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Thursday, May 15, 2008

Jump to: Exhibitions | Events and Programs

Exhibitions

Nov 10, 2007 - May 25, 2008
RSVPmfa: Jim Lambie

Jan 30, 2008 - Jun 1, 2008
Rhythms of Modern Life: British Prints 1914-1939

Jan 26, 2008 - Jun 22, 2008
The Brilliance of Bird-and-Flower Painting:
Gems of Asian Art

Apr 8, 2008 - Jul 20, 2008
Rockwell and the Shinjin:
Celebrating Baseball and the Red Sox

Apr 13, 2008 - Jul 27, 2008
Antonio Lopez Garcia

Apr 20, 2008 - Jul 27, 2008
El Greco to Velazquez:
Art during the Reign of Philip III

Nov 10, 2007 - Aug 3, 2008
Sumo: Japan's Big Sport

Dec 15, 2007 - Sep 14, 2008
Zhang Daqian: Painter, Collector, Forger

Feb 2, 2008 - Nov 2, 2008
Kufic Korans: Calligraphy in the World of Islam

Events and Programs

10:30 am Guided Tours
Introduction to Museum Collections
One hour tours, free with Museum admission, given by Museum-trained guides...

11 am Guided Tours
Art of Asia
One-hour tours, free with Museum admission, given by Museum-trained guides...

11 am Gallery Activities
Antonio Lopez Garcia
Curatorial gallery talk by Cheryl Brutvan, Robert L. Beal, Enid L. & Bruce Beal Curator of Contemporary Art....

11:30 am Guided Tours
Art of Europe
One-hour tours, free with Museum admission, given by Museum-trained guides...

12 pm Guided Tours
Three Masterpieces in Thirty Minutes
Enjoy a brief lunchtime free tour of three masterpieces....

1:30 pm Guided Tours
Art of the Americas
One-hour tours, free with Museum admission, given by Museum-trained guides...

2 pm Guided Tours
Art of Egypt and the Classical World
One hour tours, free with Museum admission, given by Museum-trained guides...

3 pm Guided Tours
Introduction to Museum Collections
One-hour tours, free with Museum admission, given by Museum-trained guides...

3 pm Film
Note by Note: The Making of Steinway L1037
From the factory floor in Queens to Steinway Hall in Manhattan, this film traces the journey of a piano and the devotion of the craftsmen who create t...

4:30 pm Film
Black,White + Grey: A Portrait of Sam Wagstaff and Robert Mapplethorpe
An exploration of the relationship between innovative museum curator, Sam Wagstaff and controversial artist, Robert Mapplethorpe....

6:15 pm Film
MEN'S SHORT FILMS
A series of shorts....

6:15 pm Guided Tours
Introduction to Museum Collections
One-hour tours, free with Museum admission, given by Museum-trained guides...

8 pm Film
Saturn in Opposition
"A sensitive exploration of the theme of friendship in the face of death" (Deborah Young, Variety)....

"El Greco to Velazquez: Art during the Reign of Philip III," on view Apr 20-Jul 27, 2008, in the Gund Gallery

"Rhythms of Modern Life: British Prints 1914-1939" on view in the Torf Gallery Jan 30-Jun 1, 2008

The MFA offers a wide variety of lectures and courses.