Past Exhibitions
Seeking Shambhala
Enjoy your own exploration of Shambhala in this intriguing and enlightening exhibition.
Figure/Fabric/Fantasy
Selections from the Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Collection of Fashion Drawing
Images of fashion exploded in the 20th century with the proliferation of ready-to-wear and glossy fashion magazines. As photography gradually became...
Manet in Black
Edouard Manet’s friend, the poet Charles Baudelaire, described black as the color of the nineteenth century. Manet was a master in the use of black...
Silver, Salt, and Sunlight
Early Photography in Britain and France
Celebrate the golden age of early photography
Paper Zoo
“Paper Zoo” brings together prints, drawings, and photographs of the animal kingdom (including birds and marine creatures) dating from about 1500 to...
Histories of Now: Six Artists from Cairo
Organized by the SMFA, “Histories of Now: Six Artists from Cairo” is an exhibition of recent video and multimedia installations by some of Egypt’s...
Jedediah Caesar
Soft Structures
Since receiving his BFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in 1998, Los Angeles–based artist Jedediah Caesar has gained international...
Gems of Rajput Painting
Enjoy a jewel of an exhibition in our newly renovated Asian Paintings gallery.
Aphrodite and the Gods of Love
Pay homage to the goddess of love at this groundbreaking exhibition featuring spectacular loans from Italy.
Degas and the Nude
“Deeply absorbing, illuminating, very dramatic” —The New Yorker