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Thursday, October 1, 2009
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Exhibitions
Nov 10, 2007 - Dec 31, 2009
RSVP: Jim Lambie
Feb 11, 2009 - Nov 8, 2009
Showa Sophistication:
Japan in the 1930s

Jul 1, 2009 - Feb 21, 2010
Contemporary Outlook: Seeing Songs
Jul 14, 2009 - Oct 18, 2009
A New and Native Beauty:
The Art and Craft of Greene & Greene

Jul 25, 2009 - Mar 7, 2010
Echoes of Heian Kyo:
Court Culture in the Floating World

Aug 22, 2009 - Apr 11, 2010
Glorious Beasts in Persian Painting
Jun 20, 2008 - Dec 31, 2010
Preserving History, Making History:
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Aug 26, 2009 - May 23, 2010
Tibet/China Confluences
Sep 30, 2009 - May 31, 2010
Luxuries from Japan: Cultural Exchange
in the 17th and 18th Centuries

Sep 30, 2009 - May 31, 2010
Patterns of Long Ago: Reflections
of China in Japanese No Costume

May 30, 2009 - Nov 2, 2009
Vida y Drama: Modern Mexican Prints
May 30, 2009 - Nov 2, 2009
Viva Mexico! Edward Weston
and His Contemporaries

Events and Programs
8:30 am Ross Society Events
A Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Recent Acquisitions
A morning program of tours led by MFA curators...
9 am Art Classes
SB14f: Stonybrook Figure Modeling, Adult
Ten-week session, Oct 1-Dec 10. All levels! Study the anatomy and gesture of a live model in a variety of poses. Practice short studies to explore th...
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10:15 am Art Classes
P4f: Painting: All Levels, Adult
Ten-week session, Oct 1-Dec 10. Use the medium of your choice to develop and expand personal imagery and technical skills by solving problems involvi...
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10:15 am Art Classes
P5f: Advanced Painting, Adult
Ten-week session, Oct 1-Dec 10. Explore the history of 20th-century painting to develop your personal style and technique....
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10:30 am Guided Tours
Introduction to Museum Collections
One hour tours, free with Museum admission, given by Museum-trained guides...
11 am Guided Tours
Art of Asia
One-hour tours, free with Museum admission, given by Museum-trained guides...
11 am Gallery Activities
Gallery Talk: Early Travel Photographs in the MFA's Collection
In this gallery talk led by Emily Voelker, Estrellita and Yousuf Karsh Assistant Curator of Photographs, Department of Prints, Drawings, and Photograp...
11:30 am Guided Tours
Art of Europe
One-hour tours, free with Museum admission, given by Museum-trained guides...
1:30 pm Art Classes
P2f: Drawing and Painting, Adult
This Class has been cancelled....
1:30 pm Guided Tours
Art of the Americas
One-hour tours, free with Museum admission, given by Museum-trained guides...
1:30 pm Film
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
A gangster goes after Alfredo Garcia who impregnated the daughter of a tyrannical Mexican patriarch....
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2 pm Art Classes
SB12f: Stonybrook Stone Carving, Adult
Eight-week session, Oct 1-Nov 19. Learn the ancient art of stone carving using alabaster. Visualize a sculpture in stone and discover how to make it ...
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2 pm Guided Tours
Art of Egypt and the Classical World
One hour tours, free with Museum admission, given by Museum-trained guides...
3 pm Guided Tours
Introduction to Museum Collections
One-hour tours, free with Museum admission, given by Museum-trained guides...
4 pm Film
Throne of Blood
Set it in feudal Japan, using elements of Japanese Noh theater, Kurosawa presents his interpretation of Macbeth....
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6 pm Art Classes
SB15f: Stonybrook Figure Modeling, Adult
Ten-week session, Oct 1-Dec 10. All levels! Study the anatomy and gesture of a live model in a variety of poses. Practice short studies to explore th...
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6:30 pm Art Classes
P8f: Painting: All Levels, Adult
Ten-week session, Oct 1-Dec 10. Use the medium of your choice to develop and expand personal imagery and technical skills by solving problems involvi...
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6:30 pm Art Classes
PRf: Discovering Printmaking Through Drawing, Adult
Ten-week session, Oct 1-Dec 10. Practice basic drawing methods as a foundation for exploring printmaking techniques such as monoprint, relief, and dr...
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6:30 pm Art Classes
D6f: Intermediate to Advanced Drawing, Adult
Ten-week session, Oct 1-Dec 10. Work from still lifes in the studio, and from our collections in the galleries, experiment with a variety of drawing ...
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7 pm Lectures + Courses
The Arts and Crafts Movement: The Greene and Greene Connection
Explore the Arts and Crafts movement in England and its migration to the US...
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7 pm Film
The Wild Bunch
Controversial when it was released, The Wild Bunch follows a group of bank robbers who agree to work for a Mexican general....
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