Past Exhibitions
SMFA Traveling Scholars
This year’s “SMFA Traveling Scholars” exhibition features works by five Museum School alumni who each received the prestigious Traveling Scholarship...
Under the Skin
Tattoos in Japanese Prints
Tattooing became an important feature of Japanese urban popular culture in the early 19th century, influenced strongly by the success of a series of...
Luis Meléndez
Master of the Spanish Still Life
"A splendid show."—The New York Times
Object, Image, Collector
African and Oceanic Art in Focus
By juxtaposing pieces from Africa and Oceania selected from private collections with photographs, “Object, Image, Collector” explores the complex...
Albrecht Dürer: Virtuoso Printmaker
"A sterling one-room show of Dürer’s prints...the MFA’s holdings are top-notch, and the show includes some of the finest, most indelible images in the...
Café and Cabaret
Toulouse-Lautrec's Paris
The French aristocrat Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901), one of the most innovative artists of the late nineteenth century, is known for his bold...
The Way of the Gods
Shinto Shrines and Their Art
Shinto is not an organized religion or even a unified system of beliefs. Instead, the Japanese use the word to describe a whole group of religious...
Harry Callahan
American Photographer
Harry Callahan was one of the most innovative photographers working in America in the mid-twentieth century. Images of his wife, Eleanor; passers-by...
Bharat Ratna!
Jewels of Modern Indian Art
“Bharat Ratna,” which translates literally to the “Jewel of India,” presents a selection of outstanding works by some of India’s most celebrated...
Portrait of Life
Children’s Lives in Art
Nagoya and Boston Exchange Artwork This exhibition marks the sixth annual exchange between young people in Nagoya, Japan, and Boston. This unique...