Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Sunday, July 29, 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm – Sunset on the Charles: Composition and Low Light Shooting Workshop

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This Museum of Fine Arts Boston workshop on Sunday, July 29 from 6 – 9:30 combines low-light shooting and formal composition techniques while photographing along the banks of the Charles River. Cover a variety of technical strategies for achieving intriguing photographs while shooting during the “golden hour,” twilight, dusk, and at night.

Students must bring their own DSLR camera with manual settings and supplies. Students are responsible for providing their own supplies. View the supply list by going to https://www.mfa.org/programs/studio-art-classes/adult/supply-list.

MFA members $50, nonmembers $65. Order online at https://www.mfa.org/programs/studio-art-class/sunset-on-the-charles-composition-and-low-light-shooting-workshop-0 To order tickets by phone, call 1-800-440-6975; to order in person, visit any MFA ticket desk.

Instructor Georgie Friedman received her MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in conjunction with Tufts University (2008) and her BA from UC, Santa Cruz (1996). Recent exhibitions include: Ripple Effect, Peabody Essex Museum, MA (2011-12); Above the Clouds (solo), concurrent exhibit at Carroll and Sons & Anthony Greaney, MA (2011); The 2010 DeCordova Biennial, MA; among others. She teaches a variety of photography and video based classes at several local institutions, including Boston College, SMFA and MassArt. Her current projects include photographic works and experiential video installations that highlight our physical relationship to interior vs. exterior elements and uncontrollable natural forces.

Tuesdays, July 10 & 17, 10:30 pm – 12:00 noon – The Great Outdoors

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The Museum of Fine Arts Boston invites you to join adjunct instructor Martha Wright to reflect in the Japanese garden, tour sculpture on MFA lawns, and savor the sunshine in landscapes in the galleries.  The two session Looking Together event will take place Tuesday, July 10 and Tuesday, July 17 from 10:30 – 12. Meet at the Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Visitor Center.  $64 for MFA members, $80 for nonmembers. Tickets required. Tickets must be purchased prior to the start of the first session; individual sessions are not available. You may purchase tickets online at www.mfa.org. To order tickets by phone, call 1-800-440-6975; to order in person, visit any MFA ticket desk .

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Thursday, August 3, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Contemplating the Zen Garden

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Be immersed in peacefulness as you explore Tenshin-en, the “Garden of the Heart of Heaven” at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston on Thursday, August 3 from 6 – 7:30. This evening includes a talk on the history and design of this serene setting, followed by a mindful walking meditation. Participants are also encouraged to bring materials to sketch in the garden. The session will be led by Karen Haley, building groups manager, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and by
Susan Pollak, psychologist, artist, mindfulness teacher, and bestselling author

Tickets cost $40 for MFA members | $50 non-members. To purchase tickets and/or to learn more about the program, please visit http://www.mfa.org/programs/lectures-and-courses/contemplating-the-zen-garden.

Friday, April 28, 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm, and Saturday, April 29 – Monday, May 1, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Art in Bloom

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Mark your calendar for Art in Bloom 2017 and celebrate this exuberant spring festival at the MFA. This joyous rite of spring pairs fine art and floral design with offerings of free guided tours among MFA treasures, plus workshops, demonstrations, and lectures. Garden clubs and professional designers from across New England create floral arrangements inspired by the MFA’s works of art.

Highlights this year include a special evening preview on Friday night April 28, starting at 5 pm. The popular Members’ Night is Saturday, April 29 and Community Day with children’s activities is Sunday, April 30. Enjoy the Art in Bloom Café with its casual dining and lighter fare among masterpieces of European painting in Koch Gallery, 250.

Ariella Chezar, an expert on painterly arrangements offers master classes on Saturday and Sunday, April 29 and 30, and, on Saturday, April 30, presents a lecture and demonstration with techniques for creating designs that are dramatic, unexpected, and even magical. Art in Bloom is sponsored by Wilmington Trust.  For complete information visit www.mfa.org.

Tuesday, April 4, 6:30 pm – Tiffany’s Parakeets: The Story of a Window

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Visit the Ayer Mansion, 395 Commonwealth Avenue, on Tuesday, April 4 for a lecture by Nonie Gadsden, the Katharine Lane Weems Senior Curator of American Decorative Arts and Sculpture at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, who will speak on Tiffany’s Parakeets: The Story of a Window, as part of the Ayer Mansion 2017 Lecture Series.  $35.  Wine and cheese reception begins at 6:30 with the talk beginning at 7.  Register online at www.ayermansion.org, or call 617-536-2586.

Make and Take, 2017 on the Rose Kennedy Greenway

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Make and Take on the Rose Kennedy Greenway is a joyful celebration of creation that is meant to spark discussion about how things were, are, and can be made.

The centerpiece of Make and Take is a 3D printer, perched on a glowing and translucent white acrylic box. Within the enclosure of the installation, which is reminiscent of both a vending machine and a museum case, plastic filament is algorithmically and mechanically composed into a rooster figurine.

