ArtSmart Roundtable – Copley Library Galleries in Boston
The monthly ArtSmart Roundtable brings together posts from some of the best art history-focused travel blogs on a common theme. For January (and just in time for your 2013 travel planning), we are discussing “The Best Museum You’ve Never Heard Of”. This is a great topic and I can’t wait to read about all the great finds from the rest of the roundtable! You can find links below to all the group’s articles.
Boston has some incredible art museums – The Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the Institute of Contemporary Art and the (currently condensed) Harvard Art Museums . While I definitely recommend these places, some of my favorite paintings in Boston are actually public art in the central library! The Copley Square Library was constructed in 1895 and was decorated in a Renaissance revival and Beaux Art style. Inside are three incredible and overwhelmingly beautiful mural cycles including one by my favorite portrait painter. The Galleries are free, open to the public 6 days a week and worth a trip for any serious art lover. Read more
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