Boston: Temporary Museum Exhibitions Worth Visiting This Spring

The second half of Boston’s arts season is well under way and there are lots of newly opened exhibits  at Boston’s many fine museums this spring. Here’s a guide to  some of the best of what to see now.

Still life paintings of the 18th century  typically showcase brilliant colors and a range of textures.  The exhibit, Luis Meléndez: Master of the Spanish Still Life opened February 2 and is currently on view at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston (465 Huntington Ave., Boston, 617-267-9300)(Map) through May 9, 2010.

Bring your little monkeys to see the “Curious George : Let’s Get Curious” exhibit at the Boston Children’s Museum (300 Congress St., Boston, 617-426-6500)(Map) where kids can learn all about math, science and engineering through hands-on exhibits that feature George and the “Man with the Yellow Hat” now through June 6, 2010.

At the exquisite  Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (280 The Fenway, Boston, 617-566-1401)(Map) Modeling Devotion: Terracotta Sculpture of the Italian Renaissance showcases 15 fine clay works of this genre from the museum , now through May 23, 2010.

And fans of modern art really must see Roni Horn aka Roni Horn at the Institute of Contemporary Art (100 Northern Ave., Boston, 617-478-3100)(Map) now through June, 13, 2010, (PlanetEye Review).

Image Credit: Still Life with Watermelons and Apples in a Landscape, 1771, Museo del Prado, Madrid. Used with permission of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.