Museum Store: Holiday Sale

The Museum Store: Museum of Fine Arts

The Museum Store will hold their annual Holiday Sale from Sunday, November 19 through Sunday, November 26 during regular store hours. MFA members receive an extra 10% off all merchandise.

Museum Store Sunday

The Museum Store: Museum of Fine Arts

The Museum Store Association is proud to present Museum Store Sunday.  On Sunday, November 26, 2017, over 400 Museum Stores representing all fifty states, eight countries, and three continents will offer relaxing, inspired shopping inside our museums and cultural institutions.  Museum Store Sunday offers consumers an annual special shopping experience...

Mickett-Stackhouse: Irma Reflections – A Celebratory Burning of Collective Thanks

Front Porch: Museum of Fine Arts

Since October 7th, collaborative artists Carol Mickett and Robert Stackhouse have been conducting the participatory installation Irma Reflections as part of their exhibition Confluence, currently on view in the Lee Malone Gallery. Inspired by both the fear and camaraderie that came with Hurricane Irma, the artists have created a Full Moon of...

Friends of Photography Art Basel Miami – SOLD OUT

Art Basel Miami

Friends of Photography is partnering with the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts to take a select group of collectors for an exclusive two-night excursion to Art Basel Miami Beach Tuesday, December 5 - Thursday, December 7, 2017. This Members-Only event includes VIP passes to the Art Basel preview, private tours...

Designing Force: A Conversation with Star Wars Production Designer Doug Chiang – SOLD OUT

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Doug Chiang, Lucasfilm Vice President and Executive Creative Director Advanced registration is now CLOSED. Standby admission at event for cancellations only.   Academy Award-winning artist, author, and production designer, Doug Chiang draws us in to the world of Star Wars™. Limited seating. Reception to follow. Cash bar. FREE with Museum...

Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranch: Young Artists of Florida Exhibition and Reception

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

The MFA celebrates its third year of providing an inspirational and creative environment for children and cottage parents at the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches. Arts supporter Thomas Ris initiated this six-month program to bring together local artists and participants from the Youth Ranches. The goal is to help people experience...

The Contemporaries Field Trip: Tarpon Springs

Please join The Contemporaries for our last Field Trip of the year! We will start our day at the Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art for a tour led by Curator Christine Renc-Carter, then will head to the Replay Museum to work on our pinball skills! The day is capped off by...

Chorus Angelorum – Winter Concert

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Chorus Angelorum is a premier a cappella vocal ensemble of male and female voices, formed in 2001 for the purpose of offering exceptional performances of vocal music throughout the Tampa Bay area. As an ensemble under the direction of Rick Smith and Michael Davis, they are dedicated to the study and...

Friends of Decorative Arts: Threads: One Artist’s Journey

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

The decorative arts – fine furniture, jewelry, ceramics, and glass – are all around us and in the Museum. FODA expands understanding of their variety and beauty. Plus, you will make new friends at the meetings. Annual dues are $50 in addition to a minimum of a Dual Level Museum...

Coffee Talk with Nan Colton: Han-Terbury Tales

Nan Colton in Han-Terbury Tales Connect with the arts through monthly performances that give voice and embodiment to the two-dimensional. The MFA’s ever popular performing artist-in-residence Nan Colton invites us to meet an artist or historical figure in a 30-minute presentation that includes a cup of coffee and delectable pastries....

Porch Party at the MFA

Front Porch: Museum of Fine Arts

Join us on the best porch in St. Petersburg from 5 to 7 pm on the third Thursday of each month. During the warmer months of May-September, the Porch Party is held inside the Conservatory. A cash bar is available (one free drink ticket for Members) and light bites provided...

Friends of Decorative Arts: Japanese Ceramics and International Trade

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

The decorative arts – fine furniture, jewelry, ceramics, and glass – are all around us and in the Museum. FODA expands understanding of their variety and beauty. Plus, you will make new friends at the meetings. Annual dues are $50 in addition to a minimum of a Dual Level Museum...

Coffee Talk with Nan Colton: All Dressed Up

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Connect with the arts through monthly performances that give voice and embodiment to the two-dimensional. The MFA’s ever popular performing artist-in-residence Nan Colton invites us to meet an artist or historical figure in a 30-minute presentation that includes a cup of coffee and delectable pastries. Today’s program is entitled All...

