Lectures
Courtesy of Caitlin Cunningham Photography.
Courtesy of Caitlin Cunningham Photography.
Join us online and in person for lectures from artists, experts, and other compelling voices on wide-ranging topics.
Upcoming Courses
Reintroducing Modernism at the MFA
February 25–March 18, 2026
Bengali Art and Culture: Living Traditions, Critical Junctures
March 5–26, 2026
Upcoming Lectures
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Beyond Sight
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
1:00 pm–2:30 pm
In Person 1:00 pm–2:30 pm
Daphne Farago Fund Lecture
Radiance and Reverie: Jewels from the Collection of Neil Lane
Thursday, February 26, 2026
7:00 pm–8:00 pm
In Person
7:00 pm–8:00 pm
Barbara W. Herman Memorial Lecture
Hidden Kings: New Discoveries at the Royal Necropolis of Anubis-Mountain, Abydos
Sunday, March 1, 2026
2:00 pm–3:00 pm
In Person
2:00 pm–3:00 pm
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Beyond Reality: Surrealism in the 20th century
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
1:00 pm–2:30 pm
In Person 1:00 pm–2:30 pm
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Religion in Bengal: Mythic and Material Expressions
Thursday, March 5, 2026
2:00 pm–3:30 pm
In Person
2:00 pm–3:30 pm
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Mark Rothko: The Simple Expression of the Complex Thought
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
1:00 pm–2:30 pm
In Person 1:00 pm–2:30 pm
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The Art of Clay Sculpture: Shaping Modern Bengal
Thursday, March 12, 2026
2:00 pm–3:30 pm
In Person
2:00 pm–3:30 pm
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Forms of Modernism: Materials and Meaning in 20th-Century Sculpture
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
1:00 pm–2:30 pm
In Person 1:00 pm–2:30 pm
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Print and Popular Devotion in 19th-Century Calcutta
Thursday, March 19, 2026
2:00 pm–3:30 pm
In Person
2:00 pm–3:30 pm
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Colorful Cosmopolitanism: Artistic Representations of the Nation as Mother
Thursday, March 26, 2026
2:00 pm–3:30 pm
In Person
2:00 pm–3:30 pm
Robert J. Boardingham Memorial Lecture
Camille Monet
Thursday, March 26, 2026
7:00 pm–8:00 pm
In Person
7:00 pm–8:00 pm
The Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro Celebrity Lectures
Percival Everett: The Art of Contemporary Fiction
Thursday, May 14, 2026
7:00 pm–8:00 pm
In Person 7:00 pm–8:00 pm