Past Exhibitions
Songs for Modern Japan
Popular Music and Graphic Design, 1900–1950
April 13–September 2, 2024
Japan experienced a whirlwind of change between 1900 and 1950. At the turn of the century, Western music notation had become a sign of modernity...
Dress Up
April 13–September 2, 2024
“Playing dress up begins at five and never truly ends.” Fashion allows us to take on different roles, choosing clothes, jewelry, shoes, handbags, and...
Perspectives: Art from MFA Staff
April 4–May 4, 2024
Presented at the Copley Society of Art on Newbury Street, this exhibition features work by MFA staff who explore the idea of perspectives through a...
Hallyu! The Korean Wave
March 24–July 28, 2024
From tradition to trendsetting Today, South Korea is a cultural superpower—a global trendsetter producing award-winning films like Parasite, riveting...
Comrade Sisters: Women of the Black Panther Party
December 20, 2023–June 24, 2024
For more than five decades photojournalist Stephen Shames (b. 1947) has used his work to call attention to a wide range of social issues—from the...
Dinorá Justice: The Lay of the Land
November 18, 2023–April 14, 2024
Brazilian American artist Dinorá Justice (b. 1969) uses a distinct visual vocabulary to examine intertwined histories of gender, landscape, and visual...
Creative Spaces: The Photographer’s Studio as Inspiration
November 11, 2023–April 28, 2024
A photographer’s studio is a laboratory of creativity—a physical and psychological space for meditation, collaboration, and experimentation. “Creative...
Mondrian: Foundations
November 11, 2023–April 28, 2024
In the years around 1900, before Piet Mondrian (1872–1944) created some of the most recognizable abstract canvases of the last century, he turned his...
Marking Resilience: Indigenous North American Prints
November 4, 2023–March 24, 2024
Resilience often manifests in work by Indigenous North American artists, for example in its content or simply by increasing visibility to combat...
Digital Iridescence: Jell-O in New Media
October 28, 2023–March 24, 2024
Jell-O’s presence in contemporary art is an extension of its visual and cultural history. Since its invention in 1897 the cheap yet luxurious pantry...