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Open to infinite possibilities inspired by art, together we’re creating a community where all belong. 📷 #mfaBoston
Boston, MA
Joined May 2009
Count us among members of the #BTSARMY ✌️ . Thanks to @bts_bighit's RM for stopping by to see "Philip Guston Now" and sharing some of his favorite works 💖 We hope you enjoyed your time in Boston!..🖼️: © The Estate of Philip Guston, courtesy Hauser & Wirth.
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After seeing fellow #YuzuruHanyu fans make the comparison between this photograph by @ninagawamika for @AERAnetjp and Hokusai’s famous “Great Wave,” curator Sarah Thompson knew that she wanted to include it in her exhibition “Hokusai: Inspiration and Influence.” #羽生結弦
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The superstar figure skater is renowned for combining power and beauty in his skating—qualities that Sarah also sees in works by #Hokusai. The angle and pose of this shot resemble the composition of the iconic wave, which may or may not be coincidental.
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@abcd9mooo Yes, that is @ninagawamika’s 2022 portrait of #YuzuruHanyu! Hanyu is renowned for combining power and beauty in his skating, qualities found in Hokusai’s “Great Wave” as well 🌊 The photo is on view in our exhibition “Hokusai: Inspiration and Influence”:
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@BTSx50States The rumors are true 👀 This contemporary hanbok look was worn by #Namjoon when #BTS performed “Ddaeng” during the BTS Prom Party in 2018! You can see it in our exhibition "Hallyu! The Korean Wave" through July 28 🫰
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We have #RightPlaceWrongPerson on repeat all day 🎶🫰. @bts_bighit fans will recognize this look worn by #RM at the #BTS Prom Party in 2018. Join us for K-Pop Night on 5/31 to see it in "Hallyu! The Korean Wave" and celebrate #Namjoon's new music:
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This wave is made of 50,000 @LEGO_Group bricks and took over 400 hours to build 🌊. See @Jumpei_Mitsui's amazing creation in “Hokusai: Inspiration and Influence," which is now open to members! The exhibition opens to the public on Sunday—get tickets:
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#ATEEZ on repeat this #Coachella weekend 🎶. The K-pop idols wore these striking outfits in their music video for “Fireworks (I’m the One).”. Explore more idol fashion and other aspects of Korean pop culture in “Hallyu! The Korean Wave,” now on view. @ATEEZofficial #에이티즈
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"I like photographs that can capture the thrill of his skating in a still image, as I think this one does,” she says. “I was lucky that on this occasion, my professional life and my private interests happened to come together.".
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Sending a #MuseumBouquet of roses to our friends @harvartmuseums and @ICAinBOSTON 🌹🌹🌹 We hope they brighten your day!. 🎨: "Roses in a Glass Vase" (1890), Henri Fantin-Latour
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@BTSx50States #Jin also wore a version of this floral jacket by Kim Seo Ryong that's on view in the exhibition!
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@AERAnetjp @ninagawamika We're so glad the fanyus are excited! We're honored to display @ninagawamika's photograph of @YUZURUofficial_ in the exhibition. Hanyu is renowned for combining power and beauty in his skating, qualities found in #Hokusai’s “Great Wave” as well 🌊 #ボストン美術館北斎展 #羽生結弦.
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Learn more about the exhibition: 📸: Mika Ninagawa, "Portrait of Yuzuru Hanyu" from "Yuzuru Hanyu: The Driving Force Behind His Breakthrough" (AERA, Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc.) (2022). ©mika ninagawa. Courtesy of Tomio Koyama Gallery.
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We were thrilled to welcome @celtics star @FCHWPO, his mom Mechalle and brother Quenton to the MFA earlier this week! 🤩. The family checked out #TheObamaPortraitsTour and met with students from our teen programs. #TheObamaPortraitsTour is organized by @smithsoniannpg.
