Exhibitions at the MFA
Matthew Wong: The Realm of Appearances
July 1, 2023–February 14, 2024
Henry and Lois Foster Gallery
The exhibition is organized by the Dallas Museum of Art. The exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, is generously supported by the Henry and Lois Foster Fund for Contemporary Exhibitions. Additional support from the Robert and Jane Burke Fund for Exhibitions, the Diane Krane Family and Jonathan and Gina Krane Family Fund, and the Joel Alvord and Lisa Schmid Alvord Fund.
Tiny Treasures: The Magic of Miniatures
July 1, 2023–February 11, 2024
Charlotte F. and Irving W. Rabb Gallery
Tender Loving Care: Contemporary Art from the Collection
July 22, 2023–January 12, 2025
Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art, Level 2
Generously supported by The Museum Council Artist in Residency Program Fund. Additional support from The Martin and Deborah Hale Family, the Callaghan Family Fund for Contemporary Exhibitions, and the Barbara Jane Anderson Fund.
The Banner Project: Sheida Soleimani
August 20, 2023–June 23, 2024
Eunice and Julian Cohen Galleria
Supported by the Trust Family Contemporary Exhibition Fund.
Strong Women in Renaissance Italy
September 9, 2023–January 7, 2024
Lois B. and Michael K. Torf Gallery
Generously supported by Tamara Petrosian Davis and Charles Howard Davis II. Additional support from Dr. Susanna I. Lee, the Cordover Exhibition Fund, the Patricia B. Jacoby Exhibition Fund, The Bruce and Laura Monrad Fund for Exhibitions, and an anonymous funder. Media Sponsor is Boston Magazine.
Toshiko Takaezu: Shaping Abstraction
September 30, 2023–September 29, 2024
Saundra B. and William H. Lane Galleries
Supported by the Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Exhibition Fund, The Amy and Jonathan Poorvu Fund for the Exhibition of Contemporary Art and Sculpture, and the Eugenie Prendergast Memorial Fund. The exhibition would not have been possible without the collaboration of the Toshiko Takaezu Foundation and The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum. The Noguchi Museum has organized a major touring retrospective, Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within, which will open in New York in March 2024 and will travel nationally through 2026.
Fashioned by Sargent
October 8, 2023–January 15, 2024
Ann and Graham Gund Gallery
Sponsored by Bank of America. Generously supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art, and Tom and Bonnie Rosse. Additional support from Lynn Dale and Frank Wisneski, the Barbara M. Eagle Exhibition Fund, the MFA Associates / MFA Senior Associates Exhibition Endowment Fund, the Dr. Lawrence H. and Roberta Cohn Fund for Exhibitions, and the Alexander M. Levine and Dr. Rosemarie D. Bria-Levine Exhibition Fund. “Fashioned by Sargent” is co-organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Tate Britain, London.
Digital Iridescence: Jell-O in New Media
October 28, 2023–March 24, 2024
Lizbeth and George Krupp Gallery
Marking Resilience: Indigenous North American Prints
November 4, 2023–March 24, 2024
Edward and Nancy Roberts Family Gallery
Supported by The Museum Council Artist in Residency Program Fund, the Shelly and Michael Kassen Fund, the Susan G. Kohn and Harry Kohn, Jr. Fund for Contemporary Prints, and The Hilsinger Janson Fund for Native American Art.
Creative Spaces: The Photographer's Studio as Inspiration
November 11, 2023–April 28, 2024
Herb Ritts Gallery
Mondrian: Foundations
November 11, 2023–April 28, 2024
Clementine Brown Gallery
Supported by the Benjamin A. Trustman and Julia M. Trustman Fund.
Dinorá Justice: The Lay of the Land
November 18, 2023–April 14, 2024
Edward H. Linde Gallery
This exhibition is generously supported by the Tufts University Art Galleries at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University (SMFA) and is part of the SMFA’s 2023 Traveling Fellow exhibition program, presented in collaboration with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Thinking Small: Dutch Art to Scale
November 18, 2023–December 8, 2024
William A. Coolidge Gallery (The Center for Netherlandish Art’s Gallery for Innovative Scholarship)
Supported by the Bob and Happy Doran Fund for the Center for Netherlandish Art.
