Lectures
Courtesy of Caitlin Cunningham Photography.
Courtesy of Caitlin Cunningham Photography.
Join us online and in person for lectures from artists, experts, and other compelling voices on wide-ranging topics.
Upcoming Courses
Hidden Gold: Women in Renaissance Italy
September 20–October 25, 2023
Fashioned by Sargent
November 1–December 6, 2023
Upcoming Lectures
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The Art of Family Life
October 4, 2023
1:00 pm–2:30 pm
In Person
1:00 pm–2:30 pm
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Where Dutch Art and Scientific Innovation Meet
October 5, 2023
7:00 pm–8:00 pm
In Person
7:00 pm–8:00 pm
Looking Together
Arts of Asia: Highlights from the MFA
October 11–November 8, 2023
1:00 pm–2:30 pm
1:00 pm–2:30 pm
Occurring every Wednesday
In Person
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Italy’s First Woman of Letters: Vittoria Colonna
October 11, 2023
1:00 pm–2:30 pm
In Person
1:00 pm–2:30 pm
SMFA at Tufts Leo and Betty Beckwith Lecture
Catherine Opie
October 12, 2023
7:00 pm–8:00 pm
In Person
7:00 pm–8:00 pm
Looking Together
Imagining Afro-Latin American Worlds
October 16–November 6, 2023
10:30 am–12:00 pm
10:30 am–12:00 pm
Occurring every Monday
In Person
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Passionately Unconventional: Music by Women
October 18, 2023
1:00 pm–2:30 pm
In Person
1:00 pm–2:30 pm
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Community and Culture in Florentine Convents
October 25, 2023
1:00 pm–2:30 pm
In Person
1:00 pm–2:30 pm
Looking Together
Tiny and Towering: Scale in Art
October 26–November 16, 2023
10:30 am–12:00 pm
10:30 am–12:00 pm
Occurring every Thursday
In Person
Looking Together
New Englanders in the 19th through 20th Centuries
October 26–November 16, 2023
6:30 pm–8:00 pm
6:30 pm–8:00 pm
Occurring every Thursday
In Person
The Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro Celebrity Lectures
Jason Moran: Here to Stay
October 26, 2023
7:00 pm–8:00 pm
In Person
7:00 pm–8:00 pm
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Fashioned by Sargent
October 27, 2023
6:30 pm–7:30 pm
Online
6:30 pm–7:30 pm
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“The Coat Is the Picture”: Sargent, Painting, and Fashion
November 1, 2023
1:00 pm–2:30 pm
In Person1:00 pm–2:30 pm
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Fashioning Identities
November 2, 2023
7:00 pm–8:00 pm
In Person
7:00 pm–8:00 pm
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“It” Women and Sargent’s Self-Fashioning
November 8, 2023
1:00 pm–2:30 pm
In Person1:00 pm–2:30 pm
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Inspired Beauty through Dress
November 15, 2023
1:00 pm–2:30 pm
In Person1:00 pm–2:30 pm
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Matthew Wong: The Realm of Appearances
November 15, 2023
6:30 pm–7:30 pm
Online
6:30 pm–7:30 pm
Deborah and Martin Hale Visiting Artist Lecture
Contemporary Art and Care
November 16, 2023
7:00 pm–8:00 pm
In Person
7:00 pm–8:00 pm
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Madame X: Fashioning Celebrity in Sargent’s Paris
November 29, 2023
1:00 pm–2:30 pm
In Person1:00 pm–2:30 pm
The Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro Celebrity Lectures
Dyani White Hawk: Creation and Connection
December 3, 2023
2:00 pm–3:00 pm
In Person
2:00 pm–3:00 pm
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The London Art Scene in the Age of Sargent
December 6, 2023
1:00 pm–2:30 pm
In Person1:00 pm–2:30 pm
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Tiny Treasures: The Magic of Miniatures
December 6, 2023
6:30 pm–7:30 pm
Online
6:30 pm–7:30 pm
The Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro Celebrity Lectures
Krista Tippett: The Future of Hope
March 7, 2024
7:00 pm–8:00 pm
In Person
7:00 pm–8:00 pm
The Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro Celebrity Lectures
Min Jin Lee: Writing and the Korean Wave
May 2, 2024
7:00 pm–8:00 pm
In Person
7:00 pm–8:00 pm