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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.

Miró's luminous lithography 🔴🟡🟢🔵In the late 1940s, Joan Miró published a poem titled “Poetic Games”—a meditation on crea...
08/16/2026

Miró's luminous lithography 🔴🟡🟢🔵

In the late 1940s, Joan Miró published a poem titled “Poetic Games”—a meditation on creativity and artistic inspiration. In the mid-1960s, he returned to that poem for this fantasy of floating signs, weirdly shaped creatures, and calligraphic lines. Each print required multiple printing stones to achieve the layered compositions of intense color.

See this work on view now in "Picasso, Miró, Dalí: Unbound," which looks at how these Spanish artists revolutionized the book as an art form: http://ms.spr.ly/6185aJOQd

🎨: Joan Miró (Spanish, 1893–1983), "Le Lézard aux plumes d'or" (detail, 1971), illustrated book with forty color lithographs (including wrapper front and cover); publisher's vellum. © Successió Miró / Artists Rights Society (ARS) / ADAGP, Paris 2026.

Celebrating the art of doing nothing this 😌🎨: Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926), Camille Monet and a Child in the Artis...
08/15/2026

Celebrating the art of doing nothing this 😌

🎨: Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926), Camille Monet and a Child in the Artist's Garden in Argenteuil (1875), oil on canvas. See it on view now in our Monet Gallery!

08/13/2026

This small object from ancient Egypt has a big story.

Scarabs inscribed with lengthy texts commemorating the pharaoh’s deeds were an innovation during the reign of Amenhotep III, who ruled from 1390 to 1352 B.C.E. Our upcoming exhibition “Maverick Kings: Three Visionary Pharaohs of Egypt’s Golden Age” focuses on him and two other rulers of the 18th Dynasty, all of whom understood the power of images and used them to assert their power.

Opening September 6, the landmark exhibition features more than 100 extraordinary objects, drawn primarily from the MFA’s renowned holdings of ancient Egyptian art.

falling on a Saturday? Now that's a Caturday 🐈😽 : Inagaki Tomoo (Japanese, 1902–1980), "Bride Cat (Yome neko)" (Shо̄wa...
08/08/2026

falling on a Saturday? Now that's a Caturday 🐈

😽 : Inagaki Tomoo (Japanese, 1902–1980), "Bride Cat (Yome neko)" (Shо̄wa era, about 1950s–1970s), woodblock print; ink and color on paper

08/01/2026

Bold, experimental, extravagant, and unbound, both literally and in the creative minds that produced them, “livres d’artiste” had no precedent. At the turn of the 20th century, they revolutionized the book as an art form and attracted many famous practitioners—Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, and Salvador Dalí among them.

Opening today, “Picasso, Miró, Dalí: Unbound” introduces the imaginative world of this form through a group of extraordinary works by Spanish artists 📖

Rarely on view, and resisting easy categorization, these “livres d’artiste” invite visitors into a world of artistic ambition in which creativity and the power of collaboration led to some of the most singular and compelling achievements of publishing in the 20th century.

07/27/2026

No movie props here—this is the real deal🛡️⚔️

Join Danny Cashman, department coordinator for the art of ancient Greece and Rome at the MFA, for a closer look at some of the actual armor worn by Greek warriors thousands of years ago!

Visit our Greek and Roman galleries to see these objects up close and learn more about the ancient tales that inspired OdysseyMovie.

🎧 Make your visit even better with our brand new Odyssey tour on MFA Mobile on Bloomberg Connects. As you explore the galleries, listen to actors read selections from Emily Wilson’s 2017 translation!

Among the first of Edward Hopper's paintings to illustrate what became a favorite theme, "Drug Store" depicts nocturnal ...
07/22/2026

Among the first of Edward Hopper's paintings to illustrate what became a favorite theme, "Drug Store" depicts nocturnal solitude in the city.

Eerily illuminated by electric light, the drugstore window (probably located near his studio in New York's Greenwich Village) is a bright spot in a picture otherwise made up of shadowy doorways and blank facades.

🎂 Hopper was born in 1882. Find this early masterpiece by the artist on view in our Art of the Americas Wing!

🖼️: Edward Hopper (American, 1882–1967), "Drug Store" (1927), oil on canvas

Mondays are ruff 💤Half awake, eyes slightly open, this pup has curled up on a low shelf for a nap. It nestles against a ...
07/20/2026

Mondays are ruff 💤

Half awake, eyes slightly open, this pup has curled up on a low shelf for a nap. It nestles against a variety of household objects: an earthenware jug, a bundle of branches, a wicker basket, and a solitary slipper. Look closely at the artist's laborious depiction of the dog and its textures—soft fur, wet nose, and leathery paws.

Is there a more adorable dog in Dutch art?! Find this good boy on view in our galleries of Dutch and Flemish art.

🖼️: Gerrit Dou (Dutch, 1613–1675), "Dog at Rest" (detail, 1650), oil on panel, promised gift of Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo, in support of the Center for Netherlandish Art⁣.

07/17/2026

The Odyssey has been inspiring artists for thousands of years 🏺

With the release of Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey Movie, there’s no better time to explore Homer’s epics through ancient Greek art. And the MFA has a whole gallery dedicated to it!

🎧 We’ve just released a brand new audio tour on MFA Mobile on Bloomberg Connects to make your visit even better. Listen to actors read selections from Emily Wilson’s 2017 translation of the poems while you explore our “Homer and the Epics” gallery and experience these stories come to life!

Enjoy the tour in our galleries or at home—head to the link in bio to check it out.

This fall, explore the lives and legacies of three mighty pharaohs.Opening September 6, “Maverick Kings: Three Visionary...
07/15/2026

This fall, explore the lives and legacies of three mighty pharaohs.

Opening September 6, “Maverick Kings: Three Visionary Pharaohs of Egypt’s Golden Age” focuses on three celebrated rulers of the 18th Dynasty: Hatshepsut, Amenhotep III, and Akhenaten. All members of the same family, each was a maverick who understood the power of images and used them effectively to advance their agendas during their long reigns.

Drawing primarily from the MFA’s renowned collection of ancient Egyptian art, one of the largest and most important in the world, the exhibition also includes important loans from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Egyptian Museum in Berlin, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and more.

🎟️ Save the date! Members get early access to tickets beginning July 29 before tickets go on sale to the public on August 4. Learn more: http://ms.spr.ly/6189vFfzt

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