Turning an old factory into a cutting-edge art museum was just the start of Mass MoCA’s magic.

The artists of Ant Farm planted their car craziness on the Texas Panhandle. The world came. So did The Attic.

Glass half-blinded and nearly killed Dale Chihuly. But he became its master.

With the Cold War looming, The Family of Man toured the world, creating a family portrait that fought the gloom.

Dorothea Lange gave the Depression a human face, but she was more than a “one-picture photographer.”

American food was bland until Edward McIlhenny mashed peppers with vinegar and salt. And an American icon was served.

When the horror surfaced, Winfred Rembert carved his stories into leather. And a survivor became an artist.

B.C. (Before Calder) sculpture was set in stone. Then “Sandy” began to have fun.

John Cage heard music in everyday sounds. His 4’33” taught audiences to hear that music, too.

Fresh from the Hudson River School, Frederic Church stunned America with “Niagara,” then set his vision in stone.

Fast cameras caught split second action but “Doc” Edgerton’s strobe captured magic.

Roaming the West for three decades, Edward Curtis caught more than shadows. He caught the soul of proud nations.

When Pop Art flared in the 1960s, Sister Mary Corita saw the light. Her brilliant colors soon preached love, peace, and hope.

Light dazzled the ancients but it took James Turrell to use everyday radiance as a paint brush.

Before Elvis, before Chuck Berry, Sister Rosetta Tharpe preached the gospel of rock n’ roll. Never heard of her? Hear her now.

Boxed in by life, Joseph Cornell sent his imagination soaring beyond Utopia Parkway