Past Exhibitions

Visiting Masterpieces
Caravaggio and Connoisseurship

April 12–June 15, 2014

Enjoy a rare opportunity to see four paintings by, or attributed to, Caravaggio

Quilts and Color
The Pilgrim/Roy Collection

April 6–July 27, 2014

A visual treat and an abundance of eye-popping color: celebrate the beauty and vibrancy of American quilts from the Pilgrim/Roy Collection

To Boston With Love

April 1–30, 2014

Flags in Shapiro Family Courtyard return to honor and support Boston. Following the Boston Marathon tragedy on April 15, 2013, Bostonians felt an...

Return of the Dragon
Shohaku’s Dragon and Clouds

March 21–July 6, 2014

Don't miss the first MFA showing of the recently restored "Dragon and Clouds" (1763) by the celebrated Japanese eccentric artist Soga Shōhaku.

Permission To Be Global/ Prácticas Globales
Latin American Art from the Ella Fontanals-Cisneros Collection

March 19–July 13, 2014

Powerful contemporary voices across the Americas offer critical understandings of what it means to be global.

Photo Eye
Avant-Garde Photography in Europe

March 15–July 6, 2014

Innovation and experimentation transformed 20th-century photography

Drawn to Daily Life
Dutch Drawings from the Maida and George Abrams Collection

March 8–July 6, 2014

17th-century Holland comes to life in this superb selection of drawings and watercolors

Boston Loves Impressionism

February 14–May 26, 2014

See the exhibition you helped create!

Amalia Pica
Now, Speak!

January 20–December 31, 2014

"Now, Speak!" is the first performance-related artwork to enter the Museum’s collection.

Samba Spirit
Modern Afro Brazilian Art

January 18–October 19, 2014

Painters and sculptors find inspiration in all aspects of Brazilian life