June 24, 2024 - The Museum of Bad Art, Dirty Old Boston, and BAMSFest

On The Culture Show we talk a lot about museums and their efforts to be  more accessible, but that has been the mission of the Museum of Bad Art. Since its inception it’s been free to the public, with wall text that  easy to understand –and entertaining, and now that their home is  Dorchester Brewing you can even drink a beer while taking in their collection. With  MOBA marking its 30th anniversary,  Louise Riley Sacco, Permanent Acting Interim Executive Director of the Museum of Bad Art and MOBA’s Curator- in- Chief, Michael Frank join The Culture Show to talk about the making of MOBA, From there it’s “Dirty Old Boston,” the facebook page with a cult following. Jim Bottielli started it in 2012,   uploading photos that captured a city slipping away amid development, construction and gentrification.  Two years later it became a book. Now this archival photo project is on view at City Winery through June . He joins us to talk about a city in transition.Finally, we get a preview of this year’s BAMSFest–a massive music festival featuring  Black and brown artists playing R&B, funk, soul, hip-hop, house and more.  Catherine T. Morris, the founder and artistic director of BAMSFest, joins The Culture Show to talk about it.