Removal of yellowed varnish for a series of allegorical paintings by 17th-century Flemish artist Michaelina Wautier depicting the five senses as young boys, by Alice Limb, Andrew W. Mellon Fellow for Advanced Training.
Gallery Talk
Conservators in Action
Friday, February 20, 2026
2:00 pm–4:30 pm
2:00 pm–4:30 pm
Conservation Center
Included with General Admission
Filling and inpainting of a reassembled Mexican ceramic jar, likely made in the 19th century in the style of traditional búcaros de Indias (highly-decorated water vessels prized for their fragrant clay bodies which subtly infused the water with a pleasing taste and aroma), by Meghan Abercrombie, Gale R. Guild and Henry R. Guild Fellow for Advanced Training. Q and A session from 3–3:30 pm.
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Conservators in Action 02/20/2026 2pm
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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Drop in to watch conservators in action as they clean, stabilize, and treat artworks for display. Visitors are invited to learn how conservators care for the MFA’s collections by viewing work in progress through the glass windows of the furniture and frame conservation lab. At select times listed below, conservators will also be available to talk to visitors, introduce projects, explain the work, and field questions.
Free with general admission. No advance registration or tickets required. Assistive listening devices available upon request.
Meet in the Conservation Center
Take the elevator outside the Bookstore and Shop in the Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art to the third floor.
Assistive listening system
Wheelchair accessible
Past Dates and Times
Past Dates and Times
Thursday, August 1, 2024
Thursday, August 1, 2024
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Removal of yellowed varnish for a series of allegorical paintings by 17th-century Flemish artist Michaelina Wautier depicting the five senses as young boys, by Alice Limb, Andrew W. Mellon Fellow for Advanced Training.
Thursday, May 30, 2024
Thursday, May 30, 2024
Structural work and surface consolidation of two carved and painted Japanese architectural panels and two lacquer folding screens.
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
Structural work and surface consolidation of two carved and painted Japanese architectural panels and two lacquer folding screens.
Monday, May 20, 2024
Monday, May 20, 2024
Structural work and surface consolidation of two carved and painted Japanese architectural panels and two lacquer folding screens. Q and A session with Christine Storti, head of Furniture and Frame Conservation, from 10–10:30 am.
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Structural work and surface consolidation of two carved and painted Japanese architectural panels and two lacquer folding screens. Q and A session with Christine Storti, head of Furniture and Frame Conservation, from 11:30 am–12 pm.
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Structural work and surface consolidation of two carved and painted Japanese architectural panels and two lacquer folding screens. Q and A session with Christine Storti, head of Furniture and Frame Conservation, from 12:30–1 pm.
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Structural work and surface consolidation of two carved and painted Japanese architectural panels and two lacquer folding screens. Q and A session with Christine Storti, head of Furniture and Frame Conservation, from 1–1:30 pm.
Monday, April 22, 2024
Monday, April 22, 2024
Structural work and surface consolidation of two carved and painted Japanese architectural panels and two lacquer folding screens. Q and A session with Christine Storti, head of Furniture and Frame Conservation, from 10–10:30 am.
Friday, April 19, 2024
Friday, April 19, 2024
Disassembly, after natural weakening over time of previous joins, and reconstruction of this fragmentary Etruscan jug by associate objects conservator Emilie Tréhu. Q and A session from 2–2:30 pm.