Curators Circles: Conservation and Collections

Celebrate the work of Conservation Center and Scientific Research Laboratory staff in caring for and preserving the Museum’s collections for future generations. Join us for intimate programs that offer close looking at original works from the MFA, delve into current research and explore treatment approaches and decision-making, and present stimulating dialogue between conservators and colleagues from across the Museum. Your membership supports research trips, travel for staff to share results and collaborate with colleagues, as well as paid internships to train the next generation of conservators.

Annual membership is $1,500.*

For more information about this Curators Circle's programming, please contact Kay Satomi, manager of Conservation Administration, at [email protected].

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*$100 per person is not tax deductible.
Dates, times, and events are subject to change.

Past Events

An Evening with Jeffrey Gibson

Tuesday, April 15, 2025
6:00 pm–9:00 pm
In Person

Up Close: “Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits”

Friday, February 28, 2025
6:00 pm–7:30 pm

Caring for the MFA’s Renowned Arts of Japan

Friday, November 8, 2024
6:00 pm–7:30 pm

Lasers in Conservation: Cleaning the Rockefeller Stele

Friday, March 8, 2024
6:00 pm–7:30 pm
In Person

Up Close: Conservation of “Tiny Treasures”

Wednesday, January 31, 2024
6:00 pm–7:00 pm
Online

A Sacred Ark from Boston's History

Friday, November 10, 2023
1:00 pm–2:30 pm
In Person

“Painted Tintypes: Photography for the People”

Thursday, September 14, 2023
6:00 pm–9:00 pm
In Person

Optional Travel Opportunity: Dublin

Thursday, June 1–Sunday, June 4, 2023
All Day

Bishamonten: Seeing Color

Wednesday, April 12, 2023
6:00 pm–7:00 pm

Online Event

Online

“Cy Twombly: Making Past Present”: A Conversation

Thursday, March 16, 2023
6:00 pm–7:30 pm

In-Person Event

In Person

Smuggled, Stolen, and Sold: Art Restitution in the 21st Century

Tuesday, January 24, 2023
6:00 pm–7:00 pm

Online event for all Curators Circles

Online

Making and Meaning: Examining Renaissance Art

Thursday, November 3, 2022
4:30 pm–6:00 pm

In-Person Event

In Person

Out of the Blue: Japanese Woodblock Colorants

Thursday, May 5, 2022
6:00 pm–7:30 pm

In-Person Event

In Person

Turner’s Modern Watercolors

Wednesday, April 6, 2022
6:00 pm–7:00 pm

Online Event

Online

Four Takes on Tara

Tuesday, November 9, 2021
6:00 pm–7:00 pm

Online Event

Online

A Model of Dutch Life

Wednesday, October 20, 2021
6:00 pm–7:00 pm

Online Event

Online

“Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?”: A Reflection on Linda Nochlin’s Groundbreaking Essay

Wednesday, October 13, 2021
6:00 pm–7:00 pm

An Evening for all Curators Circles

Online Event

Online

Collector, Conservator, Curator: Perspectives on the Storied Lives of Quilts

Wednesday, June 9, 2021
4:30 pm–5:30 pm

Online Event

Online

Spotlight on Light: From Artistic Medium to Conservation Tool

Tuesday, May 11, 2021
5:30 pm–6:30 pm

Online Event.

Online

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