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Artwork for The Humble Petitioner exhibit in the Council Chamber of the Old State House

Old State House · Downtown / Financial District

The Humble Petitioner

Now showingPermanent collection·$18

Set in the Council Chamber, this exhibit follows how colonists denied the vote used the universal right to petition to seek legal remedies in 18th-century Massachusetts.

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Display cases of rare books and printed material in the Imagined Nation installation at the Boston Athenæum

Imagined Nation

Boston Athenæum

A photograph by Constantine Manos from his 1974 series documenting Boston's streets, on view in Where's Boston? 50 Years Later

Where's Boston? 50 Years Later

Boston Athenæum

Carrie Mae Weems, Blues and Pinks 3, 2020, archival inkjet prints in six parts

Collection Spotlight: Carrie Mae Weems

Institute of Contemporary Art / Boston

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