Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

10/12/2026

Admission to the MFA is FREE today for Massachusetts residents in honor of !

Enjoy gallery tours, make your own art, and see works on view by Native American and Indigenous artists—including an installation in our newly reimagined 18th-century Art of the Americas galleries by Hartman Deetz, a Mashpee Wampanoag artist and activist. At 3 pm, join Deetz in Gallery 168 for a special performance blending spoken-word poetry and traditional songs.

The Museum is open from 10 am–5 pm—stop by for an hour or for the whole day! Learn more: http://ms.spr.ly/6183aS8G3

10/10/2026

Celebrating Alberto Giacometti, who was born in 1901.

Returning to Paris after World War II, Giacometti developed his signature sculptural vocabulary: individual and grouped figures, painfully thin and elongated as if seen at a distance or in a memory. Philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre identified a profound sense of isolation and emptiness surrounding these anonymous, striding figures.

Giacometti was prone to self-doubt, and the creative and emotional support of his friend Sartre, wife, Annette Arm, and brother Diego nurtured him during this pivotal period. See this work by the artist and more on view in our modern art galleries!

🎨: Alberto Giacometti (Swiss (active in France), 1901–1966), "Annette" (1953), bronze. © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris. Licensed by VAGA, New York.

10/08/2026

"For me, it’s political to make an artwork about peace and beauty. I wanted people, especially Black people, to see the beauty. People need beauty.”—Suzanne Jackson

For more than six decades, Jackson has created lyrical, awe-inspiring paintings shaped by her deep respect for the natural world and persistent belief in the interconnectedness of all living things. Often dedicating her works to personal and cultural histories and environmental concerns, for Jackson, beauty is an act of care and a means of resistance.

Don't miss the first retrospective devoted to the full breadth of the artist’s career. “Suzanne Jackson: What Is Love” is only on view at the MFA through January 18! Learn more: http://ms.spr.ly/6182aUbmE

📷: Tim Correira Photography

10/05/2026

We gave this bird a beak tweak 🐦

In 1923, the MFA acquired the Horus of Nekhen, a monumental sculpture of a falcon made in Egypt during the reign of Amenhotep III. In the 1970s, conservators gave it a plaster beak because the original couldn’t be identified among numerous stone fragments in storage. Decades later, while cataloging the collection, a staff member recognized a fragment that matched the falcon—it was the missing piece! 🧩

The exhibition “Maverick Kings: Three Visionary Pharaohs of Egypt’s Golden Age” gave us the perfect opportunity to restore the sculpture. Through close collaboration between conservator LeeAnn Gordon (MFA Conservation) and curator Lawrence Berman, we were able to reveal the falcon’s original appearance.

10/04/2026

How do you use your hands each day?

In an ongoing series that spans six decades, Naoko Matsubara explores a wide vocabulary of touch, language, and movement embodied by hands across ages, activities, and cultures.

Matsubara began making these works after the birth of her son in 1973, when she found that her hands—until then used most significantly for making art—took on a newfound importance as she used them to care for her child 🫶

We're celebrating the artist's storied career in our exhibition "Naoko Matsubara’s Woodblock Worlds," now on view.

🖼️: "Fruit" (1974). Woodcut print; ink on paper.

🖼️: "Kneading and Throwing a Pot" (2011). Woodcut print; ink on paper.

🖼️: "The Present" (2020). Woodcut print; ink on paper.

🖼️: "Dancer" (1974). Woodcut print; ink on paper.

🖼️: "Cat’s Cradle A" (1974). Woodcut print; ink on paper.

10/02/2026

We love kids who grow up in museums ❤️

Percy and Della are no strangers to the MFA—they’ve been visiting their mom Kristen Hoskins, our Director of Public Programs, at work since they were born.

Take this as a sign to bring your own family to the MFA to see “Maverick Kings: Three Visionary Pharaohs of Egypt’s Golden Age,” which features kids’ labels for select objects as well as a hands-on station where you can learn to write in hieroglyphics.

09/29/2026

Celebrate Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month at the MFA this weekend with art, music, film, and family activities!

First Fridays
🗓️ Friday, October 2
🕰️ 6–9 pm
In partnership with We Are ALX, celebrate Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month by making art, honoring the ALX 100, and enjoying music by DJ Montro: http://ms.spr.ly/6184acFXp

CineFest Latino Boston
🗓️ Friday, October 2
🕰️7–8:45 pm
Catch a screening of "It Would Be Night in Caracas" at the MFA as part of this annual film festival highlighting stories by and about Latinos: http://ms.spr.ly/6185acFXV

Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Family Day
🗓️ Sunday, October 4
🕰️10 am–4 pm
Join us for special family activities featuring live music, art making, and storytelling. Boston students and their families enjoy free admission through the Boston Family Days program! http://ms.spr.ly/6186acFXn

09/29/2026

This Saturday, October 3, don't miss a thought-provoking conversation with Gabrielle Zevin, best-selling author of "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow." 🌊📚

As part of our Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro Celebrity Lectures series, Zevin explores the art of creating unforgettable characters and the essential role empathy plays in her writing process.

🎟️ Get tickets: http://ms.spr.ly/6181acaCD

In this thought-provoking conversation, best-selling author Gabrielle Zevin explores the art of creating unforgettable characters and the essential role empathy plays in her writing process. Reflecting on the limitations of empathy in real life, and imagination’s ability to transcend those limitat...

09/26/2026

Suzanne Jackson has had a lifelong devotion to beauty as a political force.

Opening today, “Suzanne Jackson: What Is Love” is the first retrospective devoted to the full breadth of the artist’s career, celebrating her groundbreaking vision through more than 60 paintings and drawings that make innovative use of color, light, and structure.

She began showing her work in the late 1960s, an era when Black artists in the United States often felt pressured to make work with a clear political message. Her artwork insists instead on deep meaning, transformation, and connection. Often dedicating her works to personal and cultural histories and environmental concerns, for Jackson, beauty is an act of care and a means of resistance ❤️

“Suzanne Jackson: What Is Love” is co-organized by the Walker Art Center and SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

09/25/2026

A windswept scene for the nor’easter ahead 🌧️🌀

Stay safe out there, Boston!

🎨: Hale Aspacio Woodruff (American, 1900–1980), "Big Wind in Georgia" (about 1933–1936), oil on Masonite. See it on view in our Art of the Americas Wing.