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Why We Sing: Bob Morris & Jon Arterton

Museum of Fine Arts - Marly Room

Why and how does such a basic part of our lives—something that begins with lullabies—comfort, inspire and heal so effectively? When we sing the brain releases oxytocin and dopamine, the endorphins that promote feelings of well-being.  Neurologist Oliver Sacks and others have written about the therapeutic power of music and singing,...

Office Space: Florian Idenburg & Aaron Betsky

Museum of Fine Arts - Marly Room

Most people today spend a third of their lives sleeping, a third of their lives living, and a third of their lives working. Our work environments significantly impact our lives. For centuries, designers, philosophers, and management experts have debated how best to design our workspaces. The recent pandemic has also...

Art is Life: Jerry Saltz

Museum of Fine Arts - Marly Room

The MFA is pleased to welcome Jerry Saltz, Pulitzer Prize winner and senior art critic at New York Magazine, for an engaging talk about art, artists, and his new book, Art is Life. Saltz has been one of the most influential writers about art and artists for more than a...

The Story of Art | Crossing Boundaries: 1500–1850

Museum of Fine Arts - Marly Room

The Story of Art series focuses on the story of art history, one that is continually being retold as we discover new things and look afresh at the familiar. Join MFA curators on a journey to learn more about our collection, contextualized with other objects from around the world, as we...

Coffee Talks with Nan Colton: A Victorian Woman’s Point of View

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Join us for this Coffee Talk performance with Nan Colton. Isabellas Snodgrass, who lives in London, one of the largest cities of those days, explores the tremendously exciting era when many artistic styles, literary schools, and socio-political movements flourished. The reign of Queen Victoria in Great Britain (1837-1901) was a...

The Story of Art | When Modern Got Real: 1850–1950

Museum of Fine Arts - Marly Room

The Story of Art series focuses on the story of art history, one that is continually being retold as we discover new things and look afresh at the familiar. Join MFA curators on a journey to learn more about our collection, contextualized with other objects from around the world, as we...

Women Build Museums: Dr. Paul Ivey

Museum of Fine Arts - Marly Room

Dr. Paul Ivey, renowned expert on theological architecture and institutional theory, will present a fascinating talk exploring the hidden histories behind many of the most well-known art museums. At a time when women were not permitted to hold positions of power in the public sphere, they were quietly building some...

The Story of Art | Fixing An Image: Photography

Museum of Fine Arts - Marly Room

The Story of Art series focuses on the story of art history, one that is continually being retold as we discover new things and look afresh at the familiar. Join MFA curators on a journey to learn more about our collection, contextualized with other objects from around the world, as we...

Artist Talk: Odili Donald Odita

Museum of Fine Arts - Marly Room

Odili Donald Odita was born in Enugu, Nigeria and lives and works in Philadelphia, where he is Professor in Painting, Drawing & Sculpture at the Tyler School of Art at Temple University. His abstract—and often site-responsive—paintings, explore the power of color in an emotional, historical and socio-political context.  Odili Donald...

Still Striking: Creativity & Aging | Dr. Doug Dreishpoon

Museum of Fine Arts - Marly Room

How does creativity accommodate the changes that come as we age? For artists (painters, sculptors, musicians, poets, dancers), what are the benefits of growing old, when your body and mind begin to occupy alternate spaces? How does one adapt to these changes by adjusting methods and expectations? How does one's...

The Story of Art | Art Now: 1950–Today

Museum of Fine Arts - Marly Room

The Story of Art series focuses on the story of art history, one that is continually being retold as we discover new things and look afresh at the familiar. Join MFA curators on a journey to learn more about our collection, contextualized with other objects from around the world, as we...