Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg
Explore the World. Choose your Adventure.
Portraiture is one of the oldest genres in art history! Learn about the many portraits at the MFA, including generals, gods and goddesses, and everyday people. Then, create your own portrait of you, a friend or a family member. This event takes place at the James Weldon Johnson Library.
Friday Black by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, is a piercingly raw and, at times, heartbreakingly satirical look at what it’s like to be young and Black in America. By placing ordinary characters in extraordinary situations, Adjei-Brenyah reveals the violence, injustice, and painful absurdities that Black men and women contend with every day in this country. Held in conjunction with New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations.
Families with children with sensory sensitivities are invited to explore the galleries during our Sensory Saturday. During this time, all rotating audio components will be turned down or muted to ensure a calm environment. Also, join our Sensory Saturday Hands-On program for activities filled with sensory play, where we’ll focus on the basic elements of art: shapes, colors and more.
Get ready to transform everyday household items into your own experimental piece of art! By using science, technology, engineering, and math, you’ll discover how creativity and innovation come together to inspire your unique artistic creation.
New to membership at the MFA? Or are you a current member eager to see the galleries through a new lens? During this special member experience, enjoy a docent-led tour designed to deepen your connection to the MFA’s remarkable collection. This special event has a limited capacity for up to only 25 participants.
Abracadabra! Transform any object into art with a wave of your magic wand. Using inspiration from our newest special exhibition, New African Masquerades, you’ll discover how everyday objects can be turned into enchanting art.
Embark on a journey of natural wonder through this unique collaboration between the MFA and the Tampa Bay Watch Discovery Center. Explore how artists have drawn inspiration from the natural world, then set off on a boating adventure filled with scientific and artistic discovery.
This month’s book club pick is Sweet, Soft, Plenty Rhythm by Laura Warrell. Circus Palmer, a Boston-based trumpet player and old-school ladies’ man, lives for his music and refuses to be tied down. Before a gig in Miami, he learns that the free-spirited drummer Maggie, is pregnant by him. Instead of facing the necessary conversation, Circus flees, setting off a chain of interlocking revelations from the various women in his life. Held in conjunction with New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations.
Create a mixed media self-portrait that reflects your identity, interests, and experiences—not just your appearance. Then, use the in-gallery activity guide to explore the stories of people represented throughout the museum’s galleries.
New to membership at the MFA? Or are you a current member eager to see the galleries through a new lens? During this special member experience, enjoy a docent-led tour designed to deepen your connection to the MFA’s remarkable collection. This special event has a limited capacity for up to only 25 participants.
One of the oldest forms of visual arts, portraiture teaches us about historical figures, ancestry, and so much more. What would your portrait say about you? Create portraits of yourself, a friend, or a family member at our FREE pop-up studio in the Mary Alice McClendon Conservatory. We’ll bring the materials. You bring the fun!
Embark on a journey of natural wonder through this unique collaboration between the MFA and the Tampa Bay Watch Discovery Center. Explore how artists have drawn inspiration from the natural world, then set off on a boating adventure filled with scientific and artistic discovery.