MFA

MFA

The original MFA opened its doors to the public on July 4, 1876, the nation’s centennial. Built in Copley Square, the MFA was then home to 5,600 works of art.

Location

Boston, United States

Founded in

1876

Current events

Claude Du Bosc (after Romeyn de Hooghe), Dedication of the portuguese jews synagogue in Amsterdam (detail), 1733–38. Courtesy of MFA

Reality and imagination (...)

15 Dec 2025 — 1 Dec 2026

Permanent events

Making Modern. Courtesy of MFA

Permanent event

Past events

Xandra Ibarra, Turn around sidepiece, 2018. Courtesy of MFA

Subvert, repair, reclaim (...)

4 Apr — 2 Aug 2026

Mary Mattingly, Magnetic field (detail), 2023. Courtesy of MFA

Framing bature: gardens and imagination

15 Mar — 28 Jun 2026

Mark Thomas Gibson, The Banner project, exhibition view. Courtesy of Museum of Fine Arts Boston

The Banner project, Mark Thomas Gibson

25 Jun 2025 — 22 Jun 2026

Madana-Bhasma (The incineration of Madana) (detail), published by Calcutta Art Studio, about 1885–95. Courtesy of MFA

Divine color: hindu prints from modern Bengal

31 Jan — 31 May 2026

Hendrick Goltzius, The wedding of Cupid and Psyche, 1587. Courtesy of Museum of Fine Arts Boston

The bold and the beautiful

12 Jul 2025 — 13 Apr 2026

Winslow Homer, The blue boat (detail), 1892. Courtesy of MFA

Of light and air: Winslow Homer in watercolor

2 Nov 2025 — 19 Jan 2026

Curated by teens. Death as a constant companion, exhibition view. Courtesy of Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Curated by teens. Death as a constant companion

21 Dec 2024 — 30 Nov 2025

Various artists, Deep waters, four artists and the sea, exhibition view. Courtesy of MFA

Deep waters, four artists and the sea

24 Nov 2024 — 9 Nov 2025

Szu Chieh-Yun, Into the forest, exhibition view. Courtesy of Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Into the forest

16 May — 26 Oct 2025

The visionary art of Minnie Evans, exhibition view. Courtesy of Museum of Fine Arts Boston

The visionary art of Minnie Evans

10 May — 26 Oct 2025

Qi Baishi, Inspiration in ink, exhibition view. Courtesy of Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Qi Baishi. Inspiration in ink

3 May — 28 Sep 2025

Van Gogh, The Roulin family portraits, exhibition view. Courtesy of Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Van Gogh. The Roulin family portraits

30 Mar — 7 Sep 2025

Tony Cokes and Oscar Muñoz, Utopia, dystopia, exhibition view. Courtesy of Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Utopia, dystopia

21 Dec 2024 — 24 Aug 2025

Robert Pruitt. Courtesy of MFA

26 Oct 2019 — 31 Dec 2020

Read My Lips. Courtesy of MFA

26 Oct 2019 — 4 May 2020

SMFA at Tufts. Courtesy of MFA

16 Nov 2019 — 12 Apr 2020

Mural: Jackson Pollock. Courtesy of MFA

Mural: Jackson Pollock

1 Jul 2019 — 23 Feb 2020

Ancient Nubia Now. Courtesy of MFA

Ancient Nubia Now

13 Oct 2019 — 20 Jan 2020

Jewelry. Courtesy of MFA

Permanent event

David and Roberta Logie. Courtesy of MFA

David and Roberta Logie

Permanent event

Musical Instruments. Courtesy of MFA

Musical Instruments

Permanent event

Prints and Drawings. Courtesy of MFA

Prints and Drawings

Permanent event

Contemporary Art. Courtesy of MFA

Contemporary Art

Permanent event

Art of the Ancient World. Courtesy of MFA

Art of the Ancient World

Permanent event

Art of Africa and Oceania. Courtesy of MFA

Art of Africa and Oceania

Permanent event

Art of Asia. Courtesy of MFA

Permanent event

Art of Europe. Courtesy of MFA

Permanent event

Art of the Americas. Courtesy of MFA

Art of the Americas

Permanent event

Viewpoints. Courtesy of MFA

10 Aug — 15 Dec 2019

Gender Bending Fashion. Courtesy of MFA

Gender Bending Fashion

21 Mar — 25 Aug 2019

Toulouse-Lautrec and the Stars of Paris. Courtesy of MFA

Toulouse-Lautrec and the Stars of Paris

7 Apr — 4 Aug 2019

Frida Kahlo and Arte Popular. Courtesy of MFA

Frida Kahlo and Arte Popular

27 Feb — 19 Jun 2019

Graciela Iturbide’s Mexico. Courtesy of MFA

Graciela Iturbide’s Mexico

19 Jan — 12 May 2019

Collecting Stories. Courtesy of MFA

Collecting Stories

14 Apr — 10 Mar 2019

Ansel Adams in Our Time. Courtesy of MFA

Ansel Adams in Our Time

13 Dec 2018 — 24 Feb 2019

JEAN-FRANÇOIS MILLET, DANDELIONS, 1867–68. Pastel on tan wove paper. Gift of Quincy Adams Shaw through Quincy Adams Shaw, Jr., and Mrs. Marian Shaw Haughton.

30 Jun 2018 — 6 Jan 2019

Winnie-the-Pooh. Courtesy of MFA

Winnie-the-Pooh

22 Sep 2018 — 6 Jan 2019

Making Modern. Courtesy of MFA

6 Jul 2016 — 31 Dec 2018

CLAES OLDENBURG, SHELF LIFE NUMBER 12, 2016–2017
Mixed media. Photograph by Kerry Ryan McFate, courtesy Pace Gallery. © 2018 Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen

Claes Oldenburg

11 Aug — 2 Dec 2018

Casanova’s Europe. Courtesy of MFA

Casanova’s Europe

8 Jul — 8 Oct 2018

10,000 Miles along the Yangzi River. Courtesy of MFA

10,000 Miles along the Yangzi River

21 Jul — 30 Sep 2018

Past Is Present. Courtesy of MFA

Past Is Present

14 Feb 2017 — 19 Aug 2018

Past Is Present, Revival Jewelry. Courtesy of MFA

Past Is Present, Revival Jewelry

14 Feb 2017 — 19 Aug 2018

(Un)expected families. Courtesy of MFA

(Un)expected families

9 Dec 2017 — 17 Jun 2018

Takashi Murakami. Courtesy of MFA

Takashi Murakami

18 Oct 2017 — 1 Apr 2018

Masterpieces of Dutch and Flemish Painting. Courtesy of MFA

Masterpieces of Dutch and Flemish Painting

11 Oct 2017 — 15 Jan 2018

Showdown! Courtesy of MFA

11 Aug — 10 Dec 2017

Wilson/Cortor. Courtesy of MFA

5 Nov 2016 — 6 Aug 2017

Memory Unearthed. Courtesy of MFA

Memory Unearthed

25 Mar — 30 Jul 2017

Botticelli and the Search for the Divine. Courtesy of MFA

Botticelli and the Search for the Divine

15 Apr — 9 Jul 2017

Matisse in the Studio. Courtesy of MFA

Matisse in the Studio

9 Apr — 9 Jul 2017

Make Way for Ducklings. Courtesy of MFA

Make Way for Ducklings

25 Nov 2016 — 18 Jun 2017

Pablo Helguera. Courtesy of MFA

22 Apr — 4 Jun 2017

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