MFA
Photos: Giant Fruit Tree Ripens Faneuil Hall
At the spot near Faneuil Hall where a towering, brightly-lit Norwegian spruce shines during the holidays, another type of tree came to life on Friday. A […]
Giant Fruit Tree to Be Inflated at Faneuil Hall on Friday
Move over, Boston Public Market, because a new source of fresh produce in Boston is about to blow up—literally. As a part of the Museum […]
Megacities Asia Opens This Weekend at the MFA
Bangs, crashes, and clanks rattle throughout the MFA’s Ann and Graham Gund Gallery. It would usually be a commotion for any other museum, but the […]
Giant Lotus Sculpture ‘Breathing Flower’ Installed in Front of MFA
The MFA is celebrating the arrival of spring with a new larger-than-life art installation on their front lawn. Seoul-based artist Choi Jeong Hwa’s “Breathing Flower” […]
Steve Martin Talks Lawren Harris Exhibit at the MFA Boston
Steve Martin, a man of many talents, is in town this weekend as the guest curator for The Idea of North: The Paintings of Lawren […]
Steve Martin Is One Wild and Crazy Guy at the MFA
Steve Martin seems to be enjoying his stay in Boston so far. The comedy legend and Saturday Night Live alum is in town to be […]
Photos from the #Techstyle Opening Reception at the Museum of Fine Arts
More than 650 people, including tech-savvy fashion designers from around the world, visited the MFA Saturday night to preview the new exhibition #techstyle and to celebrate the 10th […]
Steve Martin Is Coming to the MFA
In addition to his roles as an actor, a writer, and a musician, Steve Martin has recently revealed he’s also an avid modern art collector. Beginning March […]
MFA to Host Forum on ‘Kimono Wednesdays’ Controversy
In 1876, Claude Monet completed a painting of his wife Camille, dressed in an elaborately designed kimono and sporting a blonde wig to emphasize her […]
Tufts to Take Control of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts
Pending final approval in the coming months, Tufts University will take over the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, assuming operational responsibilities from the […]
Artist Featured in Upcoming MFA Exhibition Found Dead in India
Internationally acclaimed artist Hema Upadhyay, whose work is featured in the Museum of Fine Arts’ upcoming exhibition “Megacities Asia,” was murdered in India over the weekend. The […]
MFA Spotlights Famed Fashion Photographer Hiro
“His rise was meteoric,” says Museum of Fine Arts curator Anne Havinga about famed fashion photographer Hiro, whose works she’s spotlighting in an upcoming exhibition. Born Yasuhiro […]
Marilyn Arsem Will Spend Six Hours a Day for 100 Days at the MFA
For the first time in its history, the Museum of Fine Arts is dedicating an entire—albeit small—gallery exclusively to a performance art exhibition. Starting on […]
Dutch Royalty—in Portraits and Real Life—Visits the MFA for ‘Class Distinctions’
Royalty walked among royalty at the Museum of Fine Arts on Monday evening. Led by Ronni Baer, the museum’s senior curator of European paintings, and […]
Ten Can’t Miss Pieces from ‘Crafted: Objects in Flux’ at the MFA
“I like to think of the MFA as a big craft museum,” says Emily Zilber, who was brought on as the institution’s very first curator […]