Past Exhibitions
Fashioned by Sargent
Who creates your image? In portraits by John Singer Sargent (1856–1925), sitters assume elegant stances, the fabric of their dress richly depicted in...
Strong Women in Renaissance Italy
When you think about Renaissance Italy, do the names Sofonisba Anguissola, Isabella d’Este, or Lavinia Fontana come to mind? These women, and many...
Matthew Wong: The Realm of Appearances
Matthew Wong achieved resounding critical acclaim during his short career, which spanned just six years, between 2013, when he began painting and...
Tiny Treasures: The Magic of Miniatures
Simply defined, a miniature is an object smaller than its parent object—compare a chair made for a dolls’ house at two inches tall with a normal-sized...
Ellsworth Kelly: The Plant Lithographs
“Since birth we get accustomed to seeing and thinking at the same time. But I think that if you can turn off the mind and look at things only with...
Something Old, Something New
Wedding Fashions and Traditions
Through fashion, jewelry, and photography from the 18th century to today, “Something Old, Something New” explores the origins of wedding customs in...
Emergence: Art from MFA Boston Staff
Presented at the Copley Society of Art on Newbury Street, this exhibition features artwork by MFA staff who explore the idea of emergence—the process...
Community Arts Initiative: From Farm to Craft Table
For “From Farm to Craft Table,” mixed-media artist Alexandra Adamo and children from twelve Boston-area community organizations learned about the...
E. Jane: Drenched in Light
Beyoncé. Bessie Smith. Viola Davis. Diahann Carroll. These are just a few of the icons who inform the vision of E. Jane, an artist exploring the labor...
Painted Tintypes: Photography for the People
Tintypes—or ferrotypes—were first introduced in the US in the 1850s. Made by printing photographic images onto sheets of thin metal, they were...