How do museums display their collections in exhibitions? How can exhibitions prompt new ways of understanding art and museums? Join an MFA staffer, an...
Series
Artist | Student | Curator
Revealing Museums
Stephen Hamilton, Joseph Lewis as Eze Nri (detail), 2018. Acrylic, natural dyes and pigments on wood, and hand-woven, hand dyed cloth. The Hayden Collection—Charles Henry Hayden Fund. © Stephen Hamilton.
How do public art museums function today? Who selects the objects on display and defines the stories that are (de)constructed? What are the value systems underpinning how museum collections and exhibitions operate? In this three-part series of live online conversations, hear from artists, students, and MFA staff as we reveal some of the critical questions, structures, and museum processes, from how collections and exhibitions take shape to how audiences are engaged and narratives (re)interpreted.
Upcoming Events
Panel Discussion
April 15, 2021
5:30 pm–6:30 pm
How do museums participate in and disrupt or broaden storytelling? Join an MFA staffer, an artist, and a student in a conversation exploring how...
Past Events
Panel Discussion
February 25, 2021
5:30 pm–6:30 pm
How do works of art enter museum collections? Join an MFA staffer, an artist, and a curatorial fellow to learn more about the processes and problems...