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History 7: The Back Bay Fens and Charlesgate
By Katie Koenig The Back Bay Fens In my last post, I covered the inland end of the Emerald Necklace. This time, I’ll explain the Back Bay Fens and Charlesgate, jumping back towards the Charles River. The Back Bay Fens is a 100-acre park located in the Fenway-Kenmore neighborhood. The area hosts a myriad of…
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Museum 5: Harvard Museum of Natural History
By Katie Koenig The Harvard Museum of Natural History is a medium-sized museum, comfortably larger than the Institute of Contemporary Art, but much smaller than the behemoth that is the Museum of Fine Art. It’s just one floor, but there are many sprawling rooms with different exhibitions. The museum typically hosts a few different special…
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Teach-In: 2024 and Prizes!
By Katie Koenig The Teach-In on Sustainability is almost here! For the 2024 Fall run, it goes from Wednesday, November 20th to Friday the 22nd. I’ll cover some background information before describing some of the workshops and panels at the end of November. The Teach-In on Sustainability obviously shares its name with Emerson’s Teach-In on…
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Museum 3: Museum of Science
By: Katie Koenig Next up is the Museum of Science, which overlooks the Charles River by the West End. Easily accessible on the Green Line, it’s got live animal exhibits, interactive experiences, and dozens of more traditional museum exhibits, not to mention the Planetarium! It’s a massive brick building that parallels the Green Line’s route.…
