If a Tree Falls in the Forest…

Boston is a particularly noisy place, as WGBH reported in 2019, and sometimes the “symphony of the city” can become unbearable. In his latest article, Ian Spangler unpacks this bivariate map, which overlays noise data with population data, to determine where the noisiest noise intersects with the most people (and vice versa).

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Two New Exhibitions Coming in January 2023

It’s exhibition season here at the Map Center! We’re in the final month of More or Less in Common: Environment and Justice in the Human Landscape and accompanying Soft City pop-up. The gallery will close on December 28 and reopen on January 13 with two new exhibitions: Building Blocks: Boston Stories from Urban Atlases, which narrates small-scale stories of urban change, and Becoming Boston: Eight Moments in the Geography of a Changing City, which follows the changing spatial forms of the place we now call Boston.

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Last Call: Visualizing Immigration in Greater Boston Cartography Challenge

Hey map makers! The deadline for our inaugural Cartography Challenge is quickly approaching. For this challenge, we’re looking to explore immigration data of the Greater Boston area through anything but choropleth maps. The winning submission will be featured in the Map Center’s digital collections, used during K-12 educational visits and programs, and be awarded a prize of $200. Accepting applications through December 19, 2022.

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In-Person: From The Vault — Winter Wonderland Maps · Dec 16, 2:00pm ET

Join us for an afternoon of close map looking! For this edition of From The Vault, we’re taking a look at maps from our collections that speak to the spirit of winter—snowy mountain ranges, Old Man Winter, seasonal sports, and more.

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Mappy Holidays from Ours to Yours

Skip the store crowds and round out your holiday shopping with a map reproduction, exhibition catalog, or postcards for the map lover in your life! Use code MAPPY-HOLIDAYS at checkout to get 25% off your purchase.

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