr.Roderick and Donna Lewin. 

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November Programs & Events

Curator's Talk for G.O.A.T.: The Sport Photography of Walter Iooss

Thursday, November 7, 2024

4 – 5 PM

G.O.A.T.—meaning “greatest of all time”—highlights the Fitchburg Art Museum’s expansive collection of sports photography by Walter Iooss whose images were on over 300 Sports Illustrated magazine covers. Join FAM’s curator Emily Mazzola to learn more about this exhibition full of celebrated athletes and iconic photographs.

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Free First Thursday & Fitchburg Farmer's Market

Thursday, November 7, 2024

12 – 7 PM

Visit at night and explore the Museum in a different light. Every First Thursday, the museum is free for all visitors, 12 – 7 PM.

From November through May, the Fitchburg Famer's Market will be held indoors from 3 – 5:30 PM.

Free First Thursdays is supported by an endowment given to the Fitchburg Art

Museum in memory of Martha Malm.

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Hidden Treasures

Thursday, November 14, 2024

1 – 3 PM

This free art program is for individuals who have early- to middle-stage Alzheimer's disease or related dementia, and their caregivers. Join our Museum Guides for enjoyable learning and interaction through gallery discussions and artmaking.

Hidden Treasures is developed by the Fitchburg Art Museum in collaboration with Life Care Centers of America, The Highlands.

Advanced registration required, please contact Suzanne Hauerstein.

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This program is sponsored by Fallon Health.

Community Partner News

Fitchburg Arts Community

Exciting News! The Fitchburg Arts Community, the three-building campus across Elm Street from FAM offering 68 units of affordable artist-preference apartments, is under construction and scheduled to open in January 2025. NewVue Communities is developing the project at 52 Academy Street in partnership with FAM.

To learn more about the project and complete an interest form, please use the QR code seen here, click the button below, or email [email protected] for more information.

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Volunteer Opportunity: FAM Museum Guide

Museum Guides lead educational tours of FAM exhibitions for school and adult groups. Becoming a Museum Guide is a great way to learn about FAM exhibitions and meet people with similar interests in a stimulating art environment.

If you like interacting with people and have a love of learning, please contact Suzanne Hauerstein, Manager of Education Programs.

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Your Support Makes a Difference!

Whether you visit, attend an event, spread the word, or contribute, you make a difference at the Fitchburg Art Museum – for yourself and for the lives of others.

You are impacting our community, our region, our artists, and our families. 

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