Museum of Fine Arts. 465 Huntington Ave., Boston. 267-9300.

March 11--Oct. 22. "Degrees of Abstraction: From Morris Louis to Mapplethorpe." The selection of objects and the installation of this exhibition will play "pure" abstraction against representation.

Through April 16. Ongoing. "Sweet Dreams: Bedcovers and Bed Clothes."

Through May. Ongoing. "Monet Installation."

Through May 7. Ongoing. "Emil Nolde: The Painter's Prints."

Through June 4. Ongoing. "Dennis Miller Bunker: American Impressionist."

Through June 25. Ongoing. "The Renaissance Print: France and Italy."

Through July 25, 1995. Ongoing. "The Taste for Luxury: English Furniture, Silver and Ceramics, 1690-1790."

Museum of Science. Science Park, Boston. 723-2500. Exhibits include "The Observatory," featuring infrared and ultrasonic sounds and images of unseen events, and "The Test Tube," an exhibit of some of the museum's work-in-progress for upcoming exhibits. Laser show "Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon," "The Police," "Lollapalaser," and "Dream On: The Music of Aerosmith." Omni Theater. Planetarium.

Nostalgia Factory. Through March 31. 336 Newbury St., Boston. 236-8754. "P.C.: Pre-Computer," an exhibition of vintage ads for office machines and computers, dating from the turn of the century through the 1970s.

Wheelock College. Towne Art Gallery, 180 The Riverway, Boston. 734-5200. "Streets are for Nobody," Melissa Shook's photographs and interviews of homeless women in Boston and other communities.

Movies

Brattle Theatre. 40 Brattle St., Harvard Square. 876-6837. "Mamma Roma" at 3:30, 5:40, 7:50 and 10 p.m. on Thurs., March 9. "Ladybird, Ladybird" at 4, 6, 8 and 10 p.m. from Fri., March 10 through Thurs., March 16, with Sat. and Sun. matinees at 2 p.m.

Sony Fresh Pond. Fresh Pond Plaza. 661-2900. On Thurs., March 9. "Just Cause" at 2:30, 4:45, 7:15 and 9:50 p.m. "Brady Bunch" at 1, 3:10, 5:45, 8;15 and 10:30 p.m. "Roommates" at 1:45, 4:15, 6:45 and 9:15 p.m. "The Hunted" at 2:15 and 6:30 p.m. "Walking Dead" at 4:30 and 9 p.m. "Man of the House" at 12:45, 3, 5:30, 7:45 and 10 p.m. "The Mangler" at 2:45, 5:15, 8 and 10:40 p.m. "Nobody's Fool" at 1:30, 3:45, 6 and 8:45 p.m. "Hideaway" at 1:15, 4, 7 and 9:30 p.m. "Forrest Gump" at 12:30, 3:20, 6:15 and 9:40 p.m.

Sony Harvard Square. 10 Church St., Cambridge. 864-4580. On Thurs., March 9. "Exotica" at 12:50, 3:10, 5:30, 7:50 and 10:15 p.m. and 12:10 a.m. "Miami Rhapsody" at 1:30, 3:40, 5:45, 8:15 and 10:30 p.m. "Once Were Warriors" at 12:40, 3, 5:20, 7:40 and 10:05 p.m. "Before Sunrise" at 12:30, 2:45, 5:05, 7:25 and 9:50 p.m. "Madness of King George" at 2, 4:40, 7:10 and 9:35 p.m. "The Crow" at midnight. "Rocky Horror Picture Show" at 12:20 a.m. on weekend nights.