Music and Silk: An Ancient Animal and a Shorebird’s Survival
Join Arpeggione Ensemble and silk artist Susan Quateman for a lively evening of music, visual art, and conversation exploring the intertwined lives of the horseshoe crab, a “living fossil”, and the migratory red knot. This behind-the-scenes program offers a closer look at the science, ecology, and human-created challenges shaping their… Read More
Exhibit Open Hours with the Curator
Come experience our two fantastic new exhibits at Fruitlands – Eye of the Beholder and The Land Tells Our Stories – with the shows’ curator Tess Lukey (Aquinnah Wampanoag). Tess will be stationed in both exhibits throughout the afternoon, answering questions and offering insights into some of the remarkable objects… Read More
Liquid Spine: BYCATCH Environmental Dance
Liquid Spine Presents: BYCATCH Join us for a one-of-a-kind dance concert performed by Liquid Spine, a global dance series that unearths the environmental needs of our water systems through movement, community, and conversation. Their latest project, BYCATCH, brings to life the stories of marine animals impacted by entanglement through ghost… Read More
Tea and Talk: Exhibit Previews with Curator Tess Lukey
Join us for a series of winter lectures at Fruitlands Museum. We’ll be gathering in the Museum cafe to enjoy some hot beverages and lively discussions about the history of the site and its collections. The 2026 Main Season at Fruitlands Museum begins on April 30! To celebrate, we’ll… Read More
Crane Lecture: Native American & Environmental Art at The Trustees
Celebrate Earth Day with a lecture at the Crane Estate, focused on art inspired by nature and Native American Heritage. Join us for a lecture with Tess Lukey, The Trustees Associate Curator of Native American Arts. Learn about The Trustees efforts to center Indigenous voices and culture via our exhibits… Read More
2026 Paul J. Cronin Memorial Lecture: Ella Mahoney, May Babcock, and Posey Moulton
Join us for the 2026 Paul J. Cronin Memorial Lecture, featuring the three artists behind the original commissions for Art & the Landscape: The Land Tells Our Stories, opening across multiple Trustees properties in June 2026. This special program introduces the artists and the distinct landscapes that will host their… Read More