The work speaks to the democratization of manufacturing. With technologies like the 3D printer used for Make and Take, individuals can now produce objects once made exclusively by wealthy enterprises. Make and Take shines a light on how accessible technologies make it possible for everyone to design and realize their ideas with significantly fewer resources. In encountering Make and Take, the public is invited to view a marvel of modern technology: the ability to ‘print’ physical objects. The 3D printer, while remaining to be a curiosity, can be purchased for the cost of a laptop. It is on its way to democratizing manufacturing and fabrication just as the computer and the Internet have democratized information.

The 3D-printed rooster – dispensed for free by the installation – was adapted from 3D scanning a porcelain artifact from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The original object belongs to a class of objects catalogued as “China for Export,” which denotes a class of porcelain created in China by Chinese artisans specifically for export to Europe and the Americas. The Chinese artisan(s) behind the porcelain is unknown, but now – through digital scanning and 3D printing – their work is shared with the world.

Chris Templeman is an artist, engineer, and educator. Raised in the Cleveland, Ohio area, Chris now lives and works in Somerville, Massachusetts. He works out of Artisan’s Asylum along with his collaborators at New American Public Art. In his engineering practice, Chris refines available technology for different contexts, making it more accessible in the process. Providing access to technology is a main theme in his work. Make and Take is his first major public art piece. Chris finds the most contentment in transforming his ideas into tangible objects. He welcomes opportunities to share the promise and perils of 3D printing through discussion and practice.

The exhibit is made possible with additional support from The Barr Foundation, Boston Cultural Council, KHJ Brand Activation, and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Wednesday, July 20, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm – The Philip Johnson Glass House: An Architect in the Garden

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Join Maureen Cassidy-Geiger in the Mabel Louise Riley Seminar Room at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston on Wednesday, July 20 at 6:30 for an illustrated presentation of her new book, The Philip Johnson Glass House: An Architect in the Garden. This is the first comprehensive history of the architect’s sublime 49-acre suburban estate, which evolved between 1946 and 2005, in partnership with David Whitney. Known chiefly for its iconic centerpiece, the site features a dozen Johnsonian follies, sculptures by Donald Judd and Julian Schnabel, three “antique” houses, and a pastoral landscape of meadows, marshland, mature trees, and historic rock walls. A magnet for architects, artists and high society, the Glass House was, at once, salon, showpiece, and laboratory. It was also a fertile setting for a succession of short-lived gardens designed and tended by Whitney over four decades.

Book signing follows in the MFA Bookstore & Shop.  MFA member price $10, nonmembers $12. To order tickets by phone, call 1-800-440-6975; to order in person, visit any MFA ticket desk. Online: http://www.mfa.org/programs/lecture/the-philip-johnson-glass-house-an-architect-in-the-garden

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Monday, May 2, 11:00 am – 12:00 noon – Creative Sustainability on the Rose Kennedy Greenway

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Join senior horticulturist and designer Darrah Cole of the Rose Kennedy Greenway on a visual tour of the Greenway parks and features as seen through the lens of its organic horticulture program. The lecture will take place Monday, May 2 from 11 – 12 in the Harry and Mildred Remis Auditorium in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston as part of Art in Bloom. Free with admission to the museum – no ticket required.

Sunday, May 1, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Organic Gardening: Global, Regional, Local, Individual

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Join David Pendergast of Agora Gardens on Sunday, May 1 from 3 – 4 in the Alfond Auditorium of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston as he discusses returning to healthy methods of growing food, globally and locally. Learn about why organic is the way to go, building community gardens, and what individual gardeners can do for the organic movement. This lecture is part of Art in Bloom and is free with admission to the museum.

Saturday, April 30 – Monday, May 2 – Art in Bloom

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Please join the Museum of Fine Arts Boston for the 40th annual spring festival of art and floral design, April 30 – May 2.

Ticketed Events (purchase online at www.mfa.org)

Hitomi Gilliam: Master Class
Saturday, April 30, 10:30 am–12:30 pm
Receive hands-on flower design instruction from a master of contemporary floral design.
MFA Members $225, nonmembers $270

Hitomi Gilliam: NeoFlora: A Fresh Look at the Art of Flowers
Saturday, April 30, 2–4 pm in Remis Auditorium
A floral demonstration and lecture by Hitomi Gilliam exploring the latest methods, mechanics, and techniques for designing with new and exciting varieties of flowers.
MFA Members $60, nonmembers $70

Hitomi Gilliam: Master Class
Sunday, May 1, 10:30 am–12:30 pm
Receive hands-on flower design instruction from a master of contemporary floral design.
MFA Members $225, nonmembers $270

Elegant Tea
Saturday, April 30, 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm
Sunday, May 1, 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm
Monday, May 2, 12:30 pm and 2:30 pm
Reservations required.
Adults: Members $35, nonmembers $40
Children 12 and under $10
(Museum admission required and not included in ticket price.)
Parties will be combined at tables with other guests as needed.