Freedom Baird M'16’s installation Floreal provides a calm transition into the museum. Our eyes and minds adjust from the busy streets outside to the quiet galleries inside. Part distraction, part subversion, the artwork creates an escapist miniature topography on the surface of the welcome desk.

GENERATIONS honors artists deeply engaged in Boston’s creative ecosystem: L'Merchie Frazier, Daniela Rivera, and Wen-ti Tsen. Each artist, through their distinct artistic practices in sculpture, painting, textile, and public art, explores themes of community memory, identity, and cultural narratives. They are the inaugural recipients of the Wagner Arts Fellowship, founded by Wagner Foundation in partnership with United States Artists. This fellowship recognizes established Greater Boston artists whose transformative work inspires social change locally and beyond. The fellowship annually awards three artists at a pivotal moment in their artistic trajectory with unrestricted grants of $75,000 each.

Aáni yéi xat duwasáakw (I am called Land) is an exhibition by acclaimed Alaska-based Tlingít and Unangax̂ artist Nicholas Galanin. Featuring a new kinetic sculpture and video installation, the presentation invites viewers to reflect on the interconnectedness of land, culture, and humanity.