The Medford Public Library concludes its second Sunday series of online lectures meant as an introduction to African Art, its variety of forms, the depth of its history, and how it became an important player first in Western culture and continues to be important in a global world. Today's session will focus on 21st century African photography, looking at photos currently on exhibit at the Fitchburg Art Museum, "Africa Rising," as well as that part of the backstory centered on…

The Medford Historical Society & Museum presents "Deep Time: The Early Archaeology of Medford and Greater Boston," a program at the library with Suanna Crowley. Known as “Dr. Dirt,” Crowley is a geoarchaeologist and researcher who has worked across the globe – but lives right here in Medford. Her work is focused on the dynamic environmental and climatic processes that preserve the archaeological record. This landscape legacy shapes and informs our understanding of the complex history of the Indigenous peoples…

The Medford Public Library continues its second Sunday series of online lectures meant as an introduction to African Art, its variety of forms, the depth of its history, and how it became an important player first in Western culture and continues to be important in a global world. Today's session is "Learning to Look: Forms and Materials." The African art that is most familiar in the west are carvings; 2-D design was equally important. It took the form of wall-painting,…

The Medford Public Library continues its second Sunday series of online lectures meant as an introduction to African Art, its variety of forms, the depth of its history, and how it became an important player first in Western culture and continues to be important in a global world. Today's session is "Art in Cultural Context: Contrasting Cultures – Contrasting Styles - The Dogon of Mali and the Yoruba of Nigeria." The Dogon, living in the harsher world of the Western Sudan,…

The Medford Historical Society & Museum presents the program "Gandhi’s American Friend: The Untold Story of Richard Gregg," with John Wooding, emeritus professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. Richard Gregg was Gandhi’s confidant and friend for more than 20 years. He was the son of a Congregationalist minister who was born and lived in Medford and was educated at Harvard University. He worked as a labor lawyer and arbitrator in Boston and Chicago before moving to…

The Medford Public Library continues its second Sunday series of online lectures meant as an introduction to African Art, its variety of forms, the depth of its history, and how it became an important player first in Western culture and continues to be important in a global world. Today's session is on masquerade, a multi-media artform including a "head" or mask, of many possible materials, and a body costume presented in the context of movement and sound– not just that…

The Medford Historical Society & Museum presents a talk at the library, "Amelia Earhart: Beyond the Skies," with Earhart enthusiast Margaret L. Arnold, Ph.D. Most people know that Amelia Earhart was a pioneering pilot who disappeared over the Pacific Ocean in 1937. But did you know she lived in Medford and worked in Boston? And that she developed her own line of clothing and luggage? She also fought for women’s rights and equality, and just last year Amelia was voted…

The Medford Public Library continues its second Sunday series of online lectures meant as an introduction to African Art, its variety of forms, the depth of its history, and how it became an important player first in Western culture and continues to be important in a global world. Today's session is on traditional and modern artists. Register using the link that appears on the library's online calendar.