Art of the Americas Wing - MFA Boston

This past winter I visited the new Art of the Americas wing at the Museum of Fine Arts here in Boston. It is a great new wing devoted to the Art of the Americas, from the Pre-Colombian era through the third quarter of the twentieth century. What most impressed me was not just the 63-foot-high ceilings in the glass-enclosed courtyard but the new interactive touch screen stations. These stations let visitors choose paintings to install in their own virtual gallery and zoom in closely to examine the works of art shown throughout the space. The museum also had a special interactive Tac Table made by the Cambridge-based company of the same name. This electronic table allows visitors to manipulate signature works of art from artists such as Edward Hopper, Georgia O’Keeffe and Charles Sheeler. With a single tap, you can add or subtract an element from a painting, change the background, and share your work with others standing around the table. As you see from my photo the kids and adults loved it! A great new museum addition. I can't wait to go back. Painting shown: Frank Stella, Hiraqla, 1968.