Past Exhibitions
The Banner Project: Diedrick Brackens
Through dreamlike woven tapestries, Texas-born artist Diedrick Brackens (b. 1989) explores African American and queer identity, his own life, and...
Community Arts Initiative: Empowered Faces
“Empowered Faces” is a mixed-media mural that showcases young artists’ self-portraits through abstracted forms. Artist and educator Perla Mabel...
Touching Roots
Black Ancestral Legacies in the Americas
Africa is at once a point of origin and a myriad of associations—real and imagined—for many Black artists working in the Americas. In the 20th century...
Philip Guston Now
Experience a retrospective of Philip Guston’s work, from Depression-era muralist and painter to contemporary master and voice for social justice.
Turner’s Modern World
See more than 100 paintings, watercolors, drawings, and sketchbooks by J. M. W. Turner, including the MFA’s own Turner painting Slave Ship.
Weng Family Collection of Chinese Painting: Art Rocks
Celebrating a landmark gift of Chinese art 翁氏家藏精品展·第三期：奇石拙趣 In China, rocks in their natural form are objects of great aesthetic appreciation. As far...
Real Photo Postcards
Pictures from a Changing Nation
In 1903, at the height of the worldwide craze for postcards, the Eastman Kodak Company unveiled a new product: the postcard camera. The device exposed...
Dawoud Bey: Night Coming Tenderly, Black
Throughout his long career, American artist Dawoud Bey (b. 1953) has reimagined history by bringing untold stories to the forefront of his work. Best...
Tattoos in Japanese Prints
Some of the world’s most popular tattoo motifs trace back to early 19th-century Edo (modern Tokyo), where tattoo artists took inspiration from color...
Helina Metaferia: Generations
Helina Metaferia collaborates with women of color and female artists. See their “everyday revolutions” in collage and installation art.