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CURATOR TALK: Peter Waite: Social Memory, Paintings 1987–2025

Artist Peter Waite’s large-scale paintings of sites in New England and Europe address the transitional nature of public spaces. Exhibition curator Laura Leonard discusses how the absence of human figures in Waite’s paintings conveys a certain depth and range of emotions. Meet outside the Museum Shop. Free with admission. Registration encouraged.

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January 3, 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

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Artist Peter Waite’s large-scale paintings of sites in New England and Europe address the transitional nature of public spaces. Exhibition curator Laura Leonard discusses how the absence of human figures in Waite’s paintings conveys a certain depth and range of emotions. Meet outside the Museum Shop.

Free with admission. Registration encouraged.

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