Harlem Renaissance Hero and Oak Bluffs Regular Gets Her Due

The Extraordinary Life of Dorothy West exhibit opens this weekend at the museum and spans Ms. West’s life in Boston, Harlem, Moscow and on the Vineyard.

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Earth Festival Celebrates Island Conservation Groups

The Martha’s Vineyard Museum was alive with activity Saturday afternoon as it hosted its first Earth Day Conservation Festival, a four-hour celebration of the Island’s natural environment.

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Vineyard Plays Starring Role in New Jaws Exhibit

Titled Creating Amity Island, the new exhibit at the Martha's Vineyard Museum brings together behind-the-scenes photos and collectibles from the now-historic 1974 production that made the Vineyard famous to millions of viewers around the world.

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Black Lives Matter Group Looks to Continue Racial Justice Work

Members of the Martha’s Vineyard Black Lives Matter group spoke to a full house at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum Saturday, amid discussion about past and future racial justice work on Island.

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Weaving Together the Island's Rich Textile History

Woven, a new exhibit at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum, invites people to share in the historic craft and hear the stories of early Island basket weavers, seamstresses and eel trappers.

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Museum Exhibit Celebrates Half a Century of The Yard

Calling to mind another nativity story, the Yard, the Island’s incubator for dance performance, was born in a barn.

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Museum Honors Conservation Heroes

The Martha’s Vineyard Museum honored four people earlier this summer with its annual museum medal, which was first awarded in 2009.

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Journey of the Heart for Collector of Island Stories

Linsey Lee first moved full-time to Martha’s Vineyard in the early 1970s, foraging for wild foods, working odd jobs and listening to tall tales from Islanders she met.

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Diversity Summit Looks to Foster Change

Dani Monroe leads the Martha’s Vineyard CDO Summit next week, with a public session at 3 p.m. on August 12.

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Museum Puts Hot Tin Roof Murals Center Stage

Showing scenes of Island life, the Hot Tin Roof murals by Margot Datz now hang at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum’s Doherty Hall; a dedication and reception is Thursday evening.

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