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The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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greater boston tenants union protestors outside the institute of contemporary art

Tenants of Fineberg Companies protest outside the Institute of Contemporary Art

Rin Velasco March 22, 2021
The owner of Fineberg Companies is a member of the ICA’s Board of Trustees and a major donor.
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Modern Toolbox: Non-fungible tokens aren’t the future of fine arts

Jaeyoung Choi March 17, 2021
Maybe NFTs can be just as valuable as physical paintings. But in its current state? No, NFTs won’t be revolutionizing the fine arts world anytime soon.
Boston University students taking the Ancient Worlds course in the College of Arts and Sciences this semester were able to study pieces from the Museum of Fine Arts through virtual, student-created museum tours. LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Students explore ‘ancient worlds’ through virtual museum tour

Ashley Soebroto December 10, 2020
Boston University students enrolled in Ancient Worlds have developed virtual tours featuring artwork from the MFA as well as other museums around the world.
Boston University is hosting international hip-hop dancer Amirah Sackett as a teacher and performer Monday through Friday.  ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

International hip-hop dancer teaches BU students about dance culture, history

Molly Farrar October 22, 2020

Activism usually comes in the form of words or protests, but for Amirah Sackett, activism is dance. Sackett is a Muslim American hip-hop dancer who tries to explore her identity through dance. Her...

The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston is reopening to the public on Saturday for the first time in six months after closing in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. KATHERINE FEUERMAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

MFA reopens doors, continues virtual programming

Sarah Wager September 25, 2020
The Museum of Fine Arts is reopening to the public on Saturday for the first time since it closed in March due to the pandemic.
Dacre Montgomery and Geraldine Viswanathan star in TriStar Pictures' THE BROKEN HEARTS GALLERY. © 2020 Columbia TriStar Marketing Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. PHOTO BY GEORGE KRAYCHYK

REVIEW: ‘Broken Hearts Gallery’ contrived and tired, but light-hearted and fun

Sarah Wager September 16, 2020
The film portrays the classic rom-com formula with a bit of a fresh spin, and the results are bittersweet, comical and sometimes disturbing.
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