Glass: A Shared Passion – A Collectors Circle Event

Collectors Circle Board and The Morean Art Center Board of Trustees invite Collectors Circle Members to attend "Glass: A Shared Passion". This private reception and docent tour of the Chihuly Collection includes complimentary garage parking. Open to Collectors Circle Members Only For information on the Collectors Circle, or to join,...

Spotlight Lecture: Confluence

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Artists Carol Mickett and Robert Stackhouse engage in a conversation with Katherine Pill, Curator of Contemporary Art. FREE with Museum admission.

Friends of Photography: Pick-a-Pic

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Join us for the annual Friends of Photography Pick-a-Pic event in the Marly Room at the MFA. Friends of Photography will bring in three compelling photographs and attendees vote on which one to purchase for the Museum. Vote, dance, drink, and eat - not necessarily in that order! $35 Friends...

Collectors Circle Study Trip – The Leepa-Rattner Museum

Join Collectors Circle Members on their one day, local, study trip to The Leepa-Rattner Museum in Tarpon Springs. The trip includes a lunch, followed by a visit with The Cottage Artists of Indian Rocks Beach. Only 5 spots remain! Open to Collectors Circle Members Only For information on the Collectors...

The Music of Star Wars

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Michael Francis, The Florida Orchestra's Music Director and renowned conductor, explores the iconic music of the Star Wars™ films. Hear about Francis's experiences playing bass with the London Symphony Orchestra on John William's soundtrack for Star Wars™: Attack of the Clones and how sound shapes our perception of characters, places, and things. We...

Wine Weekend St. Pete

The Margaret Acheson Stuart Society's Wine Weekend St. Pete 2018 invites you to join our guest Vintner Maison Louis Latour for Grand Cru and Premier Cru wines while "Being Seduced" by the era of Louis XV and the opulent grandeur of the masked balls of Versailles. February 2-4, 2018. Book...

Collectors Circle Member Reception

Membership Garden: Museum of Fine Arts

Prior to the Parrish Lecture "Behind The Seams", Collectors Circle Members gather in the Membership Garden of the MFA for cocktails. Open to Collectors Circle Members Only For information on the Collectors Circle, or to join, contact the Membership Department at membership@mfastpete.org or call 727-896-2667 ext.248

Parrish Lecture Series Presents: Behind The Seams with Laela French

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Explore the artistry of the world's most recognized cinematic costumes. Join Laela French, the Director of the Archives for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, and MFA's Curator of Contemporary Art Katherine Pill, in a conversation that takes us into the Star Wars™ universe. Laela French will discuss her role in preserving the...

STAR WARS DAY

Make a day of it! Explore Star Wars™ and the Power of Costume in the morning at the MFA and then make your way to the 2 pm matinee at the Mahaffey Theater for the intergalactic battle that pits Trekkies against the Force for one stellar concert, including music by John...

The Contemporaries’ Space Age Brunch

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

The Contemporaries present a Space Age celebration of Moon Museum: Art and Outer Space, opening at the MFA on February 3rd. Please join us for a far-out brunch, including a cereal bar and Bloody Mary station! Sounds of the 1960s will be provided by DJ Brian Oblivion, and curator Jade...

Florida Orchestra 50th Anniversary Lecture Series: A Talk with The Florida Orchestra Director Michael Francis

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

The Florida Orchestra's Music Director, Michael Francis, will discuss his background, the programming, this season, and his vision for the future of The Florida Orchestra. We expect this program to be well attended, therefore advance ticket purchase is recommended. Tickets are $12 per person and does NOT include access to...

Friends of Decorative Arts: Stitch Me Up, Scotty! Costumes Across The Galaxy

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

The decorative arts – fine furniture, jewelry, ceramics, and glass – are all around us and in the Museum. FODA expands understanding of their variety and beauty. Plus, you will make new friends at the meetings. Annual dues are $50 in addition to a minimum of a Dual Level Museum...

Coffee Talk with Nan Colton: Telling Tales

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Connect with the arts through monthly performances that give voice and embodiment to the two-dimensional. The MFA’s ever popular performing artist-in-residence Nan Colton invites us to meet an artist or historical figure in a 30-minute presentation that includes a cup of coffee and delectable pastries. Today’s program is entitled Telling...

