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To Boston With Love

Visit "To Boston With Love," an installation of hundreds of hand-sewn squares created created by quilters in the US and around the world, including Canada, England, Ireland, France, Holland, Austra...

Free Memorial Day Community Weekend

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), will demonstrate its support of the City of Boston with three free days of art and family fun during Memorial Day Community Weekend—Saturday, May 25, through ...

Special Loans From The Metropolitan Museum Of Art, New York

View three special paintings lent by New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art: Northeaster (1895) by Winslow Homer; Lachrymae (about 1894-95; completed by 1901) by Frederic, Lord Leighton; and The Mon...

Introduction To Museum Collections In Spanish

One-hour tours in Spanish for adults led by Museum guides, featuring MFA masterpieces. Part of Free Memorial Day Community Weekend. See the full schedule of events...

Introduction To Museum Collections

One-hour tours, given in American Sign Language (ASL) by Museum-trained guides, feature masterpieces from the collections...

Art Medicine: The Colors Of Sound

Have you ever wondered what it's like to hear color? This gallery talk will unite art and medicine through a discussion of synesthesia, a neurologic condition that causes the blending of the senses...

The Early Italian Renaissance At The Early MFA Boston

This talk, led by guest lecturer Deborah Stein, will introduce Italian Renaissance sculptural works of the 14th and 15th centuries that were among the earliest original Renaissance pieces to enter ...

The Art Of Rebellion: Autonomy And Reliance In American Art

On the surface, 18th and 19th century American art, seemingly taking its cues from Europe, experiments with portraiture, scenes of daily life, and the same thick, hazy brushstrokes reminiscent of R...

Paragone: Rivalry Of The Arts In The Italian Renaissance

The paragone- the notion of competition and rivalry among the arts- was a major topic of debate in the Renaissance...

The Language Of Fruit And Flowers In Art

Join guest lecturer Henry Augustine Tate for this engaging gallery talk about the collection...

Gallery Talk: Luxury On Paper: The Art Of Surimono

Join assistant curator for Japanese Prints Sarah Thompson for an engaging look at the exhibition...

The Art Of The Netherlands In The 17th Century

Join curatorial research fellow, Claire Whitner, on a tour of the MFA's newly renovated gallery featuring paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens, and other master artists from the Netherlands during the 17...