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\"Vistors<\/span><\/p>\n

Visitors to the exhibition Keepers of Tradition: Art and Folk Heritage in Massachusetts<\/a> at the National Heritage Museum<\/a> in Lexington have been sharing their responses to the show by filling out printed comment cards. Here are a few of their thoughts:<\/p>\n

Card<\/strong>: Has this exhibition changed your idea of what folk art is? If so, How?<\/p>\n

Response<\/strong>: \u201cThis exhibit made it so worth the trip to the museum on a rainy day. We come here often. Today, I was again uplifted spiritually and artistically. Thanks to all contributors for sharing \u2013 this is the way life should be \u2013 appreciating our differences and similarities.\u201d (Age 47)<\/p>\n

Response<\/strong>: \u201cYes, I didn\u2019t know folk art could be expressed in so many ways and the way these people do it is so amazing. (Age 11)<\/p>\n

Response<\/strong>: \u201cIt encourages me to think carefully about what I have learned from my own families and how have I, or can I, pass that along to my own 11-year old son. Wow. Fabulous! Thank you.\u201d (Age 50)<\/p>\n

Response<\/strong>: \u201cI found \u201cUseful Things Made Beautiful\u201d especially intriguing. Many of the items in this portion of the exhibit are very familiar to me \u2013 I know the background\/origins of this \u201cart\u201d and the time, talent, and passion behind creating. It is wonderful that these \u201ccrafts\u201d are displayed and very appreciated by others.\u201d (Age 51)<\/p>\n

Card<\/strong>: Tell us about a tradition that is part of your family or community.
\nResponse<\/strong>: \u201cI am a former dean at MassArt and have probably been to 300 + exhibitions. I have never seen, heard and been wonderfully uplifted so much as by my visit here today.
\nP.S. Spectacular. Makes the MFA pale by comparison.\u201d (Age 79)<\/p>\n

Card<\/strong>: Tell us more about folk arts in Massachusetts
\nResponse<\/strong>: \u201cI would like you to investigate traditional Greek dance at the Greek Church in Watertown, MA.\u201d (Age 12)<\/p>\n

Card<\/strong>: Please tell us about yourself
\nResponse<\/strong>: \u201cMy union made the three tin men. They did a wonderful job putting them together. I am very pleased that they are in your museum.\u201d (Age 80)<\/p>\n

Response<\/strong>: Walking into “Sacred Expressions” it brought tears to my eyes to see all those religions brought together in one space through the arts. (Age 60)<\/p>\n

Card<\/strong>: Draw or describe your favorite object in the exhibition
\nResponse<\/strong>: My favorite object was the fruit cocktail costume. It is very colorful and shiny. I never knew that anyone had costumes like that. (Age 13)<\/p>\n

Have a comment? Send me an email: maggie.holtzberg@state.ma.us<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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