Past Exhibitions
Otherworldly Realms of Wu Junyong
In “Otherworldly Realms of Wu Junyong,” heroes face off in mighty clashes with their enemies; charming animals growl at one another, vying for...
Jess T. Dugan: Coupled
Jess T. Dugan (b. 1986) is a queer, nonbinary artist who explores issues of identity, attraction, representation, and community in their work. Drawn...
SMFA at Tufts: Archive and Autobiography
Archives shape our feelings about memory, history, geography, storytelling, and ourselves. Traditional archives might look like a storage facility, a...
Michaelina Wautier and ‘The Five Senses’
Innovation in 17th-Century Flemish Painting
Centered around her rare series The Five Senses (1650), this is the first gallery space in the Americas dedicated to the art of Michaelina Wautier...
Frank Bowling’s Americas
“Modernism belonged to me also.” So resolved British Guiana–born artist Frank Bowling in 1966, when he moved from London to New York City, impelled by...
Body Awareness: Maria Lassnig’s Experimental Films
Although best known as a painter, Maria Lassnig (1919–2014) began to experiment with film in 1970. From that point on, she created animations using...
LIFE Magazine and the Power of Photography
Reconsidering the pictures we remember. Revealing the stories we don’t know.
Portraits of Leadership
Responses to the Obama Portraits
Get Tickets Included with General Admission Portraits from the community featuring leaders of all kinds What does leadership look like? In response to...
The Obama Portraits Tour
The acclaimed portraits of President Barack Obama and Mrs. Michelle Obama come to the MFA on the final stop of their national tour.
The Stillness of Things
Photographs from the Lane Collection
This exhibition presents nearly 60 innovative photographs—all departures from the traditional still life—drawn from the MFA’s Lane Collection. Grouped...