Embodied Words closing soon

The two-year run of Embodied Words: Reading in Medieval Christian Visual Culture is coming to a close. If you haven't had a chance to see it or would like to experience it one last time, you have two more weeks!

In the Middle Ages, reading was thought to change you, physically and spiritually. Medieval people believed that words written and read, spoken and heard, could imprint on the brain, heart, and soul. The senses mediated the reception of these words. This exhibition, culling from artworks from WCMA’s collection and manuscripts from the Chapin Library, has demonstrated the embodied nature of reading in Christian Europe from the twelfth through the sixteenth centuries.

Embodied Words closes on Sunday, March 10, to be followed by Cracking the Cosmic Code: Numerology in Medieval Art, opening March 22. Also curated by Assistant Curator Elizabeth Sandoval, this exhibition will encourage visitors to think about numbers instead of words in artwork from WCMA’s collection.

Embodied Words

Dr. Frances Jones-Sneed talk March 7

We are excited to welcome Dr. Frances Jones-Sneed, esteemed emeritus professor of history at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, to speak on "Being Black and Free: Before and after the Emancipation Proclamation in Berkshire County, Massachusetts" in connection with the Emancipation: The Unfinished Project of Liberation exhibition on Thursday, March 7.

The lecture will begin at 6 p.m.; the galleries will remain open until 6 for those who want to visit the exhibition prior to the talk.

Dr. Jones-Sneed has dedicated her life and research to making African American history visible and readily available to the public. In particular, she is interested in sharing the stories of individuals in Massachusetts. She has taught and researched local history for more than thirty years.

The exhibition is on view through July 14.

Dr. Frances Jones-Sneed

All Together With Art returns March 16

WCMA’s All Together With Art family gallery program returns on March 16!

From 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., children ages 4 to 8 and their caregivers are invited to join Rachel Heisler, WCMA’s Associate Curator of Campus and Community Engagement, for an hour in the galleries looking at art and engaging with it through movement and art-making.

Registration isn’t required but is appreciated here.

All Together With Art

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