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Conservation in Action: Benjamin West
Over the past two years, Museum visitors have been able to witness the gradual process of cleaning and restoring West’s painting in the Conservation…

Today, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), revealed the results of an in-depth study of Boston’s cultural audience, Culture Track 2014: Focus on…

Postcards at the MFA
Explore the MFA’s collection of postcards, one of the largest and most comprehensive collections in the world. Host to the Leonard A. Lauder Postcard…
Relocation and conservation of a Roman sculpture of the goddess Juno, early second century A.D.: March 2013, Replacement of the nose and lips While…

Conservation in Action: Minbar Door
In May 2013, conservators started work on the door of a minbar, or pulpit, in gallery 208 of the Behrakis Wing. The doorway entered the Museum…
Treatment of two sarcophagi, Etruscan Late Classical or Early Hellenistic: June 2013 Masonry experts assess the stability of the coffin bottom with…
Conservation of an Egyptian minbar door, Mamluk period, 1382–98: July 2013 In the past month, significant strides have been made in the stabilization…

The MFA Ambassador Program is an opportunity open to work-study eligible students at participating universities.

IRUG 11 Conference
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), is pleased to host the Eleventh Infrared and Raman Users Group (IRUG) Conference, which will take place on…

At four years old I saw my first ballet, Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker , and I immediately fell in love with dance. By age six I was taking my first…
Issue: Art for This Moment