Our Stories, Our Stuff, Our Somerville
February 14 – March 31, 2019 | Curated by Bess Paupeck (Community Curator)
This exhibition was a celebration of the people of Somerville and their life experiences as expressed through their prized possessions and personal stories. The exhibition brought people together by bringing their things together in a large scale exhibition at the Somerville Museum – and the convergence of these things, and the stories that go with them, offered a renewed sense of community at a time of rapid change for Somerville.
Related Programming
Opening Reception: Thursday, 2/14/19 | 6-8pm
Curator Talk: Saturday, 3/2/19 | 1:00pm
Join Somerville Museum’s community curator, Bess Paupeck, for a walk through the exhibition Our Stories, Our Stuff, Our Somerville.
The Unofficial Somerville Antiques Road Show: Saturday, 3/19/19 | 2–4pm
Bring an object to the museum and let some of our local historians tell you what they think of it!
TRANS/LUCENT/SEE (glass, doorknob, portal) Performance: Thursday, 3/21/19 | 7pm
Somerville-based artist collective Excavate, currently in a 9-month research and performance residency at the deCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, will perform a celebration of a recent gift to the Somerville Museum and Historic Somerville: a Somerville-made Union Glass doorknob.
Closing Celebration: A Community Talk-In: Sunday, 3/31/19 | 3pm
Meet the people who contributed objects to the exhibition and hear their stories about these objects and their lives in Somerville.
Read more press about Our Stories, Our Stuff, Our Somerville here.
About Bess Paupeck
Bess Paupeck has happily lived in Somerville since February 2002. From deep within this changing city and the lived experience of evolving notions around home and place, Bess draws inspiration for her work, which focuses on creating and producing experiences that support dialogue, exploration and growth for individuals and communities.
An arts producer, curator and collaborator, Bess has worked at a few of the many cultural and academic institutions in and around Boston such as the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis, Harvard University, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Museum of Science and the Somerville Arts Council.