"El Greco to Velázquez" and "Antonio López García" at the Museum of Fine Arts

by Heather Bouzan, 04-07-2008

SUNDAY, APRIL 13 - SUNDAY, JULY 27
It's "Spanish Spring" at the Museum of Fine Arts (465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, 617.267.9300), and we're excited for the chance to revisit our high-school foreign-language roots. The season is headlined by two major exhibitions: "El Greco to Velázquez: Art During the Reign of Philip III," which opens April 20, and "Antonio López García," which opens April 13. The former explores the work of the two artists and some of their lesser-known contemporaries during the little-studied period. The latter, contemporary artist López García's first retrospective at an American museum, features more than 55 paintings, drawings, and sculptures that span the artist's career, from1955 to the present. Admission to "El Greco to Velázquez" is by reserved dated-and-timed ticket ($23 for adults), which includes general admission to the museum and a return visit within 10 days; get them at www.mfa.org or 800.440.6975. Entry to "Antonio López García" is included with general museum admission ($17 for adults). The MFA is also offering courses, lectures, dramatic readings, and musical presentations with a Spanish flair - plus tapas at Galleria and Spanish wines at Bravo - to augment the art. Get info at www.mfa.org.