Past Exhibitions
Divine Depictions
Korean Buddhist Paintings
The official philosophy of Korea’s Joseon Dynasty (1392–1910) was Confucianism. Buddhism was suppressed during this period, but in practice, many...
Chinese Lacquer 1200–1800
Chinese lacquer, derived from the sap or resin of trees native to China, has been made for more than 2,000 years. Technically challenging and time...
The Postcard Age
Selections from the Leonard A. Lauder Collection
In the decades around 1900, postcards were Twitter, e-mail, Flickr, and Facebook, all wrapped into one. A postcard craze swept the world, as billions...
Mario Testino
British Royal Portraits
Shortly after photographer Mario Testino went to England from his native Peru in 1976, he took his first photograph of British royalty, an impromptu...
Kings, Queens, and Courtiers
Royalty on Paper
“Kings, Queens, and Courtiers: Royalty on Paper” features examples of the various ways in which European rulers and their aristocratic followers have...
Mario Testino
In Your Face
Get an inside look at some of today’s most elusive and exclusive subjects through the lens of renowned celebrity photographer and Vogue and Vanity...
Daniel Rich
Platforms of Power
Remembered by SMFA faculty and staff as a particularly disciplined student, New York painter Daniel Rich has spent a decade investigating the link...
Artful Healing
This exhibition features a range of works from participants in the MFA's Artful Healing program, which brings the MFA collection and Museum educators...
Ori Gersht
History Repeating
“Beauty makes a pact with the Devil” —Vanity Fair
Cats to Crickets
Pets in Japan's Floating World
Urban commoners in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Japan, known as the Floating World, enjoyed a hedonistic lifestyle that included the pleasure of...