These are a series of lectures hosted by the Boston Athenaeum that deal with some of the extended research staff members have done on the history of the institution and its collections. I thought a couple of them would be interesting to us! The lectures are done in pairs, and each is approximately 20 minutes in length.
The Boston Athenaeum is a members-only library, so be aware that as a member of the public, you will only have access to the first floor. Also, these lectures are technically only open to members, but I have gotten permission to allow Panopticon people in! The lectures are free, but they do require reservations. Space is limited, so please contact me by the dates listed below if you are interested. Or feel free to drop me a line if you have any questions: kardos@simmons.edu
*Tuesday, October 16 @ noon (RSVP by October 10)
Graphics at the Boston Athenaeum by Sally Pierce, Curator of Prints and Photographs, together with Architectural Drawings at the Boston Athenaeum by Catharina Slautterback, Assoc. Curator of Prints and Photographs
*Tuesday, November 13 @ noon (RSVP by November 7)
Nineteenth-Century British Tourists in Search of Culture in Boston by David Dearinger, Curator of Paintings and Sculpture, together with The Boston Athenaeum and the Birth of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston by Hina Hirayama, Assoc. Curator of Paintings and Sculpture