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The embroideries of colonial Boston girls and women have long been treasured family possessions and are now much sought after by collectors. The charm…

History of the World in Ten Samplers
March 3, 2025
10:15 am–1:30 pm
This program is scheduled to be an in-person event, however, details may be subject to change.
Eligibility: Curators Circles: Threads members
From Egypt to Ayrshire, the MFA’s collection of embroidered samplers—works that encompass intricate embroidery or cross-stitching—spans two millennia…

Whether made by schoolgirls to practice their needlework skills, by amateur embroiderers to collect stitches and patterns, or by professionals to…

US Citizenship Test Sampler Workshop with Artist Aram Han Sifuentes
March 9, 2018
6:00 pm–9:00 pm
Learn to embroider while hand-sewing the civic study questions and answers that appear on the US naturalization test. This workshop is for anyone who…

The embroideries of colonial Boston girls and women have long been treasured family possessions and are now much sought after by collectors. The charm…

The embroideries of colonial Boston girls and women have long been treasured family possessions and are now much sought after by collectors. The charm…

The Postcard Age
Selections from the Leonard A. Lauder Collection
October 24, 2012–April 14, 2013
In the decades around 1900, postcards were Twitter, e-mail, Flickr, and Facebook, all wrapped into one. A postcard craze swept the world, as billions…

Women's Work
Embroidery in Colonial Boston
Women's Work tells the stories of six women and how needlework shaped their lives in the colonies' most important port city. From decidedly domestic…

Artful Adventures Home School, Thursday Class, Teens Ages 14–18
February 10–March 10, 2022
10:30 am–12:30 pm
Occurring every Thursday
Artful Adventures offers specially designed in-person home school classes for kids and teens. Taught by trained Museum educators, these age…

Artful Adventures Home School, Friday Class, Teens Ages 14–18
February 11–March 11, 2022
10:30 am–12:30 pm
Occurring every Friday
Artful Adventures offers specially designed in-person home school classes for kids and teens. Taught by trained Museum educators, these age…