Join Keep St. Pete Lit, a local organization that supports the literary community, for a book club connecting the visual and literary arts. Each month’s featured book will relate to the MFA’s collection or special exhibition.

August 8th: Treasure Palaces: Great Writers Visit Great Museums

In this exuberant celebration of the world’s museums, great and small, revered writers like Ann Patchett, Julian Barnes, Ali Smith, and more tell us about their favorite museums, including the Lower East Side Tenement Museum in New York, the Musée Rodin in Paris, and the Prado in Madrid. These essays, brought to life by each author’s unique perspective and deft insight, reveal the special hold that some museums have over us all.

Free with Admission, $10 on Thursdays after 5 pm