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I have a secret. A shameful, potentially career-ending secret. I want to touch the art. I would never do it of course; I am a museum professional…
Issue: Art for This Moment
European Painting and Sculpture before 1800
Major works spanning the medieval era to the Enlightenment from the MFA's superlative collection The tremendous political, religious and cultural…
I miss traveling. Thirty miles, 300 miles, 3,000 miles, anywhere outside the context of my normal day-to-day life, anyplace with different patterns…
Issue: Art for This Moment
Quilts tell stories about their makers and collectors. History is told by artists including Bisa Butler, Harriet Powers, and other American makers.
A young woman looks out at us from under semi-closed eyelids. Her forehead and cheeks are painted white; dramatic diagonal red lines intersect at the…
Issue: Art for This Moment
Last October my brother, sister, and niece came to Boston to visit me. Due to the pandemic, they spent most of their visit in my home, but I was very…
Issue: Art for This Moment
Explore the artist's connections across time
Join Boston artist Ekua Holmes as she shares her story through vibrant collage art and representation in Children's Book Art Illustrations.
What do you think of when you hear the name Monet? It likely conjures images of sun-filled meadows, colorful gardens, or ethereal water lilies…
Issue: Art for This Moment
Fabric of a Nation
American Quilt Stories
A mother stitches a few lines of prayer into a bedcover for her son serving in the Union army during the Civil War. A formerly enslaved African…