Paul Klee, Mauerpflanze (Wallflower), 1922. Transparent watercolor, pen, and brown ink with graphite underdrawing. Seth K. Sweetser Residuary Fund.
Paul Klee, Mauerpflanze (Wallflower), 1922. Transparent watercolor, pen, and brown ink with graphite underdrawing. Seth K. Sweetser Residuary Fund.
Beyond Sight
1:00 pm–2:30 pm
Tickets (Member / Nonmember)
In-Person $28 / $35
Livestream $16 / $20
The exceptional inventiveness among visual artists between the 1870s and 1930s mirrored and contributed to larger social transformations: in the industrialized world, the emergence of new technologies such as electricity transformed the cadences of daily life and experience of light and color. The question of cognition and perception changed with the emergence of the disciplines of psychology and psychiatry, and the body itself became a new arena of analysis with the invention of x-rays. Discover how the MFA’s modern art collection exists in dialogue with these and other key phenomena of modernity.
Pat Berman, Theodora L. and Stanley H. Feldberg Professor of Art, Wellesley College
Course Packages
Purchase a ticket package for the full four-session “Reintroducing Modernism at the MFA” course. Please note that this option is not available after the date of the first session.
Assistive listening system
Wheelchair accessible
Ticket Information
To order tickets by phone, call 1-800-440-6975 ($6 processing fee applies); to order in person, visit any MFA ticket desk.
Livestream Tickets
The livestream ticket gives access to a live feed of the event that can be watched remotely. You must be logged in to the account used to purchase the ticket in order to access the livestream on the Video Content page. Please log in at least 5 minutes before the start of the event to test your connection.
Livestream ticket holders must watch the event live; there is no recording of the event available for viewing at a later time.
Bag Checks
All bags are subject to inspection by Museum staff. Backpacks, large bags, all liquids including hand sanitizer and sunscreen, and outside food or drink are not permitted. Exceptions are made for medical or religious needs. All bags are strongly discouraged, and any bags larger than 11” x 15” must be checked in the Coat Room upon entry. Read our full bag check policy.