If Rip Van Winkle had just awakened from that twenty-year nap he took, he might remember that MASS MoCA had just opened (in 1999) as he closed his eyes; no doubt he would have thought it a folly. Welcome to 2020, Rip, and join the more than 160,000 people who visit MASS MoCA annually — in non-COVID years. It’s made North Adams one of the Northeast’s premier cultural destinations. But if Rip wants to start bowling again instead, he’ll have to nap for a little while — the 30-lane,...