Intentional Beauty: Jewish Ritual Art from the Collection
December 8, 2023–December 13, 2026
Bernard and Barbara Stern Shapiro Gallery
Sponsored by the David Berg Foundation. Additional support provided by Lorraine Bressler, the Rita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan Family Foundation Inc., Lisbeth Tarlow and Stephen Kay, and the Priebatsch Family Fund, in loving memory of Norman Priebatsch. With special gratitude to Marcia and Louis Kamentsky and the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies.
Comrade Sisters: Women of the Black Panther Party
December 20, 2023–May 31, 2024
Frances Vrachos Gallery/Mary Stamas Gallery
Hallyu! The Korean Wave
March 24–July 28, 2024
Ann and Graham Gund Gallery
Created by the V&A—touring the world. Sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company. Generously supported by Jean K. and Jeffrey D. Lee, the Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation, and the National Museum of Korea. Additional generous support from Laura and Tait Nielsen. Supported by Sonchu and Stefan Gavell, and the Museum Council Special Exhibition Fund. With gratitude to CJ ENM, the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Boston, and Acentech. Media Partner is Kiss 108.
Dress Up
April 13–September 2, 2024
Henry and Lois Foster Gallery
Generously supported by The Coby Foundation, Northern Trust, and the David and Roberta Logie Fund for Textile and Fashion Arts. Additional support from the Loring Textile Gallery Exhibition Fund, and the Fashion Council. With gratitude to Leica Gallery & Store Boston.
Songs for Modern Japan
April 13–September 2, 2024
Charlotte F. and Irving W. Rabb Gallery
Support provided by the William Randolph Hearst Foundations.
Ancestors and Place: Indigenous North American Prints
April 27–October 16, 2024
Edward and Nancy Roberts Family Gallery
Supported by The Museum Council Artist in Residency Program Fund, the Shelly and Michael Kassen Fund, the Susan G. Kohn and Harry Kohn, Jr. Fund for Contemporary Prints, and The Hilsinger Janson Fund for Native American Art.
Four Womxn: New Musings on Blackness
May 11–November 17, 2024
Lizbeth and George Krupp Gallery
Community Arts Initiative: Our Family Portrait
May 18–October 27, 2024
Edward H. Linde Gallery
The Community Arts Initiative is generously supported by the Linde Family Foundation.
Barbara Bosworth: The Meadow
May 25–December 1, 2024
Herb Ritts Gallery
Hyman Bloom: Landscapes of the Mind
May 25–December 1, 2024
Clementine Brown Gallery
The Banner Project: Troy Montes Michie
June 25, 2024–June 23, 2025
Eunice and Julian Cohen Galleria
Supported by the Trust Family Contemporary Exhibition Fund.
Edwin Holgate as Printmaker
June 26–December 16, 2024
Frances Vrachos Gallery/Mary Stamas Gallery
Gallery Renovations
Arts of Japan
Opened May 11, 2024
Arts of Japan Gallery, Japanese Buddhist Temple Room Gallery, and Japanese Prints Gallery
The renovation of gallery 280 was made possible with generous support from Caroline and John Rutherfurd. The renovation of the Japanese Buddhist Temple Room was generously supported by the Vance Wall Foundation, Lisbeth Tarlow and Stephen Kay, Bettina Burr, Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co. Ltd., and Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Cunningham, Jr. Additional generous support has been provided by the Massachusetts Cultural Facilities Fund, a program of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, administered through a collaborative arrangement between MassDevelopment and the Mass Cultural Council. The renovation of gallery 278A was made possible with support from UNIQLO USA. Arts of Japan multimedia tour sponsored by UNIQLO USA.
Beyond Brilliance: Jewelry Highlights from the Collection
Opened May 18, 2024
Rita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan Family Foundation Gallery 104
Generously supported by the Nando and Elsa Peretti Foundation, and the David and Roberta Logie Fund for Textile and Fashion Arts.
Traveling Exhibitions
Dutch Art in a Global Age: Masterpieces from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
September 16 2023–January 21, 2024
North Carolina Museum of Art
Raleigh, North Carolina
Hokusai: Inspiration and Influence from the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
October 19, 2023–January 21, 2024
Seattle Art Museum
Seattle, Washington
Tattoos in Japanese Prints from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
October 27, 2023–January 14, 2024
Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens
Jacksonville, Florida
Dutch Art in a Global Age: Masterpieces from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
April 19–July 14, 2024
High Museum of Art
Atlanta, Georgia
Fabric of a Nation: American Quilt Stories from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
June 28–September 9, 2024
Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens
Jacksonville, Florida