MFA Press Room

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MFA PRESS releases:
MAY 11, 2023: THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, ST. PETERSBURG ANNOUNCES NEW EXHIBITION “tOM jONES: hERE WE STAND”
APRIL 14, 2023: THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, ST. PETERSBURG ANNOUNCES NEW ACQUISITION AT EXPO CHICAGO AS A 2023 NORTHERN TRUST PURCHASE PRIZE RECIPIENT
March 17, 2023: Anne-Marie Russell named Executive Director and CEO, Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg
February 7, 2023: The Museum Of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Announces Winter-Spring Programming Season Lineup
January 23, 2023: The Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, presents Maira Kalman In Conversation with Bob Morris on February 9
December 19, 2022: The Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, named as one of three recipients of the EXPO CHICAGO Northern Trust Purchase Prize
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022: THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, ST. PETERSBURG ANNOUNCES NEW EXHIBITION “BORROW AND STEAL: APPROPRIATION FROM THE COLLECTION”
AUGUST 29, 2022: THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, ST. PETERSBURG ANNOUNCES ANNE-MARIE RUSSELL AS INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
AUGUST 17, 2022: THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, ST. PETERSBURG ANNOUNCES NEW EXHIBITION “TRUE NATURE: RODIN AND THE AGE OF IMPRESSIONISM”
AUGUST 11, 2022: THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, ST. PETERSBURG ANNOUNCES “MULTIPLE: PRINCE TWINS SEVEN-SEVEN” EXHIBITION
August 5, 2022: THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, ST. PETERSBURG ANNOUNCES “IN DIALOGUE: UNEXPECTED VISUAL CONVERSATIONS,” FEATURING A SELECTION OF AMERICAN ART FROM JOSLYN ART MUSEUM IN OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THROUGH THE ART BRIDGES COLLECTION LOAN PARTNERSHIP
August 4, 2022: KRISTEN A. SHEPHERD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO OF THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, ST. PETERSBURG, STEPS DOWN
June 8, 2022: MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, ST. PETERSBURG ANNOUNCES NEW 2022-23 TRUSTEES
April 19, 2022: MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, ST. PETERSBURG IS PROUD TO PRESENT THE DEBUT SOLO MUSEUM EXHIBITION “GIO SWABY: FRESH UP” OPENING ON MAY 28
February 23, 2022: MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS ST. PETERSBURG PRESENTS “DEFINING LINES: THE PRINTS AND DRAWINGS OF MAXIME LALANNE” OPENING ON FEBRUARY 26
February 7, 2022: UPCOMING MFA DEBUT EXHIBITION “GIO SWABY: FRESH UP” CATALOGUE ANNOUNCED BY RIZZOLI TO BE RELEASED IN ADVANCE OF THE MAY 28 EXHIBITION OPENING
FEBRUARY 4, 2022: mfa ceo kristen a. shepherd elected TO BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF INTERNATIONAL ART MUSEUM LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATION AAMD
January 27, 2022: MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, ST PETERSBURG PRESENTS BERNINI AND THE ROMAN BAROQUE: MASTERPIECES FROM PALAZZO CHIGI IN ARICCIA
DECEMBER 29, 2021: MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, ST. PETERSBURG ONE OF FIVE ORGANIZATIONS HOSTING MUSEUMS FOR IMMUNITY
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021: MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, ST. PETERSBURG WELCOMES TRACY MAETER TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021: MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, ST. PETERSBURG PRESENTS PIECED & PATTERNED: AMERICAN QUILTS, c. 1800-1930
