The Heights

McMullen Celebrates BC’s International Side with ‘Art After Dark’

Milo Priddle • November 19, 2024

The event began at 6 p.m., and attendees were encouraged to explore different cultures through interaction with foreign food, music, and art.

A Night to Remember: McMullen Museum Hosts Sold-Out “Night in the Arts” Charity Gala

Alexandrine Bourlot • November 17, 2024

The sold-out event, "Night in the Arts," offered an elegant, immersive experience while raising funds for BC charity

New McMullen Exhibit Explores the Immigrant Experience

Dominique Williams • September 26, 2024

Themes of assimilation, family, home, and opportunity merge together in this new exhibition, with all its rough edges exposed.

McMullen’s ‘The Lost Generation’ Highlights the Contributions of Female Artists to the Modernist Movement

Maria Beatriz Saldanha • February 29, 2024

This semester, as visitors enter the McMullen Museum of Art, they are taken back in time to mid-20th century Havana, Cuba. The bilingual English-Spanish exhibition aims to highlight the importance of lesser-known female artists in the Cuban ceramic world.

Klein Discusses Buddhism’s Role in Everyday Life at McMullen Lecture

Leah Stitzel • November 8, 2023

To accompany McMullen's 'Gateway to Himalayan Art' exhibit, theology profesor, author, and spiritual leader Anne Klein gave a virtual lecture on Tibetan Buddhism.

McMullen’s ‘Gateway to Himalayan Art’ Showcases Both Beautiful and Educational Works

Erin Pender • September 10, 2023

Visitors to the McMullen Museum have a chance to travel to the Himalayas in the Rubin Museum of Art’s exhibition Gateway to Himalayan Art.

BC Contemporary Theatre Puts On Outdoor Performances of Three Original Plays

Rory Quigley • April 23, 2023

"Absurdities" presented three student-written and directed plays at the McMullen Museum, touching on topics such as identity, therapy, and friendship.

MFA Curator Discusses Two New Italian Renaissance Galleries During McMullen Lecture

Elizabeth Dodman • October 4, 2022

In a lecture at the McMullen on Monday, curator Marietta Cambareri talked about curating two new Italian Renaissance art exhibits at the MFA.

New York Street Photography Illustrates Everyday City Life

Grace Mayer • September 15, 2019

The McMullen Museum of Art featured the photography of Alen MacWeeny as well as six other photographers as a part of the New York City Street Photography exhibit.

McMullen Displays Professor Austen’s Abstract Paintings

Brenden Pollock • September 16, 2018

The McMullen Museum of Art is displaying Boston College Professor Hartmut Austen's abstract artwork through December 13.

‘Into the Collection: 20th Century Art’ Features Picasso, Kokoschka

Tristan St. Germain • April 18, 2018

The McMullen Museum's 'Into the Collection: 20th Century Art' exhibit featured many famous artists including Pablo Picasso.

Alston Conley’s ‘New England Sky’ Exhibit Finds Beauty Beyond on the Horizon

Caroline McCormack • September 17, 2017

Sunsets and sunrises are often taken for granted as mundane daily happenings, but there is beauty to be find even in the peripheral hours of night and day, as Alston Conley's exhibit 'New England Sky' can attest.