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Detail of crayon and charcoal drawing of young Black woman wearing dark pink poncho in front of yellow wall

Witnessing Humanity: The Art of John Wilson

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Brick obelisk, brick dome, and brick panels with writing in Spanish on them.

Rituals for Remembering: María Magdalena Campos-Pons and Ana Mendieta

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A colorful scene modeled after Picasso's 'Guernica.'

Counter History

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A man in a red coat stands on a beach beneath a dramatic cloudy sky.

Deep Waters: Four Artists and the Sea

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Black-and-white photographs layered on top of one another; on left, photograph of person sitting on bench cross-legged; on right, photograph of person folding large bundle of balloons

Robert Frank: Mary’s Book

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Visitors look at art on white walls.

Fragments of Self

Closes April 27!

Painting depicting four men in a grey forest digging up a fallen tree

Landscape and Labor

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A knight astride a horse raises his sword before a group of monsters.

Curated by Teens: Death as a Constant Companion

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April 23–26

Art in Bloom

May 2–4

Everything Everywhere All At Once

May 11

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page from qur'an, featuring Arabic calligraphy on paper

Arab American Heritage Month

Born in Palestine and based in Michigan, artist Nihad Dukhan is a certified master of both Arabic and Islamic calligraphy. Although an expert in multiple script styles, Dukhan has a penchant for riqa’—while this Arabic script fell out of popularity over the last few hundred years, Dukhan believes its aesthetic suits 21st-century tastes.

In Fatiha in Riqqa’ (2023), the artist applies riqa’ to the Fatiha, the opening sura, or chapter, of the Qur’an, which followers of Islam recite during the five daily prayers.

Celebrate Arab American Heritage Month with a visit to our Arts of Islamic Cultures Gallery (gallery 175) to view Dukhan’s work and the work of other Arab American artists, including Wasma’a Chorbachi.

Pierre Terjanian in gray suit and dotted tie standing in hallway filled with natural light

Pierre Terjanian Appointed as MFA’s Next Director

Pierre Terjanian has been appointed as the MFA’s next Ann and Graham Gund Director and CEO. Currently the Museum’s Chief of Curatorial Affairs and Conservation, Pierre succeeds Matthew Teitelbaum and will assume his new role on July 1, 2025.

Please see our press release for more information.

Van Gogh self-portrait, depicting artist with red beard and very short hair in front of blue-green background

Van Gogh: Art and Mental Illness

How the artist perceived his work in relationship to psychological strife
A woman and child sit at a table and paint.

Boston Family Days

Free admission for Boston students on first and second Sundays
Paul Revere's Sons of Liberty Bowl

America at 250

Reflecting on American art from the collection
"Here All Belong" overlaid on top of grid of four artwork details: a drawing of a Black man with short hair and a mustache; a painting of a red-haired white woman with a flower in her hair; a painting of a white woman in a hat and fur coat reclining; a sculpture of an Egyptian king

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