Power of the People: Art and Democracy at MFA Boston
| Venue: | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) |
| Dates: | Saturday, October 26, 2024 - Sunday, February 16, 2025 |
| Hours: | Hours Vary see below |
| Ages: | Kids, Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | $$ see below |
| Category: | Exhibits |
Power of the People: Art and Democracy at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Invites Visitors to Reflect on Democracy Through the AgesThroughout history, artists and makers have expressed ideas about democracy and asked citizens to contemplate its promise, participate in its practice, and call for improvements.
Organized against the backdrop of the 2024 U.S.
presidential election, Power of the People: Art and Democracy at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), presents diverse perspectives on democracy through 175 works of art that include ceramics, coins, inscriptions, paintings, sculpture, prints, photographs, posters, and fashion.
The objects range in time from democracy’s origins in Greece to today—from a marble portrait of Socrates, who famously criticized the political system, to a multimedia work by Cambridge-based contemporary artist Tomashi Jackson that explores the history of voter disenfranchisement and suppression in Black communities.
Power of the People is drawn almost entirely from the MFA’s collection, including celebrated works that have been re-contextualized for the exhibition alongside objects on view for the first time.
Voter Registration & Early Voting Opportunities
Leading up to the exhibition’s opening, the MFA is hosting voter registration in partnership with SPARK Boston, offered during the Museum’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day Open House (October 14), and MFA Late Nites (October 25).
On October 26—the opening day of the exhibition—and October 27, the MFA’s Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art will serve as an early voting location from 7 am to 8 pm.
Power of the People: Art and Democracy is on view through February 16, 2025 in the Charlotte F.
and Irving W.
Rabb Gallery and Henry and Lois Foster Gallery.
| HOURS | ↑ top |
Open six days a week, the MFA’s hours are Saturday through Monday, 10 am–5 pm; Wednesday, 10 am–5 pm; and Thursday–Friday, 10 am–10 pm.
| COST | ↑ top |
MembersFree | Adults$27.00 | Youths 7–17$10.00 | Youths 0–6Free
| WEBSITE | ↑ top |
www.mfa.org/press-release/power-of-the-people-art-and-democracy
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465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA map
Phone: (617) 267-9300
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