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Asian Conservation Studio
The Asian Conservation Studio is one of only five such studios in the United States and the oldest outside of Asia. The studio was established in 1907 within the department of Asiatic Art during Okakura Kakuzo’s curatorship. Headed by a Japanese mounter named Motokichi Tamura, its initial mission was to preserve Japanese paintings.
For “Our Family Portrait,” Boston-based artist Timothy Hyunsoo Lee (b. 1990) guided more than 150 students through creating cyanotype prints…
Presented at the Copley Society of Art on Newbury Street, this exhibition features work by MFA staff who explore the idea of perspectives through a…
The phrase “thinking small” describes an act of deep engagement with art—a specific kind of encounter in which a viewer considers, perceives, and acts…
For more than five decades photojournalist Stephen Shames (b. 1947) has used his work to call attention to a wide range of social issues—from the…
Please fill out this form to submit your paper proposal for the 2024 International Mountmakers Forum taking place in Boston from September 10 through…
The outlandish and iconoclastic artist Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) is famous for his bizarre imagery and distinctive Surrealist vision. He was, however…
A list of ownership resolutions at the MFA since the late 1990s
Conservation in Action: La Japonaise
In March 2013, conservators began treatment of Claude Monet’s La Japonaise (Camille Monet in Japanese Costume), carrying out the work on view to the…
Treatment of La Japonaise (Camille Monet in Japanese Costume) , dated 1876, by Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926): March 2013 After several weeks of examination, research, and testing, conservation work has begun on the painting. Here's a look at some of the studies behind the treatment.