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Things to do this week in Boston: April 7-13

Sophie Shatzky April 7, 2025

Van Gogh Roulin Family Portraits at the Museum of Fine Arts Monday April 7-13, hours vary; Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Ave., Boston Attend the MFA’s recently debuted “Van Gogh: Roulin...

Banners for the Museum of Fine Arts’ Van Gogh exhibition on display outside the museum. The exhibition focuses on Van Gogh’s time in Arles, France, where he formed a friendship with the local postman, Joseph Roulin, and his family. ANGELICA VIVAS/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

First Van Gogh exhibition at MFA in 25 years offers fresh perspective on artist, friendship

Sophia Bartlett April 2, 2025
“Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits” exhibition, which opened at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston March 30, is the first exhibition dedicated to Van Gogh at the MFA in 25 years. 
Danny Bryck (left) and Minou Pourshariati (right) in a performance of “The Fig Tree, and The Phoenix, and The Desire to Be Reborn.” The show, which was written by Boston University master’s student Isabelle Fereshteh Sanatdar Stevens, will run at the Boston Playwrights’ Theatre from Feb. 20 to March 9. COURTESY OF BENJAMIN ROSE PHOTOGRAPHY

‘The Fig Tree, and The Phoenix, and The Desire to be Reborn’ reimagines what has been into what could be

Ellen Dong February 26, 2025
A story of history and mythology meets 1980’s Iran in Boston University playwright Isabelle Fereshteh Sanatdar Stevens’ latest play “The Fig Tree, and The Phoenix, and The Desire to be Reborn,” which is showing at the Boston Playwrights’ Theatre.
The “Death as a Constant Companion” exhibit in the Museum of Fine Arts. The exhibit was curated by five high school students in collaboration with the MFA’s Center for Netherlandish  Art. PHOTO BY ELAINA FUZI

“Death as a Constant Companion” allows Boston teens to curate MFA exhibit

Jenni Todd February 5, 2025

In the center of the wall of a new exhibit in the Museum of Fine Arts, the curators’ text reads:  “Whether it’s watching a true crime Netflix documentary, thinking of a passed family dog or squashing...

Brooklyn-Based artist Lisa Corinne Davis speaks to attendees of this week’s College of Fine Arts Tuesday Night Lecture series. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Tuesday Night Lecture Series: Exploring Lisa Corinne Davis’ art

Nicholas Nebiolo February 1, 2024
On Tuesday, The Boston University College of Fine Arts invited Lisa Corinne Davis to present her artwork on on the optics of racial, social and psychological identifiers at their Tuesday Night Lecture Series.
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Boston’s SubDrift chapter hosts art showcase at the MFA to celebrate Diwali

James Buckser October 31, 2022
Subcontinental Drift, a growing national arts movement uplifting South Asian communities, welcomed visitors from all over the Boston Area to their Diwali showcase at the Museum of Fine Arts for an evening of art, performances and cultural celebration on Oct. 27.
Eva Lewis art showcase profile

BU grad student ‘tackles’ women objectification with South Boston art exhibition

Jasmine Grant April 22, 2022
Eva Lewis' exhibition called “Disparate,” will be at the LaiSun Keane gallery until May 1.
MFA Persian new year

‘Nowruz’ – Museum of Fine Arts hosts event celebrating Persian New Year

Lindsay Shachnow March 24, 2022
Nowruz is a Persian term that signals the start of spring and the Persian New Year.
Museum of Fine Arts workers on strike outside the MFA Wednesday morning. Over 96% of MFA Union members voted to strike after months of negotiations concerning wages and workplace rights. ANH NGUYEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Museum of Fine Arts union strikes for labor rights, pay increases

Bella Ramirez November 18, 2021
MFA Union members and supporters held a one-day strike outside the MFA Wednesday.
Panthera Tigris exhibit

REVIEW: “Panthera tigris” mixed-media show wows at Booth Theatre

Yiran Yu September 9, 2021
The artist, a School of Theatre masters student, focuses on tiger conservation and wildlife preservation.
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Boston Design Week returns virtually after last-minute cancellation last year

Jesús Marrero Suárez April 16, 2021
The 12-day festival celebrating the role of design in everyday life will return April 28.
Lunar New Year celebration Feb. 2, 2020. Lunar New Year 2021 began Friday, with celebrations across Boston taking place virtually. HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DFP FILE

Virtual celebrations usher in the Year of the Ox

Taylor Brokesh February 17, 2021
Chinatown was unusually quiet this Lunar New Year, as the typical festivals and parade were replaced by virtual, pandemic-friendly alternatives.
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