February

We’ve spent the past few weeks hanging scrolls, mounting life-sized screens, and suspending fans in midair. This month, open a door into Japan’s early modern era: Painting Edo opens with a free celebration on February 13.

Can’t wait till then? We never stop switching up the art. Stop by to see what’s new on view and post it on social. Don’t forget to tag us—you might get featured on our Instagram.

FREE, FOR ALL

Painting Edo

February 13, 5–9pm

Be among the first to explore our latest exhibition—no ticket or admission fee required. Bring your friends or your mom, or make it a pre-Valentine’s date.

WELCOME

Sarah Laursen Appointed Curator

We’re thrilled to announce Sarah Laursen as our new Alan J. Dworsky Associate Curator of Chinese Art. She comes to us from the Middlebury College Museum of Art.

IN THE GALLERIES

Must Love Art

Single? Taken? Over it? Celebrate (or abstain from) V-Day with our themed gallery talks: “You’re So Vain,” “Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m Yours,” “Friday I’m in Love,” and “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.”

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Black History Month

In this photograph by Benedict Fernandez, mourners pay tribute to a slain civil rights luminary. Head to Instagram for the story behind the image, and stay tuned for more stories throughout February.

In the Press

Painting Edo lands on the Boston Globe’s list of 10 must-see winter exhibitions.

Former curatorial fellow Oliver Wunsch wrote about his efforts to identify the compelling subject of Toulouse-Lautrec’s The Black Countess in Burlington Magazine.