Best contemporary show: “Art in the Age of the Internet, 1989 to Today” at the Institute of Contemporary Art
Best modern show: “Inventur — Art in Germany 1943-55” at Harvard Art Museums
Best thematic/historical show: “Empresses of China’s Forbidden City” at the Peabody Essex Museum
Best installation art: “Cecilia Vicuña: Disappeared Quipu” at the Museum of Fine Arts
Best interactive shows: “William Forsythe: Choreographic Objects” at the ICA; “Fog x FLO: Fujiko Nakaya on the Emerald Necklace,” the Emerald Necklace Conservancy
Best Old Master show: “Fra Angelico: Heaven on Earth” at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Best painting show: “Women Artists in Paris, 1850-1900” at the Clark Art Institute
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Best print show: “Christiane Baumgartner: Another Country” at the Davis Museum at Wellesley College
Best video show: “Before Projection: Video Sculpture 1974-1995” at the MIT List Visual Arts Center
Best family-friendly show: “Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic” at the MFA
Cate McQuaid can be reached at catemcquaid@gmail.com. Follow her on Twitter @cmcq.