AUGUST 2, 2021: MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, ST. PETERSBURG WELCOMES DR. JANE L. ASPINWALL AS CURATOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
JUNE 28, 2021: MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, ST. PETERSBURG ANNOUNCES NEW 2021-22 TRUSTEES
june 24, 2021: MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, ST. PETERSBURG LAUNCHES “PICTURE OF HEALTH” WELLNESS INITIATIVE
may 17, 2021: THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, ST. PETERSBURG KICKS OFF THE “SKYWAY 20/21: A CONTEMPORARY COLLABORATION” EXHIBITION TAKING PLACE ACROSS FOUR TAMPA BAY MUSEUMS
MArch 29, 2021: MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, ST. PETERSBURG PARTNERS WITH PRINCETON UNIVERSITY TO PRESENT RESTORED ANTIOCH MOSAICS AND NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN ARTIFACTS FROM HISTORIC EXCAVATION
february 11, 2021: MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, ST. PETERSBURG PRESENTS OUTSTANDING WORKS OF AMERICAN ART FROM ART BRIDGES COLLECTION
february 2, 2021: RAYMOND JAMES VP JULIA RICHARDSON JOINS MFA 2020-21 BOARD OF TRUSTEES
DECEMBER 17, 2020: COLOR RIOT! HOW COLOR CHANGED NAVAJO TEXTILES
OCTOBER 19, 2020 MFA, ST. PETERSBURG DRAMATICALLY TRANSFORMS ORIGINAL 1965 GALLERIES WITH MAJOR RENOVATION
August 3, 2020 DERRICK ADAMS: BUOYANT
july 3, 2020: MFA ST. PETERSBURG ANNOUNCES 2020-21 NEW BOARD OF TRUSTEES
JANUARY 14, 2020 ART OF THE STAGE: PICASSO TO HOCKNEY
October 21, 2019 ‘THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE ANT’ AND OTHER STORIES, AS TOLD BY JENNIFER ANGUS RELEASE
august 1, 2020: MFA ST. PETERSBURG ANNOUNCES NEW 2019-20 BOARD OF TRUSTEES
July 18, 2019 HEAD OF DIONYSUS RELEASE
June 22, 2019 ABOVE THE FOLD: NEW EXPRESSIONS IN ORIGAMI RELEASE
march 29, 2019 CANTOS RELEASE
MARCH 5, 2019 FEAST FOR THE EYES RELEASE
jANUARY 7, 2019 GLOW RELEASE
november 27, 2018 JEWELS OF THE IMAGINATION: RADIANT MASTERWORKS RELEASE
JULY 31, 2018 This is not a selfie release
FEBRUARY 15, 2018 NEW CURATORS RELEASE
FEBRUARY 7, 2018 2018 EXHIBITIONS RELEASE
FEBRUARY 5, 2018 NEW ACCESSIONS RELEASE
JANUARY 8, 2018 PICK-A-PIC RELEASE
DECEMBER 6, 2017 DOUG CHIANG RELEASE
June 15, 2017 Skyway Release Update on Exhibition
May 17, 2017 Marly Music Program Release May 2016
May 10, 2017/Revised July 7, 2017 Simmer and Sift Press Release REV July 7
May 8, 2017 Skyway Release
May 5, 2017 Beer Project 2017
May 4, 2017 Press Release Star Wars and the Power of Costume
April 11, 2017 Literary Carousel MFA_press release
February 27, 2017 Art in Bloom 2017
February 16, 2017 Museum of fine arts, st. Petersburg returns popular works to lender’s estate
JANUARY 6, 2017 GREG SMITH: BREAKDOWN LANE
JANUARY 6, 2017 THE OPEN ROAD: PHOTOGRAPHY AND THE AMERICAN ROAD TRIP
December 8, 2016 skyway-release-december-8
November 1, 2016 kristen-shepherd-release-nov2016
october 20, 2016 smartly-dressed-november-2016
September 23, 2016 our-america-press-release-en-espanol
September 22, 2016 our america release 2016
July 8, 2016 Folk Art & Cinema Release July 2016
May 24, 2016 marly music Program Release May 2016
may 10, 2016 shana moulton exhibition
April 21, 2016 Harold Edgerton eXhibition
April 7, 2016 Vanessa Diaz Exhibition
March 15, 2016 Art in Bloom 2016
March 2, 2016 KENT LYDECKER RETIREMENT
JANUARY 29, 2016 EXHIBITION OF WORKS BY ACCLAIMED CONTEMPORARY ARTIST CHRISTIAN MARCLAY
January 20, 2016 THE ART OF THE CLASSICAL GUITAR EXHIBITION
JANUARY 15, 2016 CONTEMPLATING CHARACTER: EXHIBITION OF PORTRAITS BY LEADING ARTISTS ACROSS FOUR CENTURIES
May 26, 2015 FOOD + ART COOKBOOK IN CELEBRATION OF THE MFA’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY