The bus departs at 10:00 am for a trip to the MFA to see the exhibit: The Obama Portraits. The acclaimed portraits of President Barack Obama and Mrs. Michelle Obama come to the MFA on the final stop of their national tour. Kehinde Wiley’s portrait of President Barack Obama and Amy Sherald’s portrait of former First Lady Michelle Obama have become iconic since the moment they were unveiled in 2018. A striking departure from earlier presidential portraits and images of first ladies, the two paintings have inspired unprecedented responses from the public.Wiley and Sherald are the first African Americans commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery to create official portraits of a president and first lady. Their distinctive artistic visions are rooted in the tradition of American portraiture but committed to making space for people of color. Through their portraits, which are at once extraordinary and approachable, audiences can see themselves in President Obama and the former First Lady. Approximate return: 2:00 pm. Fee: $47 for transportation and admission. Lunch is on your own at the museum café. Click ‘Register’ to sign up for this event on the Events Calendar online. You can also request a paper Trip Sign Up form at the Front Desk and submit it to Front Desk staff.
