“Hopie in the Garden” : Hilary Pecis 2021
Just as our gardens begin to wake-up Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts celebrates all things springy. “Framing Nature” is a colorful new exhibit as soul-satisfying as the daffodils dancing along Boston’s Marathon route.
Seeded with inspiration, there’s nothing conventional about this installation. The MFA’s garden-galleries bloom with Eden-scapes, ‘fashion plates’, quirky benches and all kinds of fancifully bejeweled flora and fauna.
Alexis Bitar: brooch
“Framing Nature” is a riotous collection of garden-ology. Simultaneously sacred, and secular, this exhibit begins as a multi-sensorial stroll through imaginative gates that flirt with all your senses. (*Bonus points, these petals are pollen-free!)
The journey begins with a majestic tapestry inviting guests to explore allegorical landmarks of life’s four seasons. As your eyes wander the ancient wall-sized wonder, if you listen closely you’ll hear a recording of footsteps shuffling along the garden path at the Place of Versailles.
Tapestry of life in a garden
Not to be missed in this commune with Nature is the China Service Empress Joséphine used when Napoleon was in the mood for ice cream. Botanical prints, Japanese Scrolls, paintings of all verdant passions line gallery walls surrounding Designer dresses fit for a spring-fling. And, a series of ultra-creative bench-marks landmark the timelessness of every garden’s life lessons.
The Bonaparte way to celebrate botanicals and a passion for ice cream
Garden Party Style: by Christian Dior and Yves Saint Laurent
When sown together, shovels and rakes make a comfy place to rest at “Framing Nature”
Soulful, sumptuous and silly “Framing Nature” will seed your imagination. Plan a visit now -June 28th, 2026.
This exhibit is so bloom-tastic you may want to see it twice. May1-3 the MFA welcomes all to experience a fusion of passions with the 50th anniversary celebration of “Art in Bloom”. This love-affair coupling nature and 45 masterpieces is a rite of Spring enjoyed by gardeners of all ages. Ya just gotta see it!
A Boston tradition ~ Art in Bloom ~ May 1-3!
For tickets info visit MFA.org
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