On Sale Now: “Turner’s Modern World”

J. M. W. Turner, Slave Ship (Slavers Throwing Overboard the Dead and Dying, Typhoon Coming On) (detail), 1840. Oil on canvas. Henry Lillie Pierce Fund.
A Radical Artist Confronts Changing Times

Reserve Your Tickets for the Must-See Exhibition

“Turner’s Modern World” is an exhibition that you won’t want to miss.

J. M. W. Turner is a favorite among MFA members and visitors—his striking painting Slave Ship is a mainstay of our European galleries. Opening on March 27, this provocative, daring exhibition unites the artist’s most celebrated masterpiece with more than 100 other works, providing a unique opportunity to see it in a new context.