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 the back entrance of the
Museum by vivalasteph
The lovely Beaux Arts building dates to 1907, and in 1981, I.M. Pei's West Wing addition opened to the public. The Gund Gallery is the West Wing houses special exhibitions, the theater, and the cafes.
The museum houses one of the world's best art collection, with Greek and Roman treasures, a wonderful Asian Art wing, American period rooms, 20th century masters, photography and prints, American and European paintings and sculptures, and frequent large and small traveling shows. It's Impressionism collection is outstanding.
The Egyptian rooms are atmospheric and very dim with tiny spotlights on the mummies, jars, and amulets.
Visit the Japanese Zen garden outside on the west corner.
Remis Auditorium is home to the museum's film program. It is fantastic, with film festivals celebrating art in fiim, other cultures, and social issues. Recent events have been Jewish Film Festival, the Turkish Film festival, and currently, the Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. It also holds special premieres of interesting new films.
There is a new restaurant, Bravo, the Fine Arts cafe, the Fraser Garden Court cafe, and a cafeteria, with outdoor seating in the courtyard.
The museum bookstore (where I work) is outstanding, featuring many museum-related gift items, but the big draw is the book department. It is one of the best I've ever seen, with subjects extending beyond art to include literature, interior design, how-to, architecture, travel, and pop culture. You will not leave empty handed!
Open 7 days a week. Saturday through Tuesday 10-4:45. Wednesday through Friday 10-9:45. Wednesdays after 4PM admission is by voluntary contribution.
The museum is currently under construction for a new wing and overlay designed by Sir Norman Foster. Some of the exhibits, and the museum library, are closed until the end of the project.
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The museum boast a collection of over 450,000 pieces and it owns many rare and important artistic treasures from around the world. It's collections are broken down into the following categories:
Art of Asia, Oceania + Africa , Art of Europe, Art of the Americas, Art of the Ancient World,
Contemporary Art, Musical Instruments, Prints, Drawings + Photographs, and Textile and Fashion Arts
The museum also offers traveling exhibitions from around the world. A listing of current exhibitions can be found on the website.
The museum is open during the following days and times:
Monday and Tuesday
10 am-4:45 pm
Wednesday-Friday
10 am-9:45 pm
Saturday and Sunday
10 am-4:45 pm
An admission fee is charged in most cases. See the chart below for fees.
Members FREE
Adults $15
Seniors and Students 18 and older $13
Youths 7-17 $6.50
Youths 6 and under FREE
On Wednesdays there is no general admission is charged from 4-closing.
INCLUDED WITH GENERAL ADMISSION:
Full-day access to all open galleries (except ticketed exhibitions), One free repeat visit to the MFA's collections within ten days, FREE Guided Tours, FREE Gallery Talks and Admission to the Bookstore & Shop, Bravo restaurant, and Remis Auditorium
There is an additional charge for Gund Gallery ticketed exhibitions.
I hope that all visitors to the Boston area take the time to visit to wonderful museum. They will be glad that they did. I do not recommend the museum for very young children.
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 MFA by kazander
Besides this special show,, we also explored the Chinese Art, the Egyptian rooms, the impressionists, the Renaissance and more. It was a wonderful way to spend an afternoon.
For lunch we went to the Gallery Restuarant, located right in front of the gift shop. The soup of the day was pumpkin, it was delicious!
The Museum is open 7 days a week
Mon-Tues, Sat & Sun 10am - 4:45pm
Weds, Thurs & Fri 10am - 9:45pm Leave a Comment Address: 465 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115-5597Phone: 617-267-9300Website: http://www.mfa.org/
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The Boston Museum of Fine Arts was founded back in 1870. Over the years, its collection has grown to include over 400,000 works of art presented under the general themes of Art of the Americas, Art of Europe, Art of Asia, Oceania and Africa, Contemporary Art, and Art of the Ancient World. Even though I've visited quite a few fine arts museums over the past few years, I thought that one of the things that made the Boston MFA stand out was its extensive collection of Asian and African art, which I thought was really interesting. Also, even though the European masters section is not that big, it included several defining masterpieces, such as Renoir's "Dance at Bougival" and Gauguin's "Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?". It is also home to John Singer Sargent's "The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit", an 1882 portrait heavily influenced by Velazquez's "Las Meninas".
The Museum of Fine Arts is very easy to get around, it is big but not overwhelmingly so, there is a nice cafe and an equally nice (and more affordable) cafeteria. It is open everyday from 10:00 am to 4:45 pm, with late nights (9:45 pm) on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. General admission: $17 (free admission on Wednesday after 4:00 pm). Leave a Comment Address: 465 Huntington AvenuePhone: 617-267-9300Directions: The Fenway. To get there by subway, take the Green Line "E" train to the "Museum of Fine Arts" stop.Website: http://www.mfa.org
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Boston's Museum of Fine Arts is often considered to be one of the greatest collections of art in the world. For my money it is one of the richest and most varied you will ever visit. Not only does it have a high quality collection of Western painting but it also has so many magnificient pieces of works by Eastern and Ancient cultures that viewing the whole collection in one day is quite a titanic task that I do not recommend it. I have visited twice and I have still have yet to see all that this museum has to offer.
The MFA is particularly noted for it's magnificent Impressionistic collection, one of the finest outside of Paris. There are 43 works by Monet alone including many of this best pieces. There are also many famed works by Van Gogh, Renior and Degas. The collection of American works is also very strong. So many have been reproduced over the years that even those completely new to the art scene will recognize something. During my first visit I found the Japanese prints to be very interesting too. I cannot account for the large collections of decorative arts from the Renaissance and baroque periods as these were the galleries that I decided to bypass them during my first trip and during my second they were all stored away while the museum was being restored. The artifacts from ancient Greece and Rome are also very impressive and I wished I had allow myself more time to view them. As I said it talks more than one days visit to see everything. Leave a Comment Address: 465 Huntington AvenuePhone: 617-267-9300Directions: Near subway stops Ruggles or MuseumWebsite: www.mfa.org
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i love this art museum and can spend hours here! they have paintings, sculptures, textiles, pottery, jewelry, masks, furniture, etc. there is art from all over the world. they have so many exhibits it would take you a few days to see everything. they also have an ongoing film series and music concerts in the summertime. in the rear of the museum outside there is a japanese garden where you can relax and reflect on what you have seen in the museum. Leave a Comment Address: Avenue of the Arts, 465 Huntington Avenue, BostonPhone: 617-267-9300Directions: you can take the T (subway) there: Green E Line Museum stop, or the Orange Line Ruggles stop. if you prefer to drive, there are 2 museum parking lots.Website: www.mfa.org
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 Boston's Museum of Fine Arts by sarahandgareth
The permanent collection is wonderful, with large ancient world and asia, oceania, and africa exhibits, and the temporary exhibits are always interesting. One of our favorite parts is the 'Please Be Seated' collection of benches throughout the museum. Great for taking a load off, especially the one in the Asian section that has foot massagers attached to the base!
The regular admission price of $17 (or more for special exhibits) may seem a bit high, but it is absolutely worth it! Leave a Comment Address: 465 Huntington AvenuePhone: 617-267-9300Directions: Take the Green Line T to the museum stop out near Northeastern University.Website: www.mfa.org
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