ART OF THE AMERICAS WING
The Museum of Fine Arts unveils its massive new wing dedicated to the arts of North, South, and Central America. Museum of Fine Arts. 617-267-9300, www.mfa.org
SHEILA HICKS: 50 YEARS
A career survey of this inventive textile artist who blurs the lines between sculpture, weaving, painting, and design. Through Feb. 27. Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover. 978-749-4000, www.andover.edu/museums/addison
TREASURES FROM MOSCOW: ICONS FROM THE ANDREY RUBLEV MUSEUM
A show of rare, fragile, and large-scale icons from one of the world’s most famous collections of Russian icons. Through July 25. The Museum of Russian Icons, Clinton. 978-598-5000, www.museumofrussianicons.org
THE EMPEROR’S PRIVATE PARADISE: TREASURES FROM THE FORBIDDEN CITY
The contents of an 18th-century emperor’s private quarters deep within the Forbidden City in Beijing, revealed to the public for the first time. Through Jan. 9. Peabody Essex Museum, Salem. 978-745-9500, www.pem.org
