The Woman Behind Michelangelo’s Cleopatra
The grotesque figure on the back of Michelangelo’s famous Cleopatra drawing reveals an intimate story Read More
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Tag Archives: Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Race You to the Porsche Show at the Art Museum
Horsepower meets star power in North Carolina Museum of Art’s upcoming survey of iconic German autos Read More
‘You Had to Have a Veronese’
A survey at the Ringling chronicles the career of the Renaissance painter American collectors coveted Read More
Skeletons Out of the Closet
A survey of museum tours celebrating Halloween, Day of the Dead, and more Read More
The Polynesian Connection?
Polynesian objects were given equal status with Gauguin’s work in a groundbreaking and subversive exhibition Read More
Ahead of the Curve
Ellsworth Kelly’s sculpture, subject of a show at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, makes the complex simple and the simple complex Read More
Going for the Gold
More and more museums are showcasing jewelry from across cultures and centuries. Read More
UPDATED: A Long Lost Leonardo
One of the owners of a lost painting by Leonardo da Vinci has confirmed its discovery and authentication Read More
Bringing the Americas to Boston
The MFA's new Art of the Americas Wing is the most ambitious project yet for sometimes-controversial director Malcolm Rogers. Read More
The New Serenity
Architects who design museums have been retreating from explosive innovation to favor classicism, tranquillity, and a more restrained Modernism. Read More
