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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is one of the great art museums of the world. The MFA houses approximately 350,000 objects including some of the world's greatest collections of 19th-century French paintings, American paintings, English and French silver, prints and drawings, Egyptian art, American decorative arts, Asian art, and photographs. The Museum also hosts a variety of lectures, films, musical performances and an array of activities for families throughout the year.

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  • Rembrandt's Journey: Painter, Draftsman, Etcher

    Sun, Oct 26, 2003
    Ms. Martin gives an overview of a major Rembrandt exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and suggests ways to look at the works of this master artist.
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  • Dutch Paintings: The Poetry of Everyday Life

    Thu, Jun 19, 2003
    Laura McPhee and Abelardo Morell share their responses to the range of works gathered from local collections for the exhibition *The Poetry of Everyday Life: Dutch Paintings in Boston Collections*. McPhee is renowned for her panoramic landscape vistas; Morell for his city views captured with a camera obscura, as well as magical still lifes. The work of both photographers offers parallels to the close and transforming attention 17th-century Dutch painters gave to the everyday world.
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    Ancient Olympics: Gods and Athletes

    Sun, Mar 21, 2004
    Donald Kyle discusses the origins, setting, operation, and events of the games and includes recent developments in the archeology and interpretation of athletics at Olympia, as the summer of 2004 marks the return of the Olympics to Greece and the opening of the MFA exhibition "The Greek Athlete: Games for the Gods."
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