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Meet the teen curators behind the MFA’s ‘Black Histories, Black Futures’ exhibition

The museum invited young people to curate an exhibition featuring 20th-century works by black artists.

At Peabody Essex, reviving the messy history of Jacob Lawrence’s ‘The American Struggle’

The entire 30-panel series is on view for the first time since 1956.

This artist rebelled with nude self-portraits

John Coplans started taking these abstract but unflinching images when he was in his 60s.

Plenty to digest at ‘Resetting the Table’

Harvard’s Peabody Museum exhibit makes museumgoers see their own eating and cooking in a different light.

WINTER ARTS GUIDE
At the MFA, revisiting a mid-century cache of ‘provisional’ art
A 20th-century experiment allowed the museum to “present a cross-section of contemporary activity" without permanent commitments.

Boston’s 10 must-see museum shows for winter
Some of the best exhibitions feature work by African-Americans.

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WINTER ARTS GUIDE

A photographer taps her Iranian roots for ‘universal’ images about home

"When I talk about home, it doesn’t just refer to Iran," said Cambridge-based Gohar Dashti.

Society of Arts + Crafts to shutter Seaport retail space

The 123-year-old nonprofit will focus efforts on its CraftBoston expos.

GALLERIES

At Kathryn Schultz Gallery, playful pops of comfort and delight

An open-ended exhibition coheres around color and texture.

ART REVIEW

Stepping into the wry, wonderful world of Maira Kalman’s children’s books

Dogs and American presidents populate an exhibition of Kalman's work at the Eric Carle Museum.

ART REVIEW

Museums need new models for exhibiting indigenous art. Yale starts by thanking the objects

A new show contends with the ugly history behind so many North American museums, including the university’s own institutions.

ART REVIEW

Open up and say ‘sexist!’ MFA show grooves to the sound of women’s voices

"Read My Lips" features videos by four artists working to dismantle gender stereotypes.

ARTS

Swimming in the dreamy, romantic world of J.M.W. Turner watercolors

An irresistible exhibition at Mystic Seaport Museum features an array of works from Britain’s Tate.

ARTS

At the Clark Art Institute, new parents can ‘get out of the house and do something adult’

These baby-friendly gallery talks are rare in the museum world.