Past Exhibitions

Rembrandt the Etcher

August 10, 2013–February 17, 2014

See Rembrandt’s work in etching as a dramatic dialogue of darkness and light Etching as a printmaking medium emerged in the early 16th century in...

Audubon's Birds, Audubon's Words

July 27, 2013–May 11, 2014

Life-sized prints from The Birds of America paired with Audubon’s words

Hippie Chic

July 16–November 11, 2013

Paisley, beads, and fringe: celebrate hippie fashion

Sacred Pages
Conversations about the Qur’an

July 13, 2013–February 23, 2014

Exhibition of pages from medieval to modern Qur’ans with comments from Boston’s Islamic communities

Elegant Contortions
Renaissance Prints

July 9, 2013–March 30, 2014

Engravings, etchings, and woodcuts in the Mannerist style of outrageous extremes

An Enduring Vision
Photographs from the Lane Collection

July 9, 2013–March 30, 2014

A lively mix of early and late from the world-class photography collection of William and Saundra Lane

To Boston With Love 2013

May 25–July 7, 2013

Flags in Shapiro Family Courtyard honor and support Boston.

Homer, Leighton, Manet
Paintings from The Metropolitan Museum of Art

May 25–July 7, 2013

New York’s Metropolitan Museum honors Boston with loan of paintings

Ridley Howard
Fields and Stripes

May 11–October 27, 2013

SMFA alumnus explores 21st-century painting in color, portraits, and abstraction

Michelangelo
Sacred and Profane, Master Drawings from the Casa Buonarroti

April 23–June 30, 2013

“Michelangelo: Sacred and Profane, Master Drawings from the Casa Buonarroti” features a rich and varied selection of 26 works from the master’s...