Nearly one year ago exactly, the coronavirus pandemic triggered a state of emergency. To commemorate the community’s profound loss, the Cape Ann Museum is creating a temporary art installation to pay tribute to those who died from the deadly virus including 35 people in Gloucester, 55 people from Cape Ann, and more than 2,000 people from Essex County.
The Cape Ann Museum announced this week that Kathleen Cooke Ryan is the museum’s new Chief Philanthropy Officer, and Miranda Aisling is the Education Manager.
In the early spring of 2020 lockdown set in, the leadership of 1623 studios sought to find a way to support the arts remotely through their lo…
Last spring, while people were trying to coping with everyday changes brought about by COVID, four photographers—Jason Grow, Bill Sumner, Paul…
The Cape Ann Museum is preparing to re-open its main campus at 27 Pleasant Street to the public on Oct. 1 with new safety precautions for social distancing, reduced capacity, touch-less doors, increased cleaning, and other measures that adhere to Gov. Baker’s Phase 3 re-opening plan and to protect the public while enjoying the Museum’s renowned art and maritime collections.
Going into fall, visiting local museums is a great way to safely escape your daily routine. Some remain closed (think Cogswell’s Grant or the Essex Shipbuilding Museum, both in Essex,) but there are plenty to choose from in the area that are offering limited visits, all within safety guidelines.
Jane Deering Gallery is reopening June 13 with the new exhibition Juni Van Dyke | The Journey … then and now, a series of charming small paintings inspired by the artist’s journey to Italy in the early 90s.
This 1960 portrait by Emile Gruppe of a VNA nurse by the Gloucester waterfront is on loan starting last month at the Cape Ann Museum from VNA …
Manchester's Katherine Lane Weems (1899-1989) was one of the 20th century’s most accomplished sculptors. This 1928 piece, called just "Bull" part of of the Cape Ann Museum's yearlong exhibit opening Tuesday celebrating women in art, "Odds Were Against Me".