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@nichidoki This is so great—thank you for sharing! @ninagawamika’s portrait of @YUZURUofficial_ is on view in our exhibition “Hokusai: Inspiration and Influence” through July 16:
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So thoughtful of you, @FreerSackler! We hope you enjoy this photograph by Gohar Dashti, one of Bahman Jalali's students. #MuseumBouquet. 📷: "Untitled" from the "Home" series, 2017, Collection of Azita Bina and Elmar Seibel
Bahman Jalali's "Flowers" series includes this beautiful "Untitled" piece from our collection (#OpenFS: S2013.9). 💐.We're sending this #MuseumBouquet to our friends @mfaboston in honor of their recent exhibition on this Iranian photographer.
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📣 Are you a fan of BTS and aespa? Have you seen the Oscar-winning film "Parasite" and know all the moves to "Gangam Style?". "Hallyu! The Korean Wave" makes its U.S. debut at the MFA on March 24 as the first major exhibition to celebrate the dynamic pop culture of South Korea!
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Celebrating #BlackCatAppreciationDay with "Family of Black Cats (Kuroneko no kazoku)" (about 1950s–1970s) by Inagaki Tomoo!
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From the start of her career, @JanelleMonae has fused “masculine” and “feminine” styling to create a unique look. You can see this evening suit, designed by @CSiriano, in #GenderBendingFashion—and hear Monáe's 🎶 on the exhibition soundtrack—through August 25.
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Plan for today: sit motionless on the couch watching sports I don't know the rules of 🥇🥈🥉. 🖼️: Francis Davis Millet (American, 1846–1912), detail of “The Granddaughter” (1885), oil on canvas
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Years in the making, "Fashioned by Sargent" opens to the public this Sunday, October 8! Take a peek inside the galleries with Erica Hirshler, exhibition curator and a leading expert on #JohnSingerSargent. Plan your visit to see this one-of-a-kind show:
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Never gets old, does it? 🥰. Third graders from the Murphy School in Dorchester had some fun visiting #JohnSingerSargent's "The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit" on a recent trip to the MFA with local nonprofit Step Into Art. 📷: Step Into Art
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For the first time, #JohnSingerSargent's iconic portrait of the Spanish dancer La Carmencita is reunited with her sparkling satin costume in "Fashioned by Sargent.". Plan your visit to see the exhibition: 🖼️: @MuseeOrsay . 👗: Private Collection
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It’s an honor for us to display @Jumpei_Mitsui’s amazing @LEGO_Group work this spring in “Hokusai: Inspiration and Influence” 🌊 The exhibition opens March 26—get your tickets now!
ある日、米国のボストン美術館から突然メールが来て、. なんと、私のレゴ作品がボストン美術館で展示されることになりました。. 3月26日から始まる「北斎展」で展示されます。現代アートとして本物の浮世絵と一緒に飾っていただけるようです。
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Making waves across centuries 🌊. Opening today, "Hokusai: Inspiration and Influence" takes a new approach to one of the most famous and influential artists of all time. 🎟️ Get your tickets now: The exhibition is sponsored by @uniqlousa.
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On #Rembrandt's birthday, a moment of appreciation for his truly incredible brushwork 🙌. The artist was born #OnThisDay in 1606.
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#JohnSingerSargent painted "The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit" (1882)—one of his masterpieces—at just 26 years old. 🎂 The artist was born #OnThisDay in 1856—you can see an entire gallery of his works in our Art of the Americas Wing!
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"If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced." — Vincent #VanGogh, born #onthisday in 1853 🎂 #ArtQuote (🎨: "Ravine," 1889)
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'Tis the season. to visit your favorite work at the MFA ❄️. 🎨: "At Dusk" ("Boston Common at Twilight") (1885–86), Childe Hassam, oil on canvas
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Tulip mania reached a fever pitch in the Netherlands around 1630—individual bulbs of rare breeds sold for astronomical sums, some for as much as a house in Amsterdam!. Dutch ceramicists, working mostly in Delft, jumped at the opportunity to create special vases like these 🌷
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Juno is nearly ready for her big day ✨. We're celebrating the opening of our new galleries for the art of ancient Greece, Rome and the Byzantine Empire this Saturday with free admission! Five immersive new spaces feature over 550 objects—we can't wait for you to explore them.
