Past Exhibitions

The Romance of Modernism
Paintings and Sculpture from the Scott M. Black Collection

December 12, 2006–May 6, 2007

“The Romance of Modernism” features selections from the private collection of Scott M. Black, including impressionist paintings by Cézanne, Degas...

2006 Maud Morgan Prize
Ambreen Butt

November 22–December 10, 2006

A selection of colorful mixed-media paintings by Ambreen Butt, recipient of the 2006 Maud Morgan prize, is on view in the Museum's Lower Rotunda...

Fashion Photography

November 18, 2006–March 25, 2007

Photography and fashion have been inextricably linked since the early 1900s, when fashion magazines rocketed to popularity. In "Fashion Photography,"...

Fashion Show
Paris Collections 2006

November 12, 2006–March 18, 2007

"a hit...its beauty deceptively guised in its simplicity."—The New York Times

Cecily Brown

October 18, 2006–January 15, 2007

"Cecily Brown's retrospective at the Museum of Fine Arts is a gorgeous, enticing show. . ."—The Boston Globe

Recent Acquisitions
Gifts of Art

October 7–November 26, 2006

Celebrating recent acquisitions, this exhibition only hints at the breadth of ideas realized in a variety of media by artists today. From the sampling...

Domains of Wonder
Masterworks of Indian Painting

September 20–November 26, 2006

"God, love, death and dessert are the menu in 'Domains of Wonder'. . . a meal of avid moods and intense sensations."—The New York Times

Sara Galner, the Saturday Evening Girls, and the Paul Revere Pottery
Selections from the Bloom Collection

September 14, 2006–June 3, 2007

This installation in the Mary Stamas Gallery celebrates a recent gift of more than 130 works by the Saturday Evening Girls of the Paul Revere Pottery...

Beyond Basketry
Japanese Bamboo Art

August 19, 2006–July 11, 2007

Although woven bamboo containers have been used in Japan for thousands of years, it is only during the last century that basketry has emerged as a...

Tsutsugaki Textiles from the Collection of David and Marita Paly

August 19, 2006–July 11, 2007

While members of the Japanese Imperial household, samurai class, and wealthy merchants had the wherewithal to acquire luxurious silk garments and...