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Boston-Area Museums Jointly Announce Closure
BOSTON (March 12, 2020)—Today the Harvard Art Museums, Institute of Contemporary Art, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston…
MFA Boston Closing 6 pm, March 12
BOSTON (March 12, 2020)—Due to ongoing concerns about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), will close tonight…
MFA Boston Cancels Art in Bloom 2020
BOSTON (March 18, 2020)—Due to ongoing concerns regarding COVID-19, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), has made the decision to cancel Art in…
MFA Boston Cancels Summer Party 2020
BOSTON (March 25, 2020)—Due to ongoing concerns regarding COVID-19, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), has made the decision to cancel the 2020…
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…