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8 years ago

Oh dear god, I’m sorry but I’d murder any one of you to go to this exhibit

Art With A Purrr-pose: Cats Take Over The Worcester Art Museum

"Meow" explores our age-old fascination with these furry creatures using a trove of works from the museum's collection. And, this project is even playing a role in finding homes for rescue cats.

The team at the Worcester Art Museum dug deep into the their collection of 35,000 objects to unearth and better understand cat imagery through the ages.

Oh, and one part of the exhibit includes adoptable, live cats.

“One risk this project has is that it’s too cute,” said Jon Seydl, head of curatorial affairs at the museum.

Cue the cuteness.

Updated with the correct spelling of Worcester. We regret the error.