Reading Group

Max Rosenthal, 'The Reader', detail, about 1877, mezzotint on cream collé over cream wove paper

The Worcester Art Museum library maintains an active, Members-only group of readers who enjoy books relating to art. We periodically come together for book discussions and events such as special Museum tours, film screenings, and activities relating to books we’ve read.

To join this Members-only group, email library@worcesterart.org.

Become a Member today!

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Current book

Cover of the book 'Learning to See' by Elise Hooper

Learning to See by Elise Hooper

Discussion

August 2025 (exact date to be announced)
Online (Zoom)

Hosted by Kelly Hydrick, WAM Library Supervisor.

Registered members of the group will receive event sign-up information via email.


Upcoming books

Old in Art School: A Memoir of Starting Over by Nell Painter
War and Turpentine by Stefan Hertmans

Longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize in 2017

1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows: A Memoir by Ai Weiwei

Previous books

  • Kusama: The Graphic Novel by Elisa Macellari
  • Portrait of a Thief by Grace D. Li
  • Girl Reading by Katie Ward
  • A Photographer’s Life by Jack Dykinga
  • The Secret Life of Sunflowers by Marta Molnar
  • A Piece of the World by Christina Baker Kline
  • Art Forger by Barbara Shapiro
  • Basquiat: A Graphic Novel by Paolo Parisi
  • Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
  • Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland
  • England’s Mistress: The Infamous Life of Emma Hamilton by Kate Williams
  • I Always Loved You by Robin Oliveira
  • Lady in Gold by Anne-Marie O’Connor
  • Last Painting of Sara de Vos by Dominic Smith
  • The Lost Painting: The Quest for a Caravaggio Masterpiece by Jonathan Harr
  • Luncheon of the Boating Party by Susan Vreeland
  • Paper Bullets: Two Artists Who Risked Their Lives to Defy the Nazis by Jeffrey H. Jackson
  • Wilderness: A Journal of Quiet Adventure in Alaska by Rockwell Kent
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