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The Daily Free Press

The Independent Student Newspaper at Boston University.

The Daily Free Press

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Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

The language of flowers

Isabella Panichi April 2, 2025
Sometimes the occasion for giving flowers is just because — just because you love someone, just because you were thinking of them or just because you’re there. 
Liza Berdykulova | Senior Graphic Artist

The classic holdover: A spring break away from home

Ananya Swaroop March 4, 2025
Maybe I’ll wake up without an alarm, make a good breakfast, take a relaxing bath and tick off things from my spring break bucket list. Of course, there will be moments where I’ll wish I was home, but I’ll remind myself that I’ll be okay. And above all, I’ll take it one day at a time. 
The Museum of Fine Arts will reopen Wednesday after it was shut down for several weeks due to COVID-19 restrictions. KATHERINE FEUERMAN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Museum of Fine Arts to reopen Wednesday

Isabella Abraham February 1, 2021
Reservations opened for MFA members Thursday and to the general public the day after. Tickets are sold in advance online and are timed-entry.
Massachusetts lifted an order Monday that required restaurants to close at 9:30 p.m., allowing establishments to resume their previous hours of operation. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Restaurants reopen for late-night dining

Taylor Brokesh January 28, 2021
Gov. Charlie Baker lifted a November order mandating restaurants to close between 9:30 p.m. and 5 a.m., allowing local businesses to return to late-night service.
Jun Li/DFP STAFF

EDITORIAL: It’s time to retire American reverence for Columbus

Editors October 9, 2020
As society and its morals evolve, there comes a time when Columbus’ time as an American icon of navigation and expansion should be no more.
The City of Cambridge will postpone Step 2 of its Phase 3 reopening plans to avoid a potential increase in COVID-19 cases. OLIVIA NADEL/ DFP FILE

Cambridge delays next step of reopening despite permission from state

Nikolay Kolev October 5, 2020
The City of Cambridge has decided to remain in Step 1 of Phase 3 of reopening, despite some Massachusetts cities with similar COVID-19 rates moving into the next step Monday.
WBUR CitySpace on Commonwealth Avenue. On June 23, WBUR held a virtual town hall briefing to discuss COVID-19, racial tensions and the 2020 presidential election. LAURYN ALLEN/ DFP FILE

WBUR town hall discusses how pandemic, racial tensions may factor into presidential election

Nancy Jiang July 3, 2020
While libraries, universities, museums and other educational institutions remain physically closed in Boston, venues for discussion have been moving forward online. WBUR’s CitySpace has continued to hold weekly virtual town hall briefings, including a June 23 talk entitled “COVID-19 And The Presidential Election.”
Boston’s Galerie d’Orsay on Newbury St. Co-director Kristine Hammond is trying to increase the gallery’s social media presence and allow people to browse their collection virtually while the gallery remains closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. COURTESY TIM GRAFFT VIA FLICKR

Boston galleries find creative ways to continue promoting and selling art

Jennifer Suryadjaja April 16, 2020
Boston's art galleries begin transitioning to virtual showings, and art collectors find ways to exchange their art while maintaining social distance.
The Institute of Contemporary Art is offering virtual museum tours, videos on upcoming exhibitions and other social media content that allow visitors to continue exploring art as the museum stays closed. COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Local museums shift their programs and collections online

Jennifer Suryadjaja April 15, 2020
Currently unable to walk through rooms filled with artwork, the public can now virtually attend exhibits from Boston's museums on their websites and social media channels.
HAUSER: Value of culture

HAUSER: Value of culture

Jonathan Hauser March 12, 2017

We are lucky as Boston University students to get into many museums in Boston for free. I personally love going to the Museum of Fine Arts on a random weekend and looking at the impressionist paintings....

HAUSER: Museology from east to west

HAUSER: Museology from east to west

Jonathan Hauser February 9, 2017

France is a modern European nation confined almost exclusively to its continental boundaries, but it was also formerly a major colonial and imperial power with large swaths of land across the globe, ranging...

EDITORIAL: National Museum of African American History and Culture must juggle tragedy with triumph

EDITORIAL: National Museum of African American History and Culture must juggle tragedy with triumph

Editors March 30, 2016

The National Museum of African American History and Culture is set to open in Washington D.C. this September, The New York Times reported on Sunday. The museum will be “a beacon that reminds us of what...

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