You don’t need to be an Olmsted superfan to participate in one of the many events and activities that take advantage of parks and public spaces. Whether it’s a wellness workshop, public lecture or a free concert: show up to an event or share one of your own.
The Olmsted Now calendar will be updated regularly with submissions by program partners and the public. Local activities will be focused between April and October 2022. Come back often!
The Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library examines how the environment is related to social injustices in the past, present and future. This free exhibition draws on both historical collections stretching back hundreds of years as well as newly commissioned maps that investigate how to address environmental justice in Boston and … Continued
Seeing the Invisible features AR works by a dozen international artists including Ai Weiwei, Refik Anadol, El Anatsui, Mohammed Kazem, Sigalit Landau, Sarah Meyohas, Pamela Rosenkranz, and Timur Si-Qin. The first exhibition of its kind to be developed in collaboration between botanical gardens and arts institutions from around the world. Seeing the Invisible is initiated … Continued
Mary Ellen Strom Rights Along the Shore is an upcoming temporary public artwork by Mary Ellen Strom and Danielle Abrams supported by Boston Center for the Arts’ Public Art Residency and by Tufts University.. The project will take place at Carson Beach in South Boston, MA. This research-based art project will engage with individuals and … Continued
Introducing Continued Conversations, our latest programming series of online roundtable discussions with folks working in the geographic and issue areas of our current environmental justice exhibition, More or Less in Common: Environment and Justice in the Human Landscape. Join us on Tuesday, May 3rd at 6:00PM with folks from the Community Assessment of Freeway Exposure … Continued
Join us for the first Lilac Sunday since 2019! We’ll be celebrating 150 years of Arboretum history and 112 Lilac Sundays. Experience the springtime bloom of our renowned collection of nearly 400 lilacs. Visit for tours with Arboretum experts, hands-on children’s programming, and more. Learn more here
inPUBLIC: Rest begins next Wednesday! Next week marks the start of DS4SI's very first "inPUBLIC Summer Series": a series of events from May through August 2022 that focus on creating experiences that provide the tools and inspiration for you to show up as your full self in public space. On Wednesday, May 11th, inPUBLIC: Rest … Continued
After a two-year pandemic hiatus the more than 50-year old Franklin Park Kite Festival is back on the Playstead ballfields. Bring a kite or buy one at the festival, ride your bike, enjoy local food trucks, unpack your picnic blanket and plan to spend a beautiful day in your park.
Each third Wednesday of the month, Olmsted Now invites the community to a public dialogue on shared use, shared health and shared power in parks and public spaces. These hour-long discussions are a platform to explore our bicentennial themes through the perspective of a guiding community voice. Join us on May 18th from 6-7 PM … Continued
Join Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site in partnership with Brookline Adult & Community Education for a movie night on the South Lawn. We will be watching The Greatest Game Ever Played, the story of a caddie from The Country Club (Brookline, MA) rising to prominence in the sport he loves. We hope to see … Continued
Introducing Continued Conversations, our latest programming series of online roundtable discussions with folks working in the geographic and issue areas of our current environmental justice exhibition, More or Less in Common: Environment and Justice in the Human Landscape. Join us on Tuesday, May 24th at 6:00PM with the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI) for a … Continued
What do you know about Charles River history and surrounding geographies? Join the Leventhal Map and Education Center with the Charles River Conservancy for a trivia night on all things Charles River! Trivia rounds will feature a geographic scavenger hunt using Atlascope, knowledge about the historic Charles River, pop culture, and more! Registration is encouraged … Continued
Studios Without Walls, 23rd annual exhibition presents "The Ground We Walk" site specific sculpture, our 16th year in Riverway Park, Brookline, near the Longwood T Stop, presents 16 sculptures, free to the public, self-guided tours and an art treasure hunt, ADA accessible. Opening reception May 28th, 1pm-4pm. Hosted by Brookline Parks and Open Spaces on … Continued
Join city and state parks agency representatives and fellow greenspace advocates for an in-person workshop. Reconnect about the work to protect, enhance and enjoy our parks system. Hear from Boston Parks Department and Mass DCR (Dept of Conservation & Recreation) speakers about how to address park needs and discuss challenges and opportunities to advocate for … Continued
Lungs of the City: Olmsted’s Parks in Music is a program of new chamber music commemorating the 2022 bicentennial of the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted. Olmsted, the 19th century American landscape architect who laid the groundwork for today’s public parks, famously envisioned Central Park as “the lungs of the city.” This unique concert program explores … Continued
You don’t need to be an Olmsted superfan to participate in one of the many events and activities that take advantage of parks and public places. Whether it’s a wellness workshop, public lecture or a free concert: show up or share one of your own.
