Past Exhibitions
Embroideries of Colonial Boston: Domestic Embroideries
September 17, 2011–June 3, 2012
The embroideries of colonial Boston girls and women have long been treasured family possessions and are now much sought after by collectors. The charm...
Community Arts Initiative
And Their Families
September 17–November 27, 2011
This exhibition, on hiatus during summer construction, reopens with the new Linde Family Wing on September 17, 2011. Under the guidance of artist Raul...
The Clock
Christian Marclay
September 16–December 31, 2011
A mesmerizing work of video art that captures the dynamic nature of time
Disponible: A Kind of Mexican Show
September 13–November 19, 2011
Within Mexico’s urban setting, contemporary art and other experimental and creative practices such as architecture, design, and music flourish...
Kawanabe Kyōsai and the Hell Courtesan
September 3, 2011–June 17, 2012
The first exhibition in our newly renovated Japanese Print gallery focuses on a recent acquisition, a monumental hanging scroll of the Hell Courtesan...
Passion and Precision in the Age of Revolution
August 20, 2011–May 13, 2012
European art of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries is dominated by two powerful artistic movements: Neo-classicism and Romanticism...
Jewels, Gems, and Treasures
Ancient to Modern
July 19, 2011–June 1, 2014
“Spectacular…one-of-a-kind…a very sparkly part of our history.”—WCVB-TV
Around the World in Watercolor, 1860-1920
July 16, 2011–March 4, 2012
“Around the World in Watercolor, 1860-1920” features work by Americans who sought adventure and inspiration for their art. They ventured across the...
Monet/Lichtenstein
Rouen Cathedrals
July 3–September 25, 2011
Roy Lichtenstein is known for his Pop art paintings derived from comic strips and advertisements, but his later work also drew on well-known...