CultureNOW | A Celebration of Culture & Community

Jay Wickersham tells the narrative of the Ames Building, Boston's first skyscraper. The building signifies one of the first architect-client relationship. Jay touches upon the history of the Ames family and their significance in the city building. 

Jay Wickersham tells the story of the first planned residential development in America: Beacon Hill. The podcast includes the history of local families (Hancock and Copley) and takes you on a journey of design (State House by Charles Bulfinch) and real estate development.   

Jen Mecca talks about Fort Point Arts Community (FPAC) and its role for artists in Fort Point District.

Jen Mecca, Jame Deutsch and Rebecca Dwyer talk about the history of artists in Fort Point District as well as the Made in Fort Points Gallery Space. 

Rebecca Dwyer tells about past industries (wool industry, can industry and printing industry) that defined old Fort Point District as an industrial neighborhood. 

Rebecca Dwyer tells the history of Artists Cooperatives in Fort Point District.  A prominent example is 249 A Street Artist Cooperative which is a component of Fort Point Arts Community. The building  was originally the Regal Lithograph Company. It had a freight elevator, weight-bearing floors, high ceilings and wonderful light - perfect for artists' studios. The building contains approximately 70,000 square feet and was available for purchase for under one million dollars. There were 36 Fort Point artists who signed on to participate.

Pieranna Cavalchini, Curator of Contemporary Art at Boston's Isabella Gardner Museum, talks about the facade gallery.

Pieranna Cavalchini, Curator of Contemporary Art at Boston's Isabella Gardner Museum, talks about the new gallery space.

Pieranna Cavalchini, Curator of Contemporary Art at Boston's Isabella Gardner Museum, talks about the living room.

John Herzog is the Founder and Chairman Emeritus of the Museum of American Finance and Chairman Emeritus of Spink/Smythe, an auction house specializing in antique stocks and bonds, bank notes, coins, autographs and photographs. In this podcast, he tells the story of how the idea for the Museum of American Finance was conceived and how the first artefacts were collected for the nation’s only independent museum dedicated to finance and financial history. The aim of the Museum is to educate the public through exhibits, financial literacy programs and public events.