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|location=Boston, Massachusetts, United States
|location=Boston, Massachusetts, United States
|description_of_content=The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston invited visitors to wear and be photographed wearing a replica of the kimono in Claude Monet’s painting “La Japonaise" on Wednesday evenings from June 24, 2015, to July 29, 2015. A "Spotlight" talk, originally titled "Claude Monet: Flirting With the Exotic," was to accompany the interactive exhibit.
|description_of_content=The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston invited visitors to wear and be photographed wearing a replica of the kimono in Claude Monet’s painting “La Japonaise" on Wednesday evenings from June 24, 2015, to July 29, 2015. A "Spotlight" talk, originally titled "Claude Monet: Flirting With the Exotic," was to accompany the interactive exhibit.
|description_of_incident=Protestors, some affiliated with Decolonize Our Museums (formerly Stand Against Yellow Face), accused the museum of racism and cultural appropriation via social media and live protests.
|description_of_incident=Protesters, some affiliated with Decolonize Our Museums (formerly Stand Against Yellow Face), accused the museum of racism and cultural appropriation via social media and live protests.
|description_of_result=The museum cancelled "Kimono Wednesdays." Visitors were only allowed to touch the kimonos. The museum also changed the title of the accompanying talk to "Claude Monet: 'La Japonaise.'"
|description_of_result=The museum cancelled "Kimono Wednesdays." Visitors were only allowed to touch the kimonos. The museum also changed the title of the accompanying talk to "Claude Monet: 'La Japonaise.'"


Around one dozen counter-protestors (supporting the interactive exhibit) engaged around two dozen protestors in the gallery.
Around one dozen counter-protesters (supporting the interactive exhibit) engaged around two dozen protesters in the gallery.


As of December 2015, The group "Decolonize Our Museums" states on its website, "Currently, we are in dialogue with new MFA director Matthew Teitelbaum to plan an event on cultural appropriation and exchange."
As of December 2015, The group "Decolonize Our Museums" states on its website, "Currently, we are in dialogue with new MFA director Matthew Teitelbaum to plan an event on cultural appropriation and exchange."