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@urnotkkris Yes, @ninagawamika’s portrait of @YUZURUofficial_ is on view in our exhibition “Hokusai: Inspiration and Influence!” Hanyu is renowned for combining power and beauty in his skating, qualities found in #Hokusai’s “Great Wave” as well 🌊
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Better late than never, right? We were taking our sweet time making this giant snowball! #MuseumSnowballFight
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We're unveiling the contents of the time capsule buried by #SamuelAdams and #PaulRevere in 1795 tonight at 6. http://t.co/veZVYps6TZ.
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"Mural: Jackson Pollock | Katharina Grosse" explores abstraction on a massive scale. Don't miss our unprecedented pairing of the artists' work, only on view through Sunday:
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Who else is sleeping in on this fine #Caturday morning? 🐱 💤 . ✏️: "Two Cats Sleeping" (1920), Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen
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Coming soon! "Lucian Freud: The Self-Portraits," Boston's first show of the British modern master's work, opens at the MFA on March 1: #FreudSelfPortraits
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Today is the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)! To celebrate, we're sharing one of our newest acquisitions, "Do you want us here or not" (2020) by Shannon Finnegan, a response to the scarcity of seating in art museums and galleries. #ThanksToTheADA
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Some very tiny things are coming to a gallery near you soon 🔎. Opening July 1, "Tiny Treasures: The Magic of Miniatures" explores miniaturization in art and how artists and artisans play with our perception of scale:
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The MFA has purchased more European paintings by women in the last three years than in the preceding three decades 👩🎨 This very small picture by Artemisia Gentileschi—measuring less than 5x7—fills a large gap in our collection!
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#JohnSingerSargent painted "The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit" (1882) at just 26 years old. 🎂 The artist was born #OnThisDay in 1856! See this masterpiece in our Art of the Americas Wing.
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Are you ready for the @TheAcademy awards Sunday night? Take a peek at some fashions from the collection that have #Oscars connections:. 👗 Cate Blanchett wore this daring knit dress by John Galliano in 1999 when she was nominated for "Elizabeth." - @ms_theotyson
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An innocent-looking puppy. A vulnerable-looking @Eagles mascot. And the historical battle unfolding above. We wonder what will happen next? #RileyTheMuseumDog is rooting for the @Patriots! #SuperBowl #NotDone
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Which artists will stand the test of time—and who decides? 🤔 Learn more about the MFA's "Provisional Collection" (1941–1957) in our current "Collecting Stories" exhibition:
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Name a more adorable dog in Dutch art. We'll wait...🐶 This visitor favorite is back on view, resting soundly in our new galleries for Dutch and Flemish art!. 🖼️: "Dog at Rest" (1650), #GerritDou, promised gift of Rose-Marie & Eijk van Otterloo, in support of the CNA
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We’re pleased to introduce you all to 12-week-old Riley, a volunteer scent dog in training and the newest member of the MFA family! 🐶
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One of the most important objects on a Chinese scholar's desk was a holder for the brushes used for writing or painting. The poems on this delicately painted example were composed by the Qianlong emperor and transcribed by a court calligrapher. #WorldCalligraphyDay
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We were delighted to have #LEGO Certified Professional @Jumpei_Mitsui join us from Japan to celebrate the opening of "Hokusai: Inspiration and Influence" 🌊 His amazing recreation of "The Great Wave" has quickly become a visitor favorite!
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.@P1H_official killin' it with a visit to "Hallyu! The Korean Wave" ✨. We were thrilled to welcome KEEHO, THEO, INTAK, SOUL and JONGSEOB to the MFA following their concert at the Boch Center this week! The group enjoyed a tour of "Hallyu!" with curator Christina Yu Yu.
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Our Monet Gallery got a little spring refresh this week! With the expert help of our Facilities crew, eight paintings from the vault have been rotated into the gallery. You can now explore 21 (!) paintings by the artist at the MFA 🖼️
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Louis Comfort Tiffany, born #OnThisDay in 1848, probably designed the Dragonfly shade in collaboration with Clara Driscoll, the head of the Women’s Glass Cutting Department at Tiffany Studios. Tiffany’s love of color and design harmony can be seen in this magnificent shade.
