Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Grand re-opening ceremony for renovated museum is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 30.
- AWARENESS
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Tuesday, January 29
(Editor's note: The following information was submitted by the Massachusetts Public Health Museum.) On Wednesday, Jan. 30, 4-7 p.m., the Museum of Public Health invites the public to a FREE Museum Opening and Celebration. Come to the Public Health Museum at the historic Tewksbury Hospital, 365 East St., Tewksbury, Massachusetts, rain or shine. Meet your neighbors, members of the public health community, and Museum staff and Board. Enjoy complimentary refreshments and the opportunity to become a Museum member. Fascinating objects abound, including a vintage iron lung, antique dentist office equipment, blood-letting tools, “insane asylum” patient restraints, and rare document. “The Museum provides an extraordinary ambiance and …
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Planning Board gives positive feedback to preliminary design ideas.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Bill Gilman
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
The majestic Wamesit Indian statue, crafted in bronze by sculptor Mico Kaufman, serves as something of a 'gatekeeper,'' welcoming visitors as they enter Tewksbury, along Route 38 from the north. Unfortunately, aside from the statue itself, the Wamesit Indian Park isn't much to look at. Located along Main Street, near Vic's Waffle House, the park is no more than a few hundred square feet of dirt and dead or dying grass. But all that may change next spring. Steve Sadwick, Director of Community Development, has hired landscape architect Lorayne Black to re-design the park, the first step in re-creating the park as a true showpiece for Tewksbury. Black presented conceptual sketches to the Planning Board at it meeting Monday night and received …
Monday, November 26, 2012
Congratulations to the winner and Thank you to all the entrants and voters.
The votes have been counted and we have a winner. The new cover photo for the Tewksbury Patch Facebook page is a picture of the Mico Kaufman statue of Annie Sullivan and Helen Keller. The photo was submitted by George Rebeiro Brooks Jr. In addition to bragging rights, George will also be receiving a $50 gift card! Congratulations to the winner and a big 'thank you' to all those who entered photos and those who took the time to vote!
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Presentation made at UMass-Lowell Commencement ceremony.
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Tuesday, June 7, 2011
World-renown sculptor and Tewksbury resident Mico Kaufman was recently presented with an honorary degree at the UMass-Loweel Commencement Ceremony.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Conference center displays sculptures and artwork of Tewksbury sculptor.
Hundreds attended an award celebration and dinner to honor Tewksbury artist Mico Kaufman's 50 years of esteemed work as an artist, sculptor and medal designer. The UMass-Lowell Conference Center was packed by admirers of the sculptor and benefactors of the Whistler Museum, and by Kaufman's bronze busts, extruded plastic sculptures, and commemorative medals. Kaufman's art was exhibited throughout the conference center starting at 4 p.m. and was followed by a cocktail reception at 5 p.m. Sara M. Bogosian, president of the Whistler Museum, was proud of the significance of the Kaufman exhibit. "The exhibition…is the first full-scale representational survey of Kaufman's lifetime of work and traces his progression as an artist," she said to …
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Mary Ellen Fernald
4:49 pm on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
I will be going to the museum and taking my grandkids. Their grandfather helped design many of the medical items. One being the portable ekg machine. more ›