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Worth Seeing!

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On exhibition March 7 through May 31, 2009

****Admission to the Museum will be free to all Cape Ann residents
every Saturday morning from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon for the duration of the Charles A. Lowe exhibition.

lowe-windowCharles A. Lowe Photos: Gloucester 1975

Charlie Lowe was a deceptively great artist possessed unconsciously,
with an extraordinary ability to universalize what he saw in life.  It was
given to him, through his eyes to open ours. His wondrous images guide
us to the perception of something around us, in others, in ourselves,
that was truthful, essential, natural, optimistic I think, poignantly
human, and the essence of our Gloucester.
Joe Garland, foreword essay to Lowe’s book A Portrait of Gloucester, 1983.

From the archives of the Museum, a selection of Gloucester photos from the year 1975 by Charles A. Lowe, photographer for the Gloucester Daily Times from 1957 -1981.
The exhibition is organized by former editor of the Gloucester Daily Times, Peter Watson, and Fred Buck, photo archivist for the Museum.

**An 80 page exhibition catalogue will accompany the exhibition.
It is for sale through the Museum Shop for $25.00.

Copies of photographs from the Charles A. Lowe Archives are also available for purchase. Call the Museum’s Library/Archives for more information,
(978) 283-0455, ext. 19.

Opening Reception: Saturday, March 7 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Remarks at 3:30 p.m.

Slide presentation with Peter Watson, former editor, The Gloucester Daily Times
Saturday, March 21 at 3:00 p.m.

Both events are free and open to the public.

Support for this exhibition is generously provided by
the Cape Ann Savings Bank,
the Gloucester Daily Times and the Cricket Press.

Free Admission to Cape Ann Museum

Posted on by Sharon

From the Cape Ann Blog–

Haven’t checked out the Cape Ann Museum lately? If you are a Cape Ann resident, January is the time to do it. Admission is free to Cape Ann residents for the entire month of January, before the museum’s annual one-month closure in February.

Check out an extraordinary collection of local art and historical objects, from Fitz Henry Lane paintings to Folly Cove Designer prints to the original statue of Mary that once stood atop Our Lady of Good Voyage Church.

The Cape Ann Museum, which recently changed its name from the Cape Ann Historical Association, is located at 27 Pleasant St., Gloucester.

Hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sundays from 1-4 p.m. If you aren’t a resident, admission is $8 adults, $6 students and seniors, and free for children under 12 and museum members. The museum is wheelchair accessible.

For more information, call 978-283-0455 or visit www.capeannmuseum.org.

For more things to do with the family, check out Flapping Like a Haddock.

—Sharon