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September 2020
Outdoor Yoga at MVM
Join YogiJay (Jason Mazar-Kelly) and the MV Museum every Saturday at 8AM for an outdoor community based yoga class that will be accessible to all levels of practictioners. This weekly event is a great way to stay connected with community while helping to limit the spread of the virus. In addition, while you practice you will get the chance to see all of the wonderful outdoor exhibits the Museum will be showcasing that tells the stories of this beautiful little…
Find out more »Outdoor Yoga at MVM
Join YogiJay (Jason Mazar-Kelly) and the MV Museum every Saturday at 8AM for an outdoor community based yoga class that will be accessible to all levels of practictioners. This weekly event is a great way to stay connected with community while helping to limit the spread of the virus. In addition, while you practice you will get the chance to see all of the wonderful outdoor exhibits the Museum will be showcasing that tells the stories of this beautiful little…
Find out more »Nanauwe Vanderhoop in Concert
Another victim of the pandemic has been live music. MV Museum loves the Island's music scene and are thrilled to join WMVY Radio, Featherstone Center for the Arts, the Martha's Vineyard Film Festival, and the YMCA of Martha's Vineyard in presenting the Local Musicians Project this fall. You'll be able to hear live music in a safe setting outside at MVM, Featherstone, and the Y. Join us in the Bodman Courtyard at MVM, and listen to Nanauwe Vanderhoop. Nanauwe is…
Find out more »Mystery Into Order: Cabinets of Curiosity and the Urge to Collect with Chief Curator Bonnie Stacy (Virtual Program)
In this short history of showing off strange stuff, MVM Chief Curator Bonnie Stacy will examine “cabinets of curiosity,” their status as forerunners of today’s museums, the way that rich and noble Europeans used them to show off knowledge and wealth, the problems and pleasures that arise accidentally from taking things out of context, and the ways that contemporary artists have adapted this ancient idea to their own purposes. This talk complements Lucy Mitchell’s exhibition, Recollection: A Personal Museum, currently…
Find out more »Johnny Hoy and the Bluefish in Concert
Another victim of the pandemic has been live music. MV Museum loves the Island's music scene and are thrilled to join WMVY Radio, Featherstone Center for the Arts, the Martha's Vineyard Film Festival, and the YMCA of Martha's Vineyard in presenting the Local Musicians Project this fall. You'll be able to hear live music in a safe setting outside at MVM, Featherstone, and the Y. Join us in the Bodman Courtyard at MVM, and listen to Johnny Hoy and the…
Find out more »Outdoor Yoga at MVM
Join YogiJay (Jason Mazar-Kelly) and the MV Museum every Saturday at 8AM for an outdoor community based yoga class that will be accessible to all levels of practictioners. This weekly event is a great way to stay connected with community while helping to limit the spread of the virus. In addition, while you practice you will get the chance to see all of the wonderful outdoor exhibits the Museum will be showcasing that tells the stories of this beautiful little…
Find out more »19th Annual Ceremony of Remembrance
“Here where the sky and sea and sand come together, let us be thankful for the time we had together and continue to have in our memories and hearts.” The annual Ceremony of Remembrance is transforming into a Day of Remembrance this year. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and in an effort to reduce the number of people gathering at once, we invite families, friends, and the general public to honor the children memorialized at the base of the…
Find out more »Hidden Collections with Research Librarian Bow Van Riper (Virtual Program)
The Museum's archives hold thousands of documents, postcards, maps, photographs, and other ephemera. They remain safely housed in climate controlled storage, with only a few examples used in temporary exhibitions. The stories they tell are the stories of Martha's Vineyard: nuanced, complicated, romantic, colorful, and challenging. Join Research Librarian Bow Van Riper as he takes you behind the scenes for an exploration of a selection of the Museum's archives and the fascinating stories that they hold. This program will debut…
Find out more »Kate Taylor, Jemima James, Rose Guerin, and Barbara Dacey in Concert
Another victim of the pandemic has been live music. MV Museum loves the Island's music scene and are thrilled to join WMVY Radio, Featherstone Center for the Arts, the Martha's Vineyard Film Festival, and the YMCA of Martha's Vineyard in presenting the Local Musicians Project this fall. You'll be able to hear live music in a safe setting outside at MVM, Featherstone, and the Y. Join us in the Bodman Courtyard at MVM, and listen to Kate Taylor, Jemima James,…
Find out more »Outdoor Yoga at MVM
Join YogiJay (Jason Mazar-Kelly) and the MV Museum every Saturday at 8AM for an outdoor community based yoga class that will be accessible to all levels of practictioners. This weekly event is a great way to stay connected with community while helping to limit the spread of the virus. In addition, while you practice you will get the chance to see all of the wonderful outdoor exhibits the Museum will be showcasing that tells the stories of this beautiful little…
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