Collection and Exhibits
Some highlights of the MFA's collection include:
- Egyptian artifacts including sculptures, sarcophagi, and jewelry.
- French impressionist and post-impressionist works including Paul Gauguin's Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?, as well as works by Manet, Renoir, Degas, Monet, Van Gogh, Cézanne and many others.
- 18th and 19th century American art, including many works by John Singleton Copley, Winslow Homer and John Singer Sargent.
- Extensive collection of Chinese painting, calligraphy and imperial Chinese art, including some of the most treasured paintings in Chinese history.
- The largest museum collection of Japanese works under one roof in the world outside of Japan, including the Edward S. Morse collection of 5,000 pieces of Japanese pottery.
- The Gund Gallery which hosts temporary exhibits while a Japanese garden is constructed outside the museum itself.
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