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Share your knowledge about transportation design Twentieth-century transportation design is a new area of collecting and research for the MFA, and for…
New Staff Highlight: Melissa deFriesse [[{"fid":"383896","view_mode":"default","fields":{"format":"default","field_title[und][0][value]":"Melissa…


To inquire further about our Traveling Exhibitions or to receive a prospectus and checklist for specific exhibitions, contact travelingexhibitions@mfa…
Check out the events from the past season, exclusively for members of the Museum Council!

June 20, 2008–June 30, 2012
As part of celebrating the renovation and re-opening of the State Street Corporation Fenway Entrance, this exhibition tells the story of the Museum's…

April 3, 2010–January 2, 2011
Tattooing became an important feature of Japanese urban popular culture in the early 19th century, influenced strongly by the success of a series of…

April 24, 2010–January 16, 2011
The Shahnama, often called the "national epic" of Iran, was completed around the year 1010 by the Persian poet Abu'l Qasim Firdawsi. A vast and…

September 30, 2009–January 17, 2011
More than 400 years ago, Japan forged strong trading partnerships with China and the West, and Japan’s lacquer and porcelains were among the most…