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Invisible Threads: Portraits and Stories of Our Global Neighbors

Invisible Threads: Portraits and Stories of Our Global Neighbors
Gallery Openings

Invisible Threads: Portraits and Stories of Our Global Neighbors

Opening: October 3, 2026

Dates: September 23, 2026 – December 20, 2026

Sponsor: Cahoon Museum of American Art


A powerful and deeply personal look at the lives of immigrants who have made Cape Cod their home. Through striking photography and firsthand accounts by South African photographer Julia Cumes and Brazilian photographer Lipe Borges, this exhibition examines migration, resilience, identity, belonging, and renewal. Subjects photographed in their homes, workplaces, and communities hail from Jamaica, Brazil, Afghanistan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ukraine, Malaysia, Costa Rica, and other nations.