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The Stillness of Things
Photographs from the Lane Collection
August 27, 2022–February 27, 2023
This exhibition presents nearly 60 innovative photographs—all departures from the traditional still life—drawn from the MFA’s Lane Collection. Grouped…
“I be off the slave ship building pyramids and writing my own hieroglyphs.” —Kendrick Lamar, “HiiiPoWeR” While working as an advisor on the exhibition…
Issue: Art for This Moment
BOSTON (September 1, 2022)—This fall marks the return of a full slate of public programming at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA). For the first…
MFA Boston Presents Unprecedented Exhibition Exploring <em>Life</em> Magazine’s Innovative Use of Photography
On view October 9, 2022–January 16, 2023 BOSTON (September 12, 2022)—In the period from the Great Depression to the Vietnam War, the majority of…
The Departure of the Pilgrim Fathers from Delfshaven on Their Way to America
When I was in second grade, my class spent the fall preparing for a play: a kid-friendly, historically inaccurate depiction of Christopher Columbus…
Issue: Art for This Moment
BOSTON (February 8, 2022)—The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), has reached an agreement with the Republic of Mali to transfer ownership of two…
MFA Boston Presents "The Obama Portraits Tour" Featuring Portraits by Artists Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald
September 3–October 30, 2022 Multi-City Tour Organized by the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery The MFA to Offer Free Admission to the…
“Stories and objects share something, a patina. . . . Perhaps a patina is a process of rubbing back so that the essential is revealed. . . . But it…
Issue: Art for This Moment
Real Photo Postcard Phenomenon Explored in Exhibition Drawn from the Leonard A. Lauder Archive at MFA Boston
BOSTON (February 22, 2022)—Featuring more than 300 works drawn from the Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive, a promised gift to the Museum of Fine Arts…
Celebrating a landmark gift of Chinese art 翁氏家藏精品展·第三期:奇石拙趣 In China, rocks in their natural form are objects of great aesthetic appreciation. As far…