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A Missing Van Gogh Discovered
The MFA and the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, have discovered a painting by Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) underneath the artist's painting, Ravine, owned by the MFA.
University Membership
Free MFA admission for students, faculty, and staff of participating schools The University Membership program offers free ticketed admission to…
Patron Program
One of our most valued groups of art enthusiasts and philanthropists, Patrons are committed to the preservation and celebration of one of the world’s greatest art collections!
Working at the MFA
The Museum is supported by almost 1,000 employees and hundreds of dedicated volunteers. MFA jobs span a broad range of careers, from entry-level to professional, including curatorial, conservation and collections management, development, public relations, marketing, education, member and visitor services, finance, and information technology.
Provenance Research
The study of provenance is a traditional part of art historical research, as an object’s chain of ownership can inform a scholarly understanding of the work of art itself: its function, condition, and its place in the history of taste and collecting.
The MFA’s procedures and policies relating to acquisitions and provenance
Conservation Project: Greek Vases
Conservation Strategy A condition survey in 2004 showed that close to half of the ceramics in the Museum's Late Archaic and Early Classical Greek gallery were physically unstable. Many of the ceramics, assembled from fragments, were heavily restored before they came to the Museum in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. After more than a century, they were in dire need of conservation. All of the vessels required cleaning and many were plagued with failed adhesives, soluble salts, and discolored restoration paints.