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Museum Council Steering Committee Leadership for 2014-2015
Learn more about the new leaders of the Museum Council Steering Committee: Emi Winterer, Chair Emi joined the Museum Council when she moved to Boston…
New Member Toolkit: Top 7 Ways to Make the Most of your Museum Council Membership
Explore the treasures of the MFA while cultivating a proud sense of community commitment. Your membership strengthens the premier cultural institution…
Museum Council Member Highlights: Hadley, Justine, and Markus
This spring we're thrilled to introduce three Museum Council members to you: Hadley Planting Hadley Planting, a Product Manager for the online auction…
The MFA’s first podcaster-in-residence highlights women artists The best way to experience art this March is through your ears: Tamar Avishai, the MFA…
Issue: MFA Stories
Conservation in Action: Preserving Nirvana, Introduction
Treatment of Hanabusa Itchō’s iconic masterpiece, The Death of the Historical Buddha ( Nehan zu ) began in the spring of 2016 behind closed doors. In…
Conservation in Action: Preserving Nirvana, Meet the Conservators
Brief introduction to the primary conservators
Conservation in Action: Preserving Nirvana, December 2016
With the final linings in place, the finished scroll is mounted onto a drying board ( karibari ) to stretch-dry for a period of approximately six…
Conservation in Action: Preserving Nirvana, April 2016
Before the scroll can be dismantled, unstable pigments are first consolidated with a diluted animal glue solution applied with a fine brush. This…
Conservation Project: Auloi of Meroë, October 2019
One set of Amanishakheto’s pipes are now on view in the special exhibition Ancient Nubia Now . This is the first time that any of the auloi from Meroë…
Conservation in Action: Japanese Buddhist Sculptures, Introduction
The Temple Room, one of the most beloved spaces in the MFA, was designed in 1909 to evoke the contemplative atmosphere of a Buddhist temple. Until…