Past Exhibitions
SMFA Traveling Scholars
February 10–March 11, 2007
"SMFA Traveling Scholars" in the Foster Gallery presents recent work by five graduates of the School. All are working in a strong, individual style...
Donatello to Giambologna
Italian Renaissance Sculpture at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
January 24–July 8, 2007
"[The Renaissance] remains infectiously alive in this captivating exhibition."—The Boston Globe
Women of Renown
Female Heroes and Villains in the Prints of Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861)
January 10–October 28, 2007
Artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi uniquely combined the popular theme of beautiful women with his personal specialty, warrior prints showing legendary heroic...
Michael Mazur
The Art of the Print
December 16, 2006–June 17, 2007
This exhibition of twenty-five works, created from the late 1950s to the present, celebrates the New England painter and printmaker's gift to the MFA...
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...