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Unearthing Ancient Nubia
Photographs from the Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
A chance to witness how ancient Nubian treasures were uncovered at the beginning of the twentieth century
Arts of Ancient Nubia
Ancient Nubia was home to a series of civilizations between the sixth millennium B.C. and A.D. 350 that produced towering monuments, including more…
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Parakeets Window
The story of the Parakeets stained glass window—from national and international recognition to years of obscurity, followed by a return to the…
Photographers in Africa grasped the opportunity to serve a lucrative market for images of the continent, both locally and worldwide, during the global…
A vibrant and active community of jewelry makers at the turn of the century in Boston, united by the ideals of the Arts and Crafts movement, created…
Go behind the scenes of the “Gender Bending Fashion” and “Frida Kahlo and Arte Popular” exhibitions, and meet the Museum's curator of South Asian and…
New member Liz Koch describes her favorite Museum Council event and why she joined.
Laura Weinstein talks about the relationship between South Asian and Islamic art, and the importance of a new installation by contemporary Indian…
Conservation in Action: Preserving Nirvana, July 2016
With the scroll safely dismantled from its mounting, preparation of the new mounting silks begins. The Death of the Historical Buddha is a devotional…
Conservation in Action: Preserving Nirvana, August 2016
On August 20, 2016, MFA conservators, along with colleagues from the Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, begin treating the…