Showcasing research from three teen curators

For our new rotating exhibition, Building Blocks: Boston Stories from Urban Atlases, the Map Center hired and worked with three high school students from Boston Public Schools as teen curators. We asked them to choose a place in the city and explore that site’s history going back to the nineteenth century, using our urban atlas collection to kick off their research.

Explore the teen curators' findings → 

In-Person: Black Boston Stories — Growing Up · Feb 9, 6:00pm ET

What was it like to grow up in the Boston of the past? What challenges face young Bostonians today? Join us for a panel conversation this Thursday, February 9 at 6PM at the Grove Hall Branch Library with four longtime Boston residents. Attendees are welcome to participate in the conversation. Food will be provided.

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A New Addition to the LMEC Team

We’re excited to welcome Patricio Pino to the team as the Spring 2023 co-op student serving as Visitor Services & Exhibition Assistant. He is a student at Northeastern University studying English and Anthropology. We sat down with Patricio to learn more about his interests and background.

Read the interview → 

In-Person: Author Talk — Laura Bliss on The Quarantine Atlas · Mar 1, 6:00pm ET

Writer and journalist Laura Bliss will discuss her recent book, The Quarantine Atlas: Mapping Global Life Under COVID-19, which explores reader-submitted maps of their lives during the coronavirus pandemic. For this discussion, Bliss will be joined by Boston-based mapmaker and artist Rajiv Raman and writer Garnette Cadogan.

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In-Person: From The Vault — Maps of Loveland · Feb 17, 2:00pm ET

Join us for an afternoon of close map looking! For this edition of From The Vault, we’ll take a look at objects from our collections that speak to the spirit of love. Drop in any time between 2:00pm - 4:00pm.

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Call for Papers: 2023 Greater Boston Digital Research & Pedagogy Symposium

The Programs in Digital Humanities at MIT invite submissions for participation in a one-day symposium of Boston-area scholars, teachers, researchers, librarians, and all combinations thereof engaged with using or teaching digital methods in humanities and social sciences research on Friday, April 28, 2023.

Apply by February 17 →