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Wellesley 150 Symposium Runs March 26-28

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From Thursday, March 26 through Saturday, March 28, 2026, Wellesley College will host the Wellesley 150th Anniversary Symposium, "Imagining Museums: The Next 150 Years of Stewarding Art at Wellesley." The symposium is scheduled daily from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Wang Campus Center (Cow Chair Room 104 and Tishman Commons 105). Hosted by the Davis Museum, the program is described as a hybrid, bilingual (English and French) symposium with students, scholars, and alumni exploring ethical stewardship of artworks.

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