Past Exhibitions

Paul Cézanne: Influence

March 13–October 17, 2021

Explore the artist's connections across time

Collecting Stories: The Invention of Folk Art

February 6, 2021–January 10, 2022

Championing the “art of the people” by reconsidering a century-old label

Monet and Boston: Lasting Impression

November 15, 2020–March 28, 2021

The MFA brings together its unparalleled collection of Monet paintings for the first time in a generation—in honor of its 150th anniversary

Cézanne: In and Out of Time

November 11, 2020–February 28, 2021

French painter Paul Cézanne (1839–1906) found complexity in the world around him and engaged with it through his art. His landscapes appear impossible...

Community Arts Initiative: Exchange Codes

November 11, 2020–April 11, 2021

Kids collaborate to imagine pathways of an interconnected world

Writing the Future
Basquiat and the Hip-Hop Generation

October 18, 2020–July 25, 2021

Reserve timed tickets to the first major exhibition to explore Jean-Michel Basquiat’s artwork in relation to his peers and hip-hop culture.

Murals for the Movement

September 26–November 23, 2020

This stirring outdoor installation is part of Murals for the Movement, Street Theory Gallery’s new public art initiative aimed at reimagining American...

Lucian Freud: The Self-Portraits

March 1–12, 2020

A modern master turns his unflinching eye on himself

Personal Space
Self-Portraits on Paper

February 8, 2020–May 30, 2021

More than a reflection

Elsa Dorfman: Me and My Camera

February 8, 2020–May 30, 2021

Large-scale self-portraits radiating intimacy and warmth