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Jewish communities around the world have long believed that beauty has the power to enhance ritual practice. According to the principle of Hiddur…
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…
Finding the perfect gift for the art-lover in your life isn’t easy! That’s why we’ve compiled the Ultimate Gift Guide for Art Lovers. From framed…
It’s Christmas morning, and I’m sitting with my cousins around an overwhelmingly full dining table, though this packed corner of my grandmother’s…
Issue: Art for This Moment
On view November 11, 2023–April 28, 2024 BOSTON (October 24, 2023)— This fall, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), presents an exhibition of works…
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…
Conservation in Action: Japanese Buddhist Sculptures, April 2022
Treatment of two more sculptures, Amida, the Buddha of Infinite Light and the elaborate Dainichi, the Buddha of Infinite Illumination with mandorla…
Conservation in Action: Japanese Buddhist Sculptures, September 2023
The conservation studio set up in the Walter Ames Compton, MD Gallery (Gallery 280) closed to the pubic in December 2022, dismantled to make way for a…
A white marble bust of Boston hotelier Harvey D. Parker (of Parker House Hotel fame) presides over the Morse Study Room for Prints, Drawings, and…
Issue: Art for This Moment
Re-imagined Designs Feature Unique Combinations of Classic Prints from the Museum’s Renowned Holdings of Japanese Art Collaboration Continues 10-Year…