Open House at Basileia Books immerses young people and adults in the world of antiquarian and academic books. Each month explores a particular historical epoch and reflects our passion for religion and the humanities. New and returning customers peruse the curated selection of materials and find treasures for their collections.
Continuing education is a developing component of Basileia Books. Open House offers literary readings, cultural presentations, musical recitals, vocational demonstrations, art shows, and museum visits. Your talents and contributions are most welcome; please consider donating your services and/or making a financial contribution.
Open House is based at 373 Salem Street in Andover, Massachusetts. We meet eight times between the months of November and June.
The roster for the academic year 2017/2018 follows.
If you would like to receive an invitation for one or more of these dates, be sure to contact us by email (BasileiaBooks@hotmail.com) or telephone (978 475 7928).
November 3-4: Early Modern Era: Reformation / Counter-Reformation
Our inaugural Open House investigates the years 1400 to 1700 of the Common Era.
Friday from 5:00 to 9:00 PM, in Boston
Masterpieces of Dutch and Flemish Painting
a tour of the exhibition and installation of new arrivals at the Museum of Fine Arts
http://www.mfa.org/exhibitions/masterpieces-of-dutch-and-flemish-painting
Saturday from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, in Andover
Martin Luther and Evangelical Christianity
A five-hundred year commemoration
An excellent way to prepare for this day of reading and discussion would be to attend the Reformation conference at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in the town of Hamilton, October 26-28.
http://www.gordonconwell.edu/Reformation-Celebration-Conference-2017.cfm
December 8-9: Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
Friday from 6:00 PM to 10:30 PM, in Boston
the eighteenth-century sacred oratorio, Messiah, by Georg Frederic Handel
performed by Boston Baroque
at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall
30 Gainsborough Street
http://www.bostonbaroque.org/concerts/all-shows
Saturday from 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM, in Andover
January 12-13: Twentieth Century and the New Millenium
Friday from 5:00 to 9:00 PM, in Boston
a tour of the Mark Rothko: Reflection exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Avenue
http://www.mfa.org/exhibitions/mark-rothko-reflection
Saturday from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, in Andover
February 16-17: Ancient Civilizations and the Classical Mediterranean
Friday from 5:00 to 9:00 PM, in Boston
a tour of the newly installed Daily Life in Ancient Greece gallery, at the Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Avenue
http://www.mfa.org/news/advance-exhibition-schedule#Greece
Saturday from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM, in Andover
March 9-10: Jewish and Christian Scriptures
Friday from 11:30 AM to 3:30 PM, in Cambridge
a tour of the exhibition The Houses of Ancient Israel: Domestic, Royal, Divine
at the Harvard Semitic Museum
6 Divinity Avenue
https://semiticmuseum.fas.harvard.edu/houses-ancient-israel
Saturday from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, in Andover
April 6-7: Byzantine Empire, Medieval Europe, Renaissance Humanism
We will investigate the millenium from 600 to 1600 CE.
Friday from 5:00 to 9:00 PM, in Andover
Saturday from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, in Boston
We will explore the rich collections of the Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum.
25 Evans Way
https://www.gardnermuseum.org/
Saturday from 6:30 to 10:30 PM, in Cambridge
A concert of music by the sixteenth-century Spanish composer, Tomas Luis de Victoria
performed by Stile Antico
at the
Roman Catholic Parish of Saint Paul
29 Mount Auburn Street
http://www.bemf.org/pages/concerts/17-18/stile.htm
May 18-19: Late Antiquity, Imperial Rome, and Early Byzantium
We will investigate the five-hundred year span from 100 to 600 of the Common Era.
Friday from 5:00 to 9:00 PM, in Andover
Saturday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, in Cambridge
We will explore works in the Sackler collection, displayed in the third-floor galleries of the Harvard Art Museums.
32 Quincy Street
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/
June 29-30: England and New England
Friday from 5:00 to 9:00 PM, in Andover
Saturday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, in Andover
On this day we will take special tours of the Addison Gallery of American Art and the Peabody Museum of Archaeology, both on the campus of Phillips Academy.
http://www.andover.edu/museums/addison/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.andover.edu/museums/museumofarchaeology/Pages/default.aspx
