Past Exhibitions
Luis Meléndez
Master of the Spanish Still Life
February 2–May 9, 2010
"A splendid show."—The New York Times
Object, Image, Collector
African and Oceanic Art in Focus
December 12, 2009–July 18, 2010
By juxtaposing pieces from Africa and Oceania selected from private collections with photographs, “Object, Image, Collector” explores the complex...
Albrecht Dürer: Virtuoso Printmaker
November 21, 2009–July 5, 2010
"A sterling one-room show of Dürer’s prints...the MFA’s holdings are top-notch, and the show includes some of the finest, most indelible images in the...
Café and Cabaret
Toulouse-Lautrec's Paris
November 21, 2009–August 8, 2010
The French aristocrat Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901), one of the most innovative artists of the late nineteenth century, is known for his bold...
The Way of the Gods
Shinto Shrines and Their Art
November 21, 2009–August 1, 2010
Shinto is not an organized religion or even a unified system of beliefs. Instead, the Japanese use the word to describe a whole group of religious...
Harry Callahan
American Photographer
November 21, 2009–July 5, 2010
Harry Callahan was one of the most innovative photographers working in America in the mid-twentieth century. Images of his wife, Eleanor; passers-by...
Bharat Ratna!
Jewels of Modern Indian Art
November 14, 2009–June 6, 2010
“Bharat Ratna,” which translates literally to the “Jewel of India,” presents a selection of outstanding works by some of India’s most celebrated...
Portrait of Life
Children’s Lives in Art
November 7, 2009–January 18, 2010
Nagoya and Boston Exchange Artwork This exhibition marks the sixth annual exchange between young people in Nagoya, Japan, and Boston. This unique...
The Secrets of Tomb 10A
Egypt 2000 BC
October 18, 2009–June 27, 2010
In a 1915 excavation, archaeologists from the Harvard University-Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition discovered the entrance to a tomb at the...
Patterns of Long Ago
Reflections of China in Japanese No Costume
September 30, 2009–May 31, 2010
Just as the stories of many No plays—peopled with historic and legendary figures, gods, spirits, and ghosts—are drawn from the classical literature of...