Pi Art

See it in the museum.Make it at home.

Art lessons in the galleries of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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Georges de La Tour · Magdalene with the Smoking FlameLight, Shadow & Story: Rembrandt's AmsterdamJoan Miró · Dutch InteriorUnbound — Miró and the Book as a Work of ArtRembrandt · Self-Portrait (detail)The Abstract Space: The Minimalist(?) Sculpture Created by Martin PuryearAncient Andes · Gold maskGold, Thread & Geometry: Design Elements of the Ancient AndesAncient Andes · TunicGold, Thread & Geometry: Design Elements of the Ancient AndesJoan Mitchell · BegoniaAutumn Light, & PoetryHatshepsut · Maverick KingsMummies & Maverick Kings: Egypt's Golden Age (Halloween Special)Piero della Francesca · Portrait of a BoyThe Alternative Shapes: Giorgio Morandi & Georges Braque

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Storytelling8 lessonsComposition7 lessonsPortraits & Identity7 lessonsAbstraction6 lessonsLight & Shadow6 lessonsNature & Landscape6 lessonsTexture & Material6 lessonsAncient & Global Cultures5 lessons

Programs

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Current term Fall 2026Museum Class at the MFA Boston · 12 lessons
  1. Unbound — Miró and the Book as a Work of Art
  2. Faces of Faith: Storytelling in Italian Renaissance Painting
  3. Light, Shadow & Story: Rembrandt's Amsterdam
  4. Four Trees: One Object, Four Choices
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Spring 2026Museum Class at the MFA Boston · 6 lessons
  1. Stories in Stone(Arts of the Acient America)
  2. Gold, Thread & Geometry: Design Elements of the Ancient Andes
  3. The 1862 Time Traveler: From Manet to AI
  4. In Motion: Calder & Design
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Fall 2025Museum Class at the MFA Boston · 5 lessons
  1. The Alternative Shapes: Giorgio Morandi & Georges Braque
  2. The Delicacy of Shapes: Rachel Ruysch’s Still Life of Art and Science
  3. The Abstract Space: The Minimalist(?) Sculpture Created by Martin Puryear
  4. The Graphic Jam: Inside the Library of Pattens
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Voice of ArtA two-lesson series · 2 lessons
  1. Voice of Art 1: Beyond What We See
  2. Voice of Art 2: Making Ideas Visible
Light DetectivesA special lesson for ages 9–10 · 1 lesson
  1. Light Detectives — Rembrandt's Shadow Magic