Past Exhibitions

Imperishable Beauty
Art Nouveau Jewelry

July 23–November 9, 2008

This exhibition includes about 120 works by the leading designers and fabricators of late nineteenth- to early twentieth-century Art Nouveau jewelry.

Twentieth-Century Modernism

June 30–October 1, 2008

This select installation in the Lower Rotunda features masterpieces of twentieth-century modernism from the Lane Collection, including the lyrical...

Preserving History, Making History
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

June 20, 2008–June 30, 2012

As part of celebrating the renovation and re-opening of the State Street Corporation Fenway Entrance, this exhibition tells the story of the Museum's...

Winslow Homer
American Scenes

June 20, 2008–January 11, 2009

Selections from the Museum's rich collection of works by Winslow Homer (1836–1910) are on view in the Lee Gallery, just inside the newly opened State...

Great Company
Portraits by European Masters

June 20, 2008–January 4, 2009

At the heart of the second floor of the Evans Wing, at the top of the great staircase that opens from the new State Street Corporation Fenway Entrance...

El Greco to Velázquez
Art during the Reign of Philip III

April 20–July 27, 2008

"A vivid, often passionate picture of Spain at the dawn of the 17th century...Putting these two geniuses in context with their contemporaries charts a fascinating progression." —Cate McQuaid, Boston Globe

Antonio López García

April 13–July 27, 2008

It is impossible to describe Antonio López García simply as a painter in the “realist” school. His masterful paintings of the prosaic, familiar places...

Rockwell and the Shinjin
Celebrating Baseball and the Red Sox

April 8–September 16, 2008

In honor of the second Red Sox World Series Championship in four seasons and opening day in Japan and Boston, the MFA proudly presents "Rockwell and...

Twentieth-Century Modernism Part One

February 4–April 20, 2008

This select installation in the Lower Rotunda features masterpieces of twentieth-century modernism from the Lane Collection, including the iconic That...

Kufic Korans
Calligraphy in the World of Islam

February 2–November 1, 2008

"Kufic Korans," on display in the Islamic Corridor, features a broad range of visual cultures, from Egypt to Iran, united by an appreciation for...