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No matter the season, #VanGogh was captivated by the beauty of the world around him—especially the sky. With our friends at @vangoghmuseum & @MuseumModernArt, we invite you to share the beauty around you—using #UnderVanGoghsSky 🌤️. 🎨 "Houses at Auvers" (1890), detail
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Our hearts are with Paris. Pictured: "Place du Parvis, Notre Dame, Paris," Jean-François Raffaëlli, oil on canvas
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“I have no other wish than to mingle more closely with nature." —Claude #Monet, born #OnThisDay in 1840. #ArtQuote
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This October, we're opening the first-ever exhibition to explore the relationship between #JohnSingerSargent's famous portraits and fashion. 🎟️ Timed-entry tickets for "Fashioned by Sargent" are available 9/6 for members and 9/12 for the public:
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One of #Renoir's most ambitious and beloved works, "Dance at Bougival" captures with delightful immediacy a sunny afternoon in an open-air café west of Paris. The artist was born #OnThisDay in 1841.
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Happy #NationalDogDay from this visitor favorite! 🐶 . 🐕: "Your Dog" (2003), #YoshitomoNara, fiberglass, black paint, clear coat
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Hoppy #Easter! 🐰. 🎨: William J. Webbe, "Rabbit amid Ferns and Flowering Plants" (1855), oil on canvas
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This realist-style painting is on view in our Salon Gallery—the very space that it depicts. The focal point is a mother & daughter engaged in conversation & wearing white dresses that echo the gowns of two nearby marble statues. 🎨: "Museum Epiphany III" (2012), Warren Prosperi
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We hereby proclaim @bjnovak officially pardoned for the elaborate prank he pulled at the MFA in high school. Last Friday night we welcomed B.J. to regale a sold-out crowd with stories from his youth, as part of our Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro Celebrity Lecture Series.
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Claude #Monet, born #OnThisDay in 1840, saw the world differently. He found extraordinary beauty in settings both mundane and majestic, and he shared that enthusiasm—that commitment to the everyday, the here and now—in paintings that changed the course of art.
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Elisabeth Louise Vigée-Le Brun was primarily self‑taught—women were not allowed to attend France’s official art schools at the time. "Portrait of a Young Woman" (about 1797), which many scholars believe to be Countess Irina Ivanovna Worontzov, displays her technical mastery.
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John F. Kennedy was born on this day 100 years ago in Brookline, Mass. #JFK100 Pictured: John F. Kennedy (1960, #YousufKarsh)
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The gentle face of this nearly 1,000-year-old Chinese sculpture expresses the boundless compassion embodied by its subject: the Buddhist bodhisattva Guanyin, whose name conveys “the one who pays heed to the sounds—or cries—of the world.”
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Remembering #FernandoBotero (1932–2023). We're honored to display Botero's "Venus" (1977–78) at the MFA in a gallery dedicated to modern Latin American figurative art.
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"#EdwardHopper is the unexpected poet of our moment. We know what it's like to be that seated figure. There's loneliness & isolation in 'Room in Brooklyn,' but there's also hope. Hopper hints at the promise of spring." —Ethan Lasser, Chair, Art of the Americas #MuseumFromHome
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Happy birthday to beloved French Impressionist, Claude #Monet! The MFA's gallery dedicated to the artist provides an immersive look at his enduring fascination with watery surfaces, his appreciation for Japanese art and culture, and his frequent return to favorite locations.
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In Boston, winning is a family affair. Get ready for Game 3 @LACMA & @GettyMuseum! #RedSox #MuseumWorldSeries #WorldSeries #GoSox
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Guess who's back? 🤩 . After a trip to our friends in Paris at @MuseeOrsay, #VanGogh's "Houses at Auvers" is back on view in our Impressionism Gallery 🖼️ Check out this masterpiece and other works by the artist on your next visit!
