Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg
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Immerse yourself in the complex, turbulent world of Ali Banisadr’s art through the lens of contemporary fiction. The Stationary Shop by Marjan Kamali, is a poignant novel of love, loss, and fate set against the backdrop of 1950s Tehran, following a young couple whose lives are forever changed by political upheaval.
Kick off your summer at our FREE pop-up studio in the Mary Alice McClendon Conservatory and create an artistic bookmark to take home. Whether you’re using it for children’s books or novels, our bookmark making is for all ages. We’ll bring the materials, stickers and more. You bring the fun!
Join the MFA as we explore culture, history, math, and the science of art alongside our newest exhibition, Ali Banisadr: The Alchemist. Learn about synesthesia and how it influenced Banisadr’s experience and art. Then, create your own piece of art to take home.
Join Noah Cox, Assistant Curator, for an engaging conversation about the significance and evolution of abstract art, from the early days of Modernism to the present.
Known for her richly layered works on paper, Sarah Ann Weber creates lush, immersive environments that blur the boundaries between landscape, memory, and inner life. In this conversation, Weber and gallerist Stefano Di Paola will discuss the evolution of her practice, the role of material and process in her work, and the artist–gallerist relationship.
Immerse yourself into the complex, turbulent world of Ali Banisadr’s art through the lens of contemporary fiction. This month’s book club pick, Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James, is an award-winning, genre-defying novel that blends myth, fantasy, and African history in an epic quest to find a missing child—exploring truth, power, and the stories we choose to believe.
You won’t believe how many animals you can find inside the MFA! Learn about all the animals featured in the museum and their importance in art history. Then, create your own piece of animal art to take home.
Create colorful crowns, bracelets, flowers and more at our FREE pop-up studio in the Mary Alice McClendon Conservatory. We’ll bring the materials. You bring the fun!
In this intimate conversation, Senior Curator of Contemporary Art Katherine Pill sits down with multidisciplinary artist Yvette Mayorga, whose work links feminized labor and the aesthetics of celebration to colonial art history and racialized oppression through the guise of using pink as a weapon of mass destruction.
Join the acclaimed Ibison Guitar Duo for an interactive master class designed for local guitarists and advanced students. Participants will have the opportunity to perform and receive direct feedback from the duo. Interested in observing? Auditors are welcome to attend and watch.
Bring your journal, an open mind, and a willingness to engage deeply with stories that continue to challenge, provoke, and inspire in this immersive evening of literature, reflection, and creative exploration.
Immerse yourself into the complex, turbulent world of Ali Banisadr’s art through the lens of contemporary fiction. This month’s selection, A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan, is an award-winning, genre-bending novel that follows interconnected lives across time, exploring music, memory, and the deeply human pursuit of meaning, redemption, and connection.