Muskeget Island: A Bellwether for Changing Ecosystems

When Islanders think about beach erosion, grey seals may not be what comes to mind as a leading cause. But seals are top of mind for Crocker Snow.

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Museum Exhibit Uncovers Hard Truths

Titled The Chasm Is Not Closed, a new exhibit at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum uses a pair of tributes to the Confederacy to dig deeply into a disturbing chapter in the Island's not too distant past.

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Wampanoag Historian Takes Museum Audience Back in Time

In a presentation entitled The Wampanoag and Noepe as One, historian Darius Coombs took Vineyarders on a journey that stretches back over 12,000 years.

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Gazette History Exhibit Enters Final Weekend

Henry Beetle Hough’s desk is one of the featured items of Tomorrow’s History: 175 Years of the Vineyard Gazette, an exhibit at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum that ends this Sunday.

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Museum Returns to Edgartown with Cooke House Gardens

The Martha’s Vineyard Museum is now officially a two-town operation, following the dedication Saturday of its Cooke House Legacy Gardens in Edgartown.

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Top Writers Give Book Festival Audience a Sobering Account of Journalism Today

A book festival audience turned out Friday evening for a panel discussion on the Martha’s Vineyard Museum lawn with three of the country’s leading journalists.

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Museum Medals Honor Achievement and Giving Back

An archaeologist, a lawyer and civil rights activist, and an interior designer were each honored this week at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum medal ceremony.

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New Gazette Exhibit Tells a 175-Year-Old Community Story

Tomorrow’s History: 175 Years of the Vineyard Gazette opens at the Martha's Vineyard Museum this weekend. It tells the continuing story of a community newspaper that began in 1846.

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It's All in the Family at Music in the Courtyard

Jemima James and her son Willy Mason shared the bill as the Martha’s Vineyard Museum kicked off its 2021 Music in the Courtyard series.

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A Remarkable Way of Looking at Life

A retrospective of Richard Lee at the Martha's Vineyard Museum showcase the artists exuberant creativity.

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