The Cone Collection

Visit some of your old favorites with works by Matisse, Picasso, P~~sarro, Courbet, and a self-portrait by Degas-back on view at the BMA for the first time in several years. Discover new works by Matisse on view alongside those of his contemporaries in this new installation showing this great artist’s importance in the 20th century. See the incredible 3D technology, featured in last year’s special exhibition Matisse: Painter as Sculptor, a groundbreaking study of Matisse’s creative process and the culmination of the first technical study of Matisse’s sculpture by BMA experts. By combining art historical research with 3D laser scanning, x-ray fluorescence spectrometry, and other methods, they uncovered how Matisse created works in series. Don’t miss this groundbreaking view of Matisse’s sculpture now on view in this exciting multimedia display.