In museum first, MFA Boston pairs prized vessels by Paul Revere and enslaved artist David Drake – The Art Newspaper
The enslaved 19th-century artist David Drake is finally getting a seat at the table of US history—or one of his ...
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MFA Boston will lay off 33 employees amid rising deficit and restructuring – The Art Newspaper
The Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) Boston announced this week that it will lay off more than 30 employees, nearly ...
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MFA Boston returns works by 19th-century enslaved artist David Drake to his heirs – The Art Newspaper
In a very rare and likely precedent-setting agreement, the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) Boston has agreed to return two ...
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MFA Boston returns two works to Kingdom of Benin – The Art Newspaper
The Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) Boston returned two artefacts to the Oba of Benin in a ceremony at Nigeria ...
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MFA Boston to return Benin Bronzes to wealthy donor, close gallery
The Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), Boston will close its Benin Kingdom Gallery on 28 April, but most of the ...
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Pierre Terjanian named next director of MFA Boston – The Art Newspaper
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) has picked its new director, Pierre Terjanian. He will step up to the ...
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MFA Boston acquires 38 photographs by Robert Frank capturing life in 1940s Paris
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), has acquired 38 photographs by the influential photographer Robert Frank (1924-2019) known for ...
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MFA Boston gets $25m gift to renovate galleries and add staff
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) has received $25m from the Wyss Foundation to fund a major renovation of ...
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MFA Boston returns necklace that was likely looted from a tomb to Turkey
Representatives for the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), Boston, announced yesterday (4 September) that they have reached an agreement with ...
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Amid $33m renovation project, Bronx Museum’s executive director departs to lead MFA St Petersburg
Klaudio Rodriguez, the Bronx Museum executive director who has been instrumental in getting the institution’s $33m expansion and renovation project ...
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