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Looking at Jan Davidsz. de Heem’s Interior of a Painter’s Studio , we find the artist hard at work in a spare but disheveled space, with clear…
Issue: Art for This Moment
“Patterns of Greatness” is a collaborative project encouraging young people to reflect on the relationships that have had a positive impact on their…
After a year of anxious interactions, losing ourselves in reveries of art in a public space can feel like a gentle first step back to the social lives…
Issue: Art for This Moment
See more than 100 paintings, watercolors, drawings, and sketchbooks by J. M. W. Turner, including the MFA’s own Turner painting Slave Ship.
As a young child I used to wander around the seashore and tide pools with my sister, searching for starfish. Sometimes we even found one! What we…
Issue: Art for This Moment
Guide to Searching the Collections
The MFA collections encompass about 500,000 works of art. This guide is to help you find what you’re looking for—whether a specific artwork or a…
In 1903, at the height of the worldwide craze for postcards, the Eastman Kodak Company unveiled a new product: the postcard camera. The device exposed…
Member Cards: Frequently Asked Questions
Digital Member Cards Digital MFA member cards, a convenient and eco-friendly alternative to plastic cards, can be downloaded to a smartphone’s Wallet…
Leadership
Director’s Senior Team Matthew Teitelbaum, Ann and Graham Gund Director Emily Blumenthal, Chief of Staff Cameran Mason, Chief of External Relations…
As we find ourselves in a recent wave of anti-Asian hate sweeping the nation—mourning the victims of the March 2021 shootings in Atlanta, hearts…
Issue: Art for This Moment