The Clark Art Institute offers Meet Me at the Clark, a free gallery talk program designed specifically for people living with dementia and their care partners. Tours meet in the Manton Research Center reading room.
Arts and Culture, Diversity and Inclusion, Family Friendly, Literature, Lectures, and Talks
This spring, the Clark Art Institute’s Research and Academic Program hosts a series of presentations by renowned scholars on a wide range of topics, from sociopolitical themes in Latin American art to how urban warfare shapes history and photography. Lectures take place in the Manton Research Center auditorium. All Research and Academic Program (RAP) lectures […]
On Wednesdays in July and August, the Clark Art Institute presents a free series of Works on Paper Highlights Talks in the Manton Study Center for Works on Paper, which houses the Clark's collection of more than 6,500 prints, drawings, and photographs. Each week, discover a unique selection of rarely exhibited works on paper with […]
Arts and Culture, Class, Workshop, and Open Studios
The Clark Art Institute’s monthly Collage Club returns this October and continues through March. Visitors are welcome to drop in between 6–8 pm on the third Wednesday of the colder months of the year to make a creative collage. This free art-making program takes place in the Manton Research Center reading room. Cut, paste, create! […]
Arts and Culture, Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Family Friendly
The Clark Art Institute’s monthly Collage Club returns. Visitors are welcome to drop in between 6–8 pm on the third Wednesday of the colder months of the year to make a creative collage. This free art-making program takes place in the Manton Research Center reading room. Cut, paste, create! Create a vibrant collage with exciting […]
Arts and Culture, Class, Workshop, and Open Studios
This March and April, the Clark Art Institute screens a series of films directed by Alfred Hitchcock, widely regarded as the master of suspense and one of cinema’s most influential filmmakers. A presentation and talkback with film scholar Will Schmenner, head of public programs, follows each screening. All film screenings are free and take place […]
Performing Arts & Entertainment
The Clark Art Institute airs the 2025–26 season of the Metropolitan Opera’s acclaimed The Met: Live in HD series. This award-winning series of live, high-definition cinema simulcasts features the full live performance along with backstage interviews and commentary. Unless otherwise noted, the Clark broadcasts the operas on select Saturdays at 1 pm in its Manton Research Center […]
Performing Arts & Entertainment
This spring, the Clark Art Institute presents an exciting lineup of performing arts events spanning multiple genres. Contemplate the absurd and grotesque imagery of the Shadow Visionaries exhibition with musical works inspired by dark, romantic poetry; dance your cares away with upbeat, family-friendly blues and funk; travel from nineteenth-century Vienna to twentieth-century Mexico on soaring operatic scores; or discover lush layers of pastoral chamber jazz. There's something to delight every […]
Performing Arts & Entertainment
This spring, the Clark Art Institute continues its popular series of In Focus Gallery tours. Visitors are welcome to join a Clark educator for a thematic tour of the permanent collection. Tours meet in the Museum Pavilion at 2 pm on select dates. 03/22: Women Artists 04/26: Far Horizons: Landscape Art 05/31: Urban Rhythms: City […]
Performing Arts & Entertainment
On Wednesdays in July and August, the Clark Art Institute presents a free series of Works on Paper Highlights Talks in the Manton Study Center for Works on Paper, which houses the Clark's collection of more than 6,500 prints, drawings, and photographs. Each week, discover a unique selection of rarely exhibited works on paper with […]
Arts and Culture, Class, Workshop, and Open Studios