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Are you ready for the longest day of the year? Tell us how you're spending the #FirstDayOfSummer 🌞 . 🎨: "Calm Morning" (1904), Frank Weston Benson, oil on canvas
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Our favorite sisters for #NationalSiblingsDay ❤️. 🖼️: #JohnSingerSargent, "The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit" (1882), oil on canvas
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TFW the @Celtics make it to the Eastern Conference Finals & they get the #1 pick! #ItsNotLuck #Celtics
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Merry #Christmas to you and your loved ones, from all of us at the MFA ✨ . 🖼️: "At Dusk (Boston Common at Twilight)" (1885–86), oil on canvas, #ChildeHassam
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It's the first day of spring, so don't forget to stop and smell the flowers! 🌹 🌷 🌼 🌸 🌺 . 🎨 : "Woman and Flowers" (1868), Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, oil on panel
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This Japanese Edo-period tea bowl is perfect for #NationalLobsterDay 🦞. 🍵: Tea bowl with design of spiny lobster (19th century), Kashu Mimpei, awaji ware; stoneware
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It's happening! 🤩 . Member Preview for "Fashioned by Sargent" starts today, and the exhibition opens to the public this Sunday, October 8: 🖼️: John Singer Sargent, "Lady Agnew of Lochnaw" (1892), oil on canvas, National Gallery of Scotland
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It's Friday, so let's have some fun 😎 Comment with an emoji and we'll find a work to match from our collection 👇. We’re kicking it off with our favorite emoji, inspired by #Hokusai’s legendary “Great Wave” 🌊
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This is a patent model of the library step-chair, which was invented in 1853 🪑. As part of his patent application, creator Augustus Eliaers made this miniature version of his chair to demonstrate how it worked. See it on view now in "Tiny Treasures":
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Happy Father's Day 💜 . 🖼️: Norval Morrisseau (Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek First Nation, 1931–2007), "Bear Father, Bear Son" (1989), acrylic on canvas. Authentication & Permission granted by the Estate of Norval Morrisseau.
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Happy Mother's Day! ❤️ . Celebrate Mom at the MFA—admission is free all day today thanks to @HighlandStreet!. 🖼️: "Caresse Maternelle" (about 1902), #MaryCassatt, oil on canvas
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This tiny dancer brought her A game 🩰✨. 🩰: #EdgarDegas, "Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer" (original model 1878–81, cast after 1921); bronze, gauze and satin. 📷: Kira LaFosse-Baker
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Side-by-side or miles apart, sisters are always connected by the heart 👯 #NationalSistersDay. 🎨: "The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit," (1882), John Singer Sargent, oil on canvas
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Using bold colors and strong simplified forms, Maud Hunt Squire captured the working life of Provincetown in the early 1900s. See her works on view in "The Provincetown Printmakers," which explores the catalyzing force of a tight-knit artistic community:
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It’s an honor to lend our iconic #JamieWyeth portrait of John F. Kennedy to @JFKLibrary for their centenary celebration of his birth #JFK100
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Current mood in Boston. #RedSox win, take a 3-1 #WorldSeries lead AND it's only midnight! Too bad @LACMA & @GettyMuseum. #MuseumWorldSeries #BeatLA #RedSoxNation #DirtyWater
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Franz Xaver Winterhalter was one of the most sought-after and fashionable portraitists in Europe. Born #OnThisDay in 1805, he painted Wiencyzyslawa Barczewksa, Madame de Jurjewicz in 1860. This portrait is a post‑Romantic glamour shot of the kind that made him famous.
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Hoppy Easter! 🐰. 🐇: #BeatrixPotter, "Rabbit Seen from Behind" (1890s), pen and ink with watercolor and opaque white over slight graphite on laid paper
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A Sunday timeline cleanse, courtesy of Paul #Signac ☁️ ⛵ . 🖼️: "Antibes, The Pink Cloud" (1916), oil on canvas, Isabelle and Scott Black Collection
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Not quite the storm we were promised, but we'll take any excuse to post this painting ❄️. Stay warm and cozy, Boston! 🧣. 🎨: Childe Hassam, "At Dusk" ("Boston Common at Twilight") (1885–86), oil on canvas
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