Past Exhibitions
Great Company
Portraits by European Masters
At the heart of the second floor of the Evans Wing, at the top of the great staircase that opens from the new State Street Corporation Fenway Entrance...
El Greco to Velázquez
Art during the Reign of Philip III
"A vivid, often passionate picture of Spain at the dawn of the 17th century...Putting these two geniuses in context with their contemporaries charts a fascinating progression." —Cate McQuaid, Boston Globe
Antonio López García
It is impossible to describe Antonio López García simply as a painter in the “realist” school. His masterful paintings of the prosaic, familiar places...
Rockwell and the Shinjin
Celebrating Baseball and the Red Sox
In honor of the second Red Sox World Series Championship in four seasons and opening day in Japan and Boston, the MFA proudly presents "Rockwell and...
Twentieth-Century Modernism Part One
This select installation in the Lower Rotunda features masterpieces of twentieth-century modernism from the Lane Collection, including the iconic That...
Kufic Korans
Calligraphy in the World of Islam
"Kufic Korans," on display in the Islamic Corridor, features a broad range of visual cultures, from Egypt to Iran, united by an appreciation for...
SMFA Traveling Scholars
The annual exhibition of work by recipients of the prestigious Traveling Scholarship Awards—three Museum School alumni and three Fifth Year students...
Rhythms of Modern Life
British Prints 1914-1939
Featuring approximately one hundred lithographs, etchings, woodcuts and color linocuts by fourteen artists, “Rhythms of Modern Life: British Prints...
The Brilliance of Bird-and-Flower Painting
Throughout Asia birds and flowers have been cherished for their beauty, but they have carried rich symbolic messages as well. For example, the lotus—a...
Zhang Daqian
Painter, Collector, Forger
Zhang Daqian (1899-1983) casts a long shadow over the modern history of Chinese painting. As a painter, he was known for his singular ability to mix...