Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Showcasing ancient artistry and modern masterpieces, local legends and global visionaries, the MFA's renowned collection of nearly 500,000 works tells the story of the human experience.

MFA Distance Learning brings the Museum into classrooms with live, interactive videoconference and webinar programs. Through discussion and activities with an MFA educator, students connect works of art to classroom curriculum on topics from the ancient world to colonial Boston. Programs are taught directly from the museum galleries, giving students the opportunity to see original works of art and also dig deeper with additional digital content.

Programs by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

African American Art: Black Artists, African Roots – FREE

Looking at 20th- and 21st-century American art, students learn how three Boston-connected African American artists—Allan Rohan Crite, Loïs Mailou Jones, and Stephen Hamilton—traced their roots to Africa as a way to reclaim their ancestral legacies...

Art in Community and Place - FREE

Artists from around the world find inspiration in the communities where they live and work. Looking at international and Boston-based artists, students will explore artistic depictions of neighborhoods as well as public artworks with local...

Art of Ancient Egypt: Funerary Objects and the Afterlife - FREE

Dig into the beliefs, values, and everyday lives of ancient Egyptians by looking closely at artworks in the MFA’s galleries. Students will examine funerary objects from a Middle Kingdom tomb to learn how ancient beliefs about the afterlife are...

Art of Ancient Greece and Rome: Gods and Goddesses – Free Webinar

Visit the MFA’s Gods and Goddesses gallery to explore the heroes and deities depicted in ancient Greek and Roman artworks. By looking at large-scale sculptures and small intimate objects, students see how ancient artworks convey the personalities...

Art of Ancient Greece: Greek Daily Life - FREE

Examine ancient works of art depicting activities of work and play to see what these objects reveal about daily life in ancient Greece. Students look closely and make inferences about the everyday activities these artworks portray, many of which...

Art of the American Revolution: Identity and Power in Colonial Boston - FREE

Delving into the art of colonial Boston, students look at objects made during this pivotal time in American history and learn how these historic artworks tell multiple stories about race, identity, and power during the time of the American...

Art of the Ancient Maya – Free Webinar

Visit the MFA’s Ancient Americas gallery to explore ancient Maya artworks. Like the monuments and murals in ancient Maya cities, students will see how artist-scribes used painted ceramics as a powerful form of art and communication that recorded...

Black America Made Visible: Art of John Wilson – Free Webinar

Join a museum curator and a museum educator to engage with the work of Boston artist John Wilson. Looking at artworks across different media and spanning decades, students will see how Wilson’s work captured both the dignity and humanity of Black...

Exploring Impressionism: Art of Claude Monet – Free Webinar

Immerse your students in paintings by Impressionist artist Claude Monet. Students learn to identify elements of Impressionism, such as the depiction of everyday life and the study of changing light and weather. Through a guided activity, students...

Type of Organization

Arts/Cultural/Museum

Contact

Lauren Yockel distancelearning@mfa.org
Avenue of the Arts
Boston Massachusetts 02115
617-369-3590
United States

https://www.mfa.org/programs/school-programs/distance-learning

Primary Disciplines

The programs of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston cover:

Art
Culture
Fine Arts
History & Social Studies