Museum of Worcester Opens Permanent Smile Gallery

Radio Worcester’s Talk of the Commonwealth · Oct 1, 2026 · 8m

On October 2, World Smile Day, the Museum of Worcester will be opening up the happiest place in Massachusetts to the general public with the new Smile Gallery, celebrating the creation of Worcester's Harvey Ball and the Smile Face's journey as a global icon. The gallery is a permanent expansion of a previously smaller second-floor exhibit, adding 550 square feet. Worcester Museum Executive Director Eric Butler tells Hank Stolz on Talk of the Commonwealth that, "We take a look at Harvey Ball as the artist that he was, a fine artist, a commercial artist, the creator of the smile face. We also…