The museum plans to focus not only on black artists and their contributions to American culture, but on how the African American experience may have been glossed over.
MFA announces reopening plans, changes amid current climate
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DOUG: IF YOU’VE EVER BEEN TO THEMUSEUM OF FINE ARTS IN BOSTON,YOU’VE PROBABLY SEEN THISMASSIVE MURAL OF GEORGEWASHINGTON, BUT HAVE YOU EVEREALLY LOOKED AT IT?I MEAN EXAMINED EVERYONEDEPICTED IN IT?WELL UP UNTIL NOW, THE MUSEUMITSELF MAY HAVE BEEN GUILTY OFNOT SHARING THE ENTIRE STORY ASIN THE BIG PICTURE OF OUR OWNHISTORY.AS A RESULT, FOLKS HERE BEEN-- HERE HAVE BEEN ASKINGTHEMSELVES A LOT OF QUESTIONSLATELY.