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Worcester Art Museum
The Worcester Art Museum houses over 38,000 works of art dating from antiquity to the present day and representing cultures from all over the world.
City of the Arts
The arts in Worcester are thriving — from niche galleries to the Worcester Art Museum’s world-class collections; from Broadway shows at The Hanover Theatre to concerts at Mechanics Hall, Tuckerman Hall, the Palladium, and the DCU Center.
Worcester’s stART on the Street is central Massachusetts’ largest art, music, and performance festival. And remember to check out the (often free) performances and exhibitions at other Worcester colleges like Assumption College, the College of the Holy Cross, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI).
Opportunities abound to exercise your creativity, including:
Clark Meets ArtsWorcester
ArtsWorcester, a local non-profit that promotes the work of artists in the Worcester region, hosts an annual College Show where Clark’s visual artists display their work. ArtsWorcester makes its home at the Aurora Hotel, a classical revival-style building listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
New England is home to many world-famous museums and galleries. In Worcester itself the Worcester Art Museum and Worcester Historical Museum regularly schedule special exhibitions. In the Boston area, world-famous museums include the Museum of Fine Arts, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and Harvard University’s Fogg Art Museum and Peabody Museum. Learn more about the Worcester and Boston arts scenes. See listings below.
There are many opportunities to see live performances is Worcester and the Boston area. You’ll find everything from professional theater to concerts and sporting events. See listing of venues below.
Traina Center for the Arts
92 Downing Street
Worcester, MA 01610
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