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Cramer Quartet. The Museum of Fine Arts hosted an “Art in Tune” virtual event Tuesday, during which musicians performed original or classical works inspired by exhibitions at the museum. THALIA LAUZON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

MFA virtual event inspired by art, celebrates diversity

Molly Farrar January 29, 2021
The Museum of Fine Arts held it's fourth "Art in Tune" event on Tuesday — the first-ever virtual model of the annual performance. Artists performed selected or composed pieces inspired by MFA artwork exhibits, with some focusing on diversity and empowerment.
Sonya Clark’s 2013 piece, “The Hair Craft Project: Hairstyles on Canvas,” on display starting Sept. 13 as part of the Museum of Fine Arts’ seven-gallery exhibition, “Women Take the Floor.” COURTESY OF THE MUSEUM OF FINE ART

MFA brings art, stories of female artists to life in all-female exhibition

Karla Leon September 12, 2019
August marked the 99th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote in the U.S., and the MFA has been working to pay homage to underrepresented women who changed art in an effort to include more “diversity, inclusion, and gender equity” in their exhibits, according to the museum’s website.  
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