Past Exhibitions
Conservation in Action: Restoring Rembrandt
For the month of February, watch as conservators begin to restore two portraits by Rembrandt in the MFA’s Conservation in Action gallery. Portrait of...
(un)expected families
Bringing together more than 80 pictures taken by American photographers from the 19th century to today, “(un)expected families” explores the definition of the American family—from the families we are born into to the ones we have chosen for ourselves.
Takashi Murakami: Lineage of Eccentrics
A Collaboration with Nobuo Tsuji and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Contemporary works by Takashi Murakami, one of the most imaginative and important artists working today, are juxtaposed with treasures from the MFA’s renowned collection of Japanese art.
Masterpieces of Dutch and Flemish Painting
"Masterpieces of Dutch and Flemish Painting" celebrates the commitment of collectors Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo and Susan and Matthew Weatherbie to give their exceptional collections of 17th-century Dutch and Flemish art to the Museum.
The German Woodcut: Christiane Baumgartner
“The German Woodcut: Christiane Baumgartner” celebrates the recent acquisition of Transall (2002), a monumental woodcut by German printmaker...
The German Woodcut: 70s into 80s
This exhibition presents a selection of gestural, expressionist woodcuts and linocuts from the late 1970s and 80s by four contemporary German artists...
Black and White
Japanese Modern Art
Centered around a newly acquired, large-scale calligraphy by Inoue Yūichi (1916–85), this exhibition showcases a selection of avant-garde works in the...
Seeking Stillness
A series of installations in the Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art leads visitors on a journey of introspection, focusing on themes such as...
Annette Lemieux: Mise en Scène
Conceptual artist Annette Lemieux (born 1957) is the recipient of the MFA’s 2017 Maud Morgan Prize, a biennial award honoring a Massachusetts woman...