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BOSTON (March 31, 2020)—After consulting with community and cultural partners, performers and city officials, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA)…
BOSTON (April 3, 2020)—Due to the ongoing public health crisis, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), announced today that the MFA will remain closed…
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…
BOSTON (October 31, 2019)—The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), announced today the acquisition of the Joel Wayne Collection of hand-drawn postcards…
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…
Conservation in Action: Japanese Buddhist Sculptures, Meet the Conservators
Abigail Hykin Abby Hykin is Conservator in the Objects Conservation Laboratory and lead conservator for “Conservation in Action: Japanese Sculpture in…