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Sacred Pages: Conversations about the Qur’an

The MFA has a rich collection of loose pages from Qur'ans, made as early as the eighth and as recently as the twentieth century. From an art historical standpoint, these are fascinating and beautiful objects that speak to key developments in Islamic...
Creating an American Identity: American Art of the 19th and 20th Centuries

This American Identity tour illustrates the events of the 1800s and early 1900s that shaped how Americans perceived themselves. Students will explore the impact of industrialization, westward expansion, the Civil War, immigration, and the American...
Allure of Japan: The Influences of Japanese Culture on American Art

This Online Lesson is based on a 2012 exhibition, The Allure of Japan. It introduces both American and Japanese arts that are associated with the term, “Japonisme,” which is the West’s growing interest in the collecting of Japanese objects, and...
Three Centuries of French Art: Classicism to Cubism

This Three Centuries of French Art tour allows students to learn about French history and culture by examining the artworks in the MFA's European and Contemporary collections. The tour will examine artwork from the 17th to 20th centuries and will...
Aphrodite and the Gods of Love: Getting to Know the Goddess

Aphrodite was the goddess of love. She was also the goddess of beauty. But for the ancient Greeks (and Romans, who knew her as Venus) Aphrodite was much more: seductress, instigator of desire, mother, wife, lover, patroness of brides, seafarers,...

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Sacred Pages: Conversations about the Qur’an

Creating an American Identity: American Art of the 19th and 20th Centuries

Allure of Japan: The Influences of Japanese Culture on American Art

Three Centuries of French Art: Classicism to Cubism

Aphrodite and the Gods of Love: Getting to Know the Goddess

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Sacred Pages: Conversations about the Qur’an

Creating an American Identity: American Art of the 19th and 20th Centuries

Allure of Japan: The Influences of Japanese Culture on American Art

Three Centuries of French Art: Classicism to Cubism

Aphrodite and the Gods of Love: Getting to Know the Goddess

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