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MFA Boston, Panel and Celebration

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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston – Please Be Seated 50th Anniversary Celebration & Artist Panel

Aspen Golann and Peter Galbert will join the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the innovative Please Be Seated program, a museum-wide initiative inviting contemporary artists to create functional seating for visitors and the permanent collection.

As makers of the newest Please Be Seated bench, Aspen and Peter will be in conversation with Yale professor Ned Cooke, conservator Christine Storti, and MFA curator Michelle Millar Fisher to discuss contemporary craft, collaboration, and what makes the PBS program so enduring and special. A reception with refreshments will follow the panel.

Thursday, March 19
Remis Auditorium
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Panel: 1:30–2:30 pm
Reception: 2:45–4:00 pm

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