Published November 19, 2010

This weekend, the public finally gets to see for itself what the fuss is about at the Museum of Fine Arts — free admission Saturday! — and no doubt the Paul Reveres and the George Washingtons will be a big draw.

But the Art of the Americas tells a broader story, of course. “It didn’t just start with the coming of the pilgrims in the 17th Century,” said Dorie Reents-Budet, curator of the Art of the Ancient Americas gallery.

“In fact, the art of the americas started literally tens of thousands of years ago as human beings moved into the western hemisphere and developed these complex societies.”

WBUR’s Andrea Shea and Jesse Costa spoke with Reents-Budet and critics about one of the most anticipated galleries of the MFA’s expansion.

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