Past Exhibitions
Real Photo Postcards
Pictures from a Changing Nation
In 1903, at the height of the worldwide craze for postcards, the Eastman Kodak Company unveiled a new product: the postcard camera. The device exposed...
Dawoud Bey: Night Coming Tenderly, Black
Throughout his long career, American artist Dawoud Bey (b. 1953) has reimagined history by bringing untold stories to the forefront of his work. Best...
Tattoos in Japanese Prints
Some of the world’s most popular tattoo motifs trace back to early 19th-century Edo (modern Tokyo), where tattoo artists took inspiration from color...
Helina Metaferia: Generations
Helina Metaferia collaborates with women of color and female artists. See their “everyday revolutions” in collage and installation art.
Fabric of a Nation
American Quilt Stories
Quilts tell stories about their makers and collectors. History is told by artists including Bisa Butler, Harriet Powers, and other American makers.
Paper Stories, Layered Dreams
The Art of Ekua Holmes
Join Boston artist Ekua Holmes as she shares her story through vibrant collage art and representation in Children's Book Art Illustrations.
New Light: Encounters and Connections
Experience the MFA’s collection—ranging from contemporary art to ancient Egyptian—in dialogue for the first time. Visit today!
Garden for Boston
Enjoy a community gardens project by artists and activists Ekua Holmes and Elizabeth James-Perry about the land the MFA occupies.
Samantha Nye: My Heart’s in a Whirl
Appreciate Samantha Nye’s music video utopias that expand the parameters of love, sex, and belonging. Don't miss this unique exhibition!
The Banner Project: Lauren Halsey
Lauren Halsey’s work traverses time and cultures, but it always remains firmly rooted in her immediate community of South Central Los Angeles, where...