MFA Boston receives $2.5 million grant from Lilly Endowment to establish curatorial position for Islamic art
The Islamic collection began at the MFA the year the Museum opened its doors in 1876. Omar David Sandoval Sida.
BOSTON, MASS
.-The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, has received a grant of $2.5 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its Religion and Cultural Institutions Initiative, which will support an endowment for a new curatorial position dedicated to Islamic art. Working in collaboration with Islamic communities in the Greater Boston area and beyond, the inaugural Assistant Curator of Islamic Art will draw on the Museums collectionamong the most important holdings of Islamic art in the country and the worldto create exhibitions, publications and public programs. The MFA is one of 18 organizations from across the U.S. receiving grants through the initiative.