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‘Monet and Boston’ will celebrate a strong connection, collection at the MFA

Several Impressionist paintings are coming home for the occasion.

Meet the teen curators behind the MFA’s ‘Black Histories, Black Futures’ exhibition

The museum invited young people to curate an exhibition featuring 20th-century works by black artists.

At Peabody Essex, reviving the messy history of Jacob Lawrence’s ‘The American Struggle’

The entire 30-panel series is on view for the first time since 1956.

This artist rebelled with nude self-portraits

John Coplans started taking these abstract but unflinching images when he was in his 60s.

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Plenty to digest at ‘Resetting the Table’
Harvard’s Peabody Museum exhibit makes museumgoers see their own eating and cooking in a different light.

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At the MFA, revisiting a mid-century cache of ‘provisional’ art
A 20th-century experiment allowed the museum to “present a cross-section of contemporary activity" without permanent commitments.

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Boston’s 10 must-see museum shows for winter

Some of the best exhibitions feature work by African-Americans.

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A photographer taps her Iranian roots for ‘universal’ images about home

"When I talk about home, it doesn’t just refer to Iran," said Cambridge-based Gohar Dashti.

Society of Arts + Crafts to shutter Seaport retail space

The 123-year-old nonprofit will focus efforts on its CraftBoston expos.

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At Kathryn Schultz Gallery, playful pops of comfort and delight

An open-ended exhibition coheres around color and texture.

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Stepping into the wry, wonderful world of Maira Kalman’s children’s books

Dogs and American presidents populate an exhibition of Kalman's work at the Eric Carle Museum.

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Museums need new models for exhibiting indigenous art. Yale starts by thanking the objects

A new show contends with the ugly history behind so many North American museums, including the university’s own institutions.

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Open up and say ‘sexist!’ MFA show grooves to the sound of women’s voices

"Read My Lips" features videos by four artists working to dismantle gender stereotypes.

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Swimming in the dreamy, romantic world of J.M.W. Turner watercolors

An irresistible exhibition at Mystic Seaport Museum features an array of works from Britain’s Tate.