Laurel Redington
Museum Pieces: History through young lives
“It’s important to me that I create the type of representation I want to see.” –Zoe Alphonse
Zoe Alphonse is a 16-year-old filmmaker from Chicago...
Museum Pieces: Devin, the Semenaks, and a Big Red Dog
“We are a glass-half-full type of family.” –Judah Semenak
It was a special day at Martha’s Vineyard Museum on July 11 when we welcomed the...
Museum Pieces: Discover the Island
“My mother believed that a North Atlantic summer was one of the most magical gifts in life.” –Caroline B. Kennedy
Martha’s Vineyard is a mystical...
Museum Pieces: Independence, fireworks, and fire engines
“As the sun dips to dusk, downtown Edgartown pairs pyrotechnics with a picturesque backdrop of its iconic lighthouse and seascape.” –MV Times, June 28,...
Museum Pieces: Oral histories, Eisenstadt, small business, and more
“I could never in a hundred summers get tired of this.” –Susan Branch
It’s here. The summer of 2024! What memories will we make and...
Museum Pieces: History lives here
Why visit a museum on Martha’s Vineyard during summer? Isn’t it time to “turn off your mind, relax and float downstream,” to paraphrase the...
Museum Pieces: Link to the past and the future
“Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can’t remember who we are or why we’re here.” —Sue Monk...
Museum Pieces: Knowing our way through history
“Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the...
Museum Pieces: Connecting with the past
“... because you can’t take it all in at once.” –Audrey Hepburn
The past matters to all of us, no matter our previously held feelings...
Museum Pieces: The Cooke House renaissance
We wake up each morning, some of us with a plan, others of us wondering what to do. It can be said that the...
Museum Pieces: Island music
“I enjoy music wherever it’s coming from.” –Taj Mahal
Music is the pulse of a community. It helps set memories, spark ideas, and save stories....
Museum Pieces: Voices
“Their lost voices must continue to be heard.” –John Boyne, “Boy in the Striped Pajamas”
Martha’s Vineyard Museum is the protector of hundreds of our...
Museum Pieces: Celebrating choices
“Life is the sum of your choices.” —Albert Camus
Choices. There are too many sometimes, right? Some of us are better than others at making...
Museum Pieces: Feel free to explore
“Would you like your adventure now, or should we have our tea first?” —J.M.Barrie
J.M. Barrie was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered as...
Museum Pieces: Focus on environment
“The photographs I take on Martha’s Vineyard are taken because I feel something special. Nowhere in the world is there a place more beautiful...
Museum Pieces: What’s in your garden?
“To have a devoted neighbor rob her own garden to give you plants that shriek at your own plants and devastate your scheme of...
Museum Pieces: April is Earth Month
“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” —Author Robert Swan
A statement like that can feel intense,...
Museum Pieces: Envelope to eclipse
“A performance is a conversation between you and an audience.” —Livingston Taylor
I feel that concept can be applied to a museum. What I see...
Museum Pieces: Stay the course
“I think you have to take everything that looks like a blow and turn it into a triumph. This is where my energy comes...
Museum Pieces: After hours at the museum
“Make play a high priority in your life, for if you die tomorrow, no one can play for you, but someone can and will...