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detail of painting of four women and one man in a room; two specters flank one of the seated women

Modern Art

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Visitor in red jacket walks around tall, finger-like, black stone sculpture, with wooden trellis-like sculpture in foreground

Martin Puryear: Nexus

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One Hundred Stitches, One Hundred Villages The Beauty of Patchwork from Rural China Open configuration options in gallery

One Hundred Stitches, One Hundred Villages

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A bearded man wears a black hat and looks sternly at the viewer.

Reality and Imagination: Rembrandt and the Jews in the Dutch Republic

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A man in a suit and had stands looking in the distance; behind him, two women in fur coats turn their backs.

Faces in the Crowd: Street Photography

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Nude figures in a field shepherd and ride an elaborate structure made out of bones.

The Bold and the Beautiful

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Brick obelisk, brick dome, and brick panels with writing in Spanish on them.

Rituals for Remembering: María Magdalena Campos-Pons and Ana Mendieta

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February 6

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February 19

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A colorful oil painting with depictions of a young woman with tribal face paint, several African masks, and traditional African colors and patterns.

Black History Month

Explore MFA Mobile to engage with a selection of art by Black artists from the Americas on our free Black Arts and Artists audio tour. Either at home or during your next visit, hear curators tell stories behind works by Loïs Mailou Jones, Archibald Motley, and more. The tour includes text transcripts and audio descriptions of the art for users who are blind or have low vision.

Join us February 6 to celebrate Black History Month during First Fridays, in partnership with Frolic, and honor the exhibition “Kelly Taylor Mitchell: mouth wide open” with art making, performances, and music by Christina the Saintt.

An elaborately decorated desk and bookcase with arabesque wooden inlays.

America at 250

Reflecting on American art from the collection
A woman and child sit at a table and paint.

Boston Family Days

Free admission for Boston students on first and second Sundays
Two adult students paint on easels in classroom

Studio Arts

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"Here All Belong" overlaid on top of grid of four artwork details: a drawing of a Black man with short hair and a mustache; a painting of a red-haired white woman with a flower in her hair; a painting of a white woman in a hat and fur coat reclining; a sculpture of an Egyptian king

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