From it's beginnings in 1876 with 5,600 works of art, the MFA now holds a comprehensive collection encompassing 500,000 works of art, spanning the history of artistic endeavor from ancient Egyptian to contemporary.
Major collections include Art of the Americas, Art of Europe from the Middle Ages through the mid-20th century, Asian Art since 4000 BC, African and Pacific Art, an encyclopedic collection of Antiquities, and Contemporary Art.
In these lively works on paper dark truths hide beneath playful imagery and riotous color
More than 100 works from the MFA’s collection
Nearly 30 works explore the splendor of items made for Jewish religious experience
Explores the makings of the Korean Wave and underlines its impact on beauty and fashion
more than 100 works explore adornment and its role in the creation of "a look."
17th-century objects that were designed to elicit intimate, contemplative engagement
30 works from the Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg FL, with European masterpieces from the MFA’s collection
Explores how sheet music covers provide a window into Japanese society and culture
30 photographs explore the studio as a site of solitary invention
27 photographs by photojournalist Stephen Shames
Tracing Takaezu’s development from potter to multimedia installation artist.
28 paintings and works on paper, primarily from Mondrian’s early career