The document provides details on various museums and galleries, including their locations, operating hours, and current exhibitions. Notable highlights include the Addison Gallery of American Art's exploration of black and white, the American Textile History Museum's textile innovations, and the Armenian Library & Museum's commemorations of Armenian history. The Concord Museum will also host a baseball-themed exhibition starting April 17, showcasing memorabilia and art related to America's pastime.

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Museums
AddisonGalleryofAmericanArtPhillips
Academy,180MainSt.,Andover(978-749-4015)andover.
edu/museums/addison.MBTA:CommuterRailtoAndo-
ver.Tue.-Sat.,10am-5pm;Sun.,1-5pm.Free. • Light/
Dark,White/BlackincludesworkbyCarrollDunham,
AdReinhardt,JosefAlbersandothercontemporary
artistsexploringblackandwhiteinvariousmediums.
ThroughJuly31. • Themuseum’spermanentcollec-
tionincludesmorethan17,000worksspanningall
mediafromthe18thcenturytothepresent.Ongoing.
AmericanTextileHistoryMuseum491
DuttonSt.,Lowell(978-441-0400)athm.org.MBTA:
CommuterRailtoLowell.Wed.-Sun.,10am-5pm.$8;
$6,seniors,studentsandages6-16.TextileRevolution:
AnExplorationThroughSpaceandTimepresents
thelatestintextiledesign,includingsharkskinsuits
forOlympicswimmersandprotectivegearforfire-
fighters.Ongoing.
ArmenianLibrary&MuseumofAmerica
65MainSt.,Watertown(617-926-2562)almainc.org.
MBTA:#71BustoWatertown.Thu.-Sun.,noon-6pm.$7;
$3,studentsandseniors;free,membersandchildrenunder
12. • AlongtheTrailsoftheArmenianOrphansmarks
theNearEastFoundation’s100thanniversarywith
photographsfromtheorganization’shumanitarian
missions.ThroughMay17. • ArmenianMusicalTra-
ditionsshowcasesculturalmusicandinstruments.
Ongoing. •HighlightsfromALMACollectionshow-
casessomeofthemuseum’sfinestfromitsvaults.
Ongoing. • CelebratingHumanityshowcasesYousuf
Karsh’s20th-centuryphotographicportraits.Ongo-
ing. • WhoAretheArmeniansdelvesintomorethan
3,000yearsofArmenianhistory.Ongoing. • Aper-
manentexhibitexplorestheeventsoftheArmenian
Genocidethroughavisualnarrative.Ongoing.
Bostonian Society Old State House
Museum206 Washington St., Boston (617-720-1713)
bostonhistory.org. MBTA: Blue or Orange Line to State.
Daily, 9 am-5 pm. $10; $8.50, students and seniors; free,
members, military and children under 18. • The Boston
Massacre Multimedia Presentation explains how a
snowball fight escalated into a deadly riot prior to
the American Revolution. Ongoing. • From Colony
to Commonwealth presents 150 artifacts and images
documenting Boston’s fight for independence
from England and Massachusetts’ establishment
as a state. Ongoing. • Preservation of the Old State
House displays architectural plans of the building
and details the preservation and restoration process
from 1881 to 1991. Ongoing.
CharlesRiverMuseumofIndustryand
Innovation154MoodySt.,Waltham(781-893-5410)
crmi.org.MBTA:CommuterRailtoWaltham.Mon.-Fri.,
10am-3:30pm;Sun.,10am-2pm.$10,suggesteddonation.
• MachineShopfeaturesaworkingreplicaofapro-
ductionfacilityfromtheearly20thcentury.Ongoing.
• SteamPowerspotlightssteam-poweredequipment
andengines.Ongoing. • Locatedinan1814textile
mill,TextileHistoryuseshistoricaldisplaysandmod-
elstoillustratethesignificanceoffabricsinsocialand
industrialdevelopment.Ongoing. • Learnthehistory
ofNewEngland’sbicycle,motorcycleandautomobile
industriesinTransportation.Ongoing.
A HOME RUN Baseballseasonwillofficiallybeinfullswingwhen
theConcordMuseum’sTheArtofBaseballstepsuptotheplateonApril17.With
eclecticfolkart(thinkweathervanesandquilts)andfine artfromthelikesofRob-
ertRauschenbergandWilliamZorach,theexhibitoffersamultimediacelebration
ofAmerica’spastime.ViewitemsonloanfromtheNationalBaseballHallofFame,
likeTedWilliams’1946gloveandCarlYastrzemski’s1981cap,anddon’tmissanall-
starlineupofactivities,includingasportsmemorabiliaappraisalanda19th-century-
stylegame.RootforthehometeamthroughSept.20. /HannahLanders