LibGuides: Finding Reviews: Books, Films, Concerts, & Exhibitions: Concert & Exhibition Reviews

Reviews from the Library

Use these library databases to find exhibition and concert reviews from a wide variety of publications, including scholarly journals, popular magazines, and newspapers.

Academic OneFile This link opens in a new window Academic OneFile is a comprehensive database that allows you to find peer-reviewed, full-text articles in many subject areas, including the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, arts, theology, literature and more.
Academic OneFile provides extensive coverage of scholarly journals and academic publications across multiple disciplines. The database emphasizes peer-reviewed content while including select news magazines and other periodicals. Its broad scope makes it suitable for both undergraduate and graduate research. This resource is particularly valuable for interdisciplinary research and accessing current academic scholarship.
Academic Search Ultimate This link opens in a new window Academic Search Complete is a great place to start your search for both popular and scholarly reviews.
Academic Search Ultimate is a comprehensive database of scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers covering nearly all academic disciplines. The collection includes both peer-reviewed and general interest publications, with content dating back to 1865. It offers extensive full-text access to academic literature across the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, and more. This database serves as an excellent starting point for research projects in any subject area.
Art Full Text (H.W. Wilson) This link opens in a new window This resource covers fine, decorative, and commercial art as well as photography, folk art, film, architecture, and much more.
Art Full Text provides international coverage of arts-related publications, including scholarly journals and art magazines. The database offers full-color PDF articles and spans traditional and contemporary art forms. Content includes critical analysis, exhibition reviews, and artistic techniques. This resource supports research in art history, criticism, and practice.
Boston Globe 1980 - Present This link opens in a new window This link provides access to the full text for articles published in the Boston Globe from 1980 to the present.
Boston Globe 1980 - Present offers full-text access to Boston Globe content published since 1980. Coverage includes news articles, editorials, features, obituaries, and special sections. The archive is updated daily with current content. This resource is invaluable for research in contemporary history, journalism, and local affairs.
Boston Globe Historical This link opens in a new window his database includes the full text and images from articles published in The Boston Globe from 1872-1979. Use this database to find news, editorials, letters to the editor, and reviews as well as historical photos, stock photos, and advertisements.
The Boston Globe Historical collection provides digital reproductions of every Boston Globe issue from 1872 to 1988. Content includes news articles, editorials, advertisements, photographs, and other historical materials. The archive preserves the original page layouts in downloadable PDF format. This resource is essential for historical research, genealogy, and understanding Boston's past.

Reviews on the Web

Below is a selection of high-quality web resources that feature reviews of concerts and exhbitions.

ARTnews Founded in 1902, ARTnews is the oldest and most widely-circulated art magazine in the world. Its readership of 180,000 in 123 countries includes collectors, dealers, historians, artists, museum directors, curators, connoisseurs, and enthusiasts.
Billboard Charts Billboard and its popular music charts have evolved into the primary source of information on trends and innovation in music, serving music fans, artists, top executives, tour promoters, publishers, radio programmers, lawyers, retailers, digital entrepreneurs and many others.
caa.reviews Critical reviews of books, exhibitions, and projects in all areas and periods of art history and visual studies published by the College Art Association.
The Classical Review The Classical Review endeavors to cover the most significant premieres and newsworthy live classical events across North America, encompassing opera, orchestral and chamber music, with a specific focus on new works and touring artists.
Music - The Boston Globe Find reviews of the latest concerts in and around Boston.
New York Review of Books Includes in-depth reviews of both academic and popular books as well as selected reviews of exhibitions and concerts.
New York Times Arts Full-text reviews of current exhibitions from the New York Times.
Theater & Art - The Boston Globe Find reviews of the latest museum and gallery shows in and around Boston.