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Earlier this year, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston invited the public to choose works for a special Impressionist exhibition. Over 24 days, fans chose from a selection of fifty works from the MFA’s Impressionist collection, casting their votes through the museum’s website or Facebook page. After receiving 41,497 submissions, the MFA has opened “Boston Loves Impressionism,” its first crowdsourced exhibition.

Participants expressed particular adoration for Vincent van Gogh’s “Houses at Auvers,” Claude Monet’s “Water Lilies,” and Edgar Degas’ “Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer.” In addition to the 30 works from the MFA’s collection, the exhibit includes five loans from local collectors.

Malcolm Rogers, Ann and Graham Gund Director of the MFA, said, “While the museum’s popular European Impressionism Gallery is closed for renovation, we thought it would be exciting to let the public choose which of their favorite works would remain on view. This is the first time we’ve ever presented an exhibition selected by the public.”

“Boston Loves Impressionism” will remain on view in the MFA’s Lois and Michael Torf Gallery through May 26, 2014.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) is asking the public to choose their favorite Impressionist works for a special exhibition, ‘Boston Loves Impressionism’. From January 6 through January 29, participants can vote for their favorite paintings on the MFA’s website or on Facebook. Voters will choose from a selection of 50 works from the MFA’s collection of Impressionist art, which includes masterpieces by Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Edgar Degas. The top 30 paintings will be featured in the exhibition, which opens February 14.  

Malcolm Rogers, Ann and Graham Gund Director at the MFA, said, “While the Museum’s popular European Impressionism Gallery is closed for renovation, we thought it would be exciting to let the public choose which of their favorite works would remain on view. This is the first time we’ve ever presented an exhibition selected by the public. Boston has long loved Impressionism, and voters have the opportunity to write the next chapter in the story of Boston’s passion for the artistic movement that has played such an important role in the MFA’s history.”

‘Boston Loves Impressionism’ will remain on view at the MFA through May 26, 2014.