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Open to new ideas that broaden our perspectives. Open to every visitor, from the curious to the lifelong learner. Open to new possibilities discovered through art. Showcasing ancient artistry and modern masterpieces, local legends and global visionaries, our renowned collection of nearly 500,000 works tells the story of the human experience—a story that holds unique meaning for everyone. We welcom

e diverse perspectives, both within the artwork and among our visitors. Where many worldviews meet, new ways of seeing, thinking, and understanding emerge. The conversations we inspire bring people together—revealing connections, exploring differences, and creating a community where all belong.

POV: you see your mom’s art in a museum 🥹Artist Jennifer Ling Datchuk stopped by the MFA recently to see her work on vie...
05/30/2026

POV: you see your mom’s art in a museum 🥹

Artist Jennifer Ling Datchuk stopped by the MFA recently to see her work on view in "Unbraid: Hair, Clay, and Craft." The exhibition brings together work by three contemporary artists who have have found hair a rich medium for experimentation, using it to disentangle knotty histories and interweave familial and cultural inheritances.

"I showed him my work and told him I made it and he blew me a raspberry," she said of her special visit ❤️

🎨: Jennifer Ling Datchuk (American, born in 1980), "Girl Fight" (2025), porcelain, human hair. Courtesy the artist and Ruiz Healy Art. See it on view in "Unbraid: Hair, Clay, and Craft" through July 26!

📷: Photo courtesy of the artist

Even 200 years ago, people needed a break from the city 🌸For centuries, visitors have flocked to the Horikiri Gardens, l...
05/29/2026

Even 200 years ago, people needed a break from the city 🌸

For centuries, visitors have flocked to the Horikiri Gardens, located northeast of Tokyo, to admire its spectacular irises. The gardens have been celebrated since the late-18th century when successive generations of the Matsudaira family, a very powerful samurai, hybridized the iris and produced over 300 different cultivars.

Plan your own nature escape and see this work on view in "Framing Nature: Gardens and Imagination," which features more than 100 works inspired by the beauty of nature. The exhibition is only on view through June 28!

🎨: Yoshida Hiroshi (Japanese, 1876–1950), "Iris Garden in Horikiri" from the series "Twelve Scenes of Tokyo"(1928), color woodblock print

05/27/2026

What does a city sound like? 🔊🏙️

Starting last fall, Brooklyn-based artist Kelly Chen worked with over 150 students from 12 community organizations across Boston to embark on a sensory and visual exploration of the city.

Students recorded the sounds of Boston, tuning in to the rhythms of everyday life and translating those experiences into drawings and tile mosaics. The resulting collaborative installation brings together 12 mosaic panels accompanied by ambient sounds recorded in neighborhood streets, markets, and public parks. From snowy streets and busy working neighborhoods to underwater worlds and alien invasions, the installation reflects the many ways young artists experience and imagine their surroundings.

“Can You Hear the City?” marks 21 years of the MFA's Community Arts Initiative, which is generously supported by the Linde Family Foundation.

Pretending it's sunny and 75 ☀️🌊If you're looking for an indoor escape on this rainy , the MFA is offering free admissi...
05/25/2026

Pretending it's sunny and 75 ☀️🌊

If you're looking for an indoor escape on this rainy , the MFA is offering free admission for Massachusetts residents! Tickets are available in person on a first-come, first-served basis: http://ms.spr.ly/6189vX55T

🎨: Frank Weston Benson (American, 1862–1951), "Calm Morning" (1904), oil on canvas. See it on view in our Art of the Americas Wing.

If your gardening plans are getting rained out this Memorial Day weekend, we have a good alternative 🌱Escape the rain an...
05/24/2026

If your gardening plans are getting rained out this Memorial Day weekend, we have a good alternative 🌱

Escape the rain and explore “Framing Nature: Gardens and Imagination,” an exhibition filled with art inspired by the beauty of nature from across the MFA's collection. Wall-sized tapestries, modern and contemporary prints, drawings, photographs, paintings and more bring visitors on an immersive journey through a variety of cultivated and natural worlds 🌳

🎟️ See the exhibition for FREE on Memorial Day! On Monday, May 25, we're offering free admission for Massachusetts residents, including access to "Framing Nature." Tickets available in person on a first-come, first-served basis. Learn more about our Memorial Day Open House: http://ms.spr.ly/6186vnCys

📷 Tim Correira Photography

05/21/2026

Mark your calendars 📅 From $5 Third Thursdays to back-to-back free days in June, we have several upcoming free and discounted opportunities at the MFA!

🎟️ $5 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘛𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴 ($5 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 5 𝘱𝘮)
May 21, 5–10 pm
June 18, 5–10 pm

🎉 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴
Memorial Day (May 25, 10 am–5 pm)
Juneteenth (June 19, 10 am–10 pm)
America at 250 Open House (June 20, 10 am–5 pm)

On June 19, get an early look at our reimagined 18th-century Art of the Americas galleries during a day honoring Juneteenth. Then on June 20, celebrate the opening of the new galleries with a day of exciting programs at our America at 250 Open House.

The MFA offers a number of other free and discounted admission opportunities throughout the year, including Boston Family Days, Bank of America’s Museums On Us program, and more. Explore them all at the link in bio 🔗

Havdalah spice boxes are features of the end of Shabbat—the Jewish day of rest—on Saturday afternoon or evening. Partici...
05/20/2026

Havdalah spice boxes are features of the end of Shabbat—the Jewish day of rest—on Saturday afternoon or evening. Participants smell the spices during the Havdalah ritual, which aims to comfort and revive the spirit before the beginning of the new week.

These vessels can look like towers or boxes, or take on a more modern, whimsical style like artist Deborah Krupenia's. This shallow container is made of shakudo, a combination of copper and gold. The decoration consists of a field of radiating gold dots that become larger and lighter in color as they move toward the edge. The bigger dots have holes in their centers to allow the scent of spices to emerge from the vessel.

This , see Krupenia's work on view in “Intentional Beauty: Jewish Ritual Art from the Collection.”

🎨: Deborah Krupenia (American, born in 1953), "Havdalah spice vessel with lid"(1998), Shakudo, gold, rokosho patination. © Deborah Krupenia.

We're not the MFA without you ❤️ On , we're grateful for the love, hope, joy and curiosity you bring to our galleries ...
05/18/2026

We're not the MFA without you ❤️

On , we're grateful for the love, hope, joy and curiosity you bring to our galleries each and every day.

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The best way to end your visit to "Framing Nature": frame the moment 🌼📸Bringing together works from across the MFA’s glo...
05/17/2026

The best way to end your visit to "Framing Nature": frame the moment 🌼📸

Bringing together works from across the MFA’s global collection, our spring exhibition celebrates gardens as places of creativity, beauty, and imagination—through both beloved favorites and rarely seen masterpieces. There’s a reason gardens have inspired artists for centuries 🌿✨

Don't miss this photo spot on your way out! "Framing Nature: Gardens and Imagination" is only on view through June 28: http://ms.spr.ly/6184vrQTA

📷: on Instagram

It's starting to feel like summer in Boston ☀️From 1917 into the 1920s, Henri Matisse spent his winters in Nice in the S...
05/16/2026

It's starting to feel like summer in Boston ☀️

From 1917 into the 1920s, Henri Matisse spent his winters in Nice in the South of France. Many of his paintings from this period focus on bright, sunny interiors—here capturing the view from one of the sea-facing rooms in his apartment on the Place Charles-Félix.

🎨: Henri Matisse (French, 1869–1954), "Vase of Flowers" (1924), oil on canvas. © Artists Rights Society (ARS).

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