Past Exhibitions
Conversations
Photography from the Bank of America Collection
February 9–June 19, 2011
This exhibition is selected from the wide-ranging art holdings of Bank of America, one of the largest and most comprehensive corporate collections of...
Flowers and Festivals
Four Seasons in Japanese Prints
January 22–June 6, 2011
Love of nature and awareness of the changing seasons, longstanding motifs in the literary and visual arts of Japan, often appear in the ukiyo-e...
Mirror of Holland
Drawings from the Maida and George Abrams Collection
November 20, 2010–March 6, 2011
One of the remarkable aspects of seventeenth-century Dutch visual culture is the extraordinary number of gifted artists—even if we leave aside artists...
Fresh Ink
Ten Takes on Chinese Tradition
November 20, 2010–February 13, 2011
“. . .an ingenious and engrossing show.” -The New York Times
Artists Abroad
London, Paris, Venice, and Rome 1825-1925
November 20, 2010–June 26, 2011
A tour abroad exposed artists to new environments, historic architecture and monuments, and famous art collections. It also enabled them to receive...
Embroideries of Colonial Boston: Samplers
November 20, 2010–March 13, 2011
The embroideries of colonial Boston girls and women have long been treasured family possessions and are now much sought after by collectors. The charm...
Modernist Photography 1910-1950
November 20, 2010–July 3, 2011
"Modernist Photography 1910–1950" features approximately 40 American modernist photographs representing highlights from the Museum's own collection as...
Kristin Baker
New Paintings
October 2, 2010–March 27, 2011
"[The paintings] dispense with figurative elements altogether, hitting the eye instead as dazzling constructions of abstract color and shape, as well as focused experiments in technique."—The Boston Globe
Scaasi
American Couturier
September 25, 2010–June 19, 2011
"Scaasi's work...is a thrilling look into a universe of wealth, charm, and celebrity." —The Boston Globe
Chinese Master Paintings from the Collection
September 4, 2010–February 27, 2011
"Chinese Master Paintings from the Collection" highlights some of the most rarefied masterpieces from the Chinese painting canon. Two themes emerge...