History buffs with a little time on their hands might be interested in becoming docents for the Kell House Museum. A two-part fall training session is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 19 and 26 at the Kell House, 900 Bluff St.

Gov. Jim Doyle says he has come to know how things get done in Kenosha. "I've learned this from Kenosha, the politicians - it works best when people know each other and work together," Doyle said.

Portrait, probably of the Gymnasiarch Strato (Aï Khanum, Gymnasium), 1st half of the 2nd century BC, limestone, National Museum of Afghanistan. ©Thierry Ollivier / Musée Guimet.

Senator Marian Walsh (D – West Roxbury) announced Monday that grants totaling $236,805 have been awarded to cultural organizations, schools and communities in the Suffolk-Norfolk District by the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC).

The Board of Trustees of the Oklahoma City Museum of Art sponsored a preview party for viewing the "Roman Art from the Louvre” exhibit. Before the preview, Louvre curators Daniel Roger and Cecile Giroire lectured on the history of the collection, along