Past Exhibitions
Art of the Natural World
Recent Gifts from the Rosenblum Family Collection
For more than a millennium, the integral relationship between nature and art has been a highly revered belief in Chinese culture, particularly among...
American Folk
A lively display of extraordinary objects created by ordinary people, “American Folk” is the first major exhibition of folk art at the Museum...
Art and the Camera
The Photographs of F. Holland Day
This exhibition presented the multifaceted aspects of the life and work of the fascinating Boston figure Fred Holland Day, a turn-of-the-century...
Boston 1900
The sophistication and elegance of fin-de-siècle Boston was expressed in this exhibition of drawings, prints, posters, and books by artists working in...
Dangerous Curves
Art of the Guitar
From the royal courts of Europe to the fans at Woodstock, the guitar has captivated audiences for centuries. In the first exhibition dedicated to its...
Christian Boltanski
Reflexion
The simplicity of the materials used to create "Reflexion" belie the overwhelming effect of this evocative installation conceived by contemporary...
Charlotte Salomon
Life? or Theatre?
In response to personal tragedies and a world darkening with the rise of Nazi persecution, a young German Jewish woman created a series of small...
Common Threads
A Showcase of Samplers
Whether made by schoolgirls to practice their needlework skills, by amateur embroiderers to collect stitches and patterns, or by professionals to...
Edward Weston
Photography and Modernism
In 1927, a noted critic proclaimed photography "the new art of the twentieth century" and Edward Weston among its few "unquestioned masters." Weston...
Crowning Glories
Two Centuries of Tiaras
Tiaras, long associated with grand occasions and glamorous women, were once at the top of the hierarchy of jewelry. From the late eighteenth century...