Starry Night @ the MFA

North Grounds of the MFA 255 Beach Dr. NE, St Petersburg, FL

Intergalactic and intergenerational families welcome! Experience an evening of star-gazing and out of this world DIY crafts for all ages. We are gazing into the night sky thanks to our friends from Clearwater Public Library System and their telescopes. Plan to see the moon up close- and even use the telescope...

Hot Gatherings, Cool Conversations: Eric Hilton

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Join us for a presentation by glass artist Eric Hilton. Eric Hilton is a vibrant and engaging speaker who will discuss the influences which shaped his artistic career. Eric has been involved in the contemporary glass movement from its inception, works as a designer for special Steuben Glass projects, and...

Collectors Circle Member Reception

Membership Garden: Museum of Fine Arts

Prior to the Parrish Lecture "A Lifetime of Collecting", Collectors Circle Members gather in the Membership Garden of the MFA for cocktails. Open to Collectors Circle Members Only For information on the Collectors Circle, or to join, contact the Membership Department at membership@mfastpete.org or call 727-896-2667 ext.248

Parrish Lecture: A Lifetime of Collecting

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Join us for a fascinating talk by Jeffrey W. Allison, the Paul Mellon Collection Educator and Manager of Statewide Programs and Exhibitions at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts as he speaks on the long-term loan the MFA has received. Mr. Allison holds a BA in Photography from Virginia Intermont...

Kidding Around Yoga

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

The Kidding Around Yoga system utilizes the yoga poses or asanas creatively tucked into: partner yoga, games and activities, original music, stories and more.  The class is specifically designed for kids – families welcome.  Practicing yoga with everyone in the family, and especially children, creates a special bond. Join us...

Make & Take Saturdays

Membership Garden: Museum of Fine Arts

Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. Details for each program will be posted as soon as they are available. First and third Saturday of the month. FREE with Museum admission. No registration necessary. Recommended for ages five and older, but...

Chasity Williams at Roundhouse Creative Studio Field Trip

The Contemporaries' first Field Trip of 2018 will take place at Roundhouse Creative Studio, where we will hear from artist Chasity Williams, whose sculptures were featured in Skyway: A Contemporary Collaboration. This unique, window-front installation was conceptualized by art consultant Kathy Gibson of Arthouse, and is part of the series...

Book Club at the MFA – Lilli de Jong

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

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 exhibitions. March 8: Join us as we welcome author Janet Benton to Book Club @the MFA....

Hot Gatherings, Cool Conversations: Alex Bernstein

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Join us for a presentation by visiting glass artist Alex Bernstein. Mr. Bernstein grew up in a creative environment with access to many of the artists of the American studio glass movement. As the child of two established glass artists, William and Katherine Bernstein, the beautiful surroundings of the Blue...

Friends of Decorative Arts: The Magic of Ikebana

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

The decorative arts – fine furniture, jewelry, ceramics, and glass – are all around us and in the Museum. FODA expands understanding of their variety and beauty. Plus, you will make new friends at the meetings. Annual dues are $50 in addition to a minimum of a Dual Level Museum...

Coffee Talk with Nan Colton: Florida Gardens

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Connect with the arts through monthly performances that give voice and embodiment to the two-dimensional. The MFA’s ever popular performing artist-in-residence Nan Colton invites us to meet an artist or historical figure in a 30-minute presentation that includes a cup of coffee and delectable pastries. Today’s program is entitled Florida...

Make & Take Saturdays

Membership Garden: Museum of Fine Arts

Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. Details for each program will be posted as soon as they are available. First and third Saturday of the month. FREE with Museum admission. No registration necessary. Recommended for ages five and older, but...

Sensory Friendly Day

Hazel Hough Wing: Museum of Fine Arts

The MFA welcomes individuals with autism, their families, and others who may benefit from a sensory-friendly experience to enjoy Star Wars and the Power of Costume. Modifications to the special exhibition will include sound adjustments and an early opening to avoid long wait times. A social experience story to prepare...

Creature Feature: Summer Road Trips in Search of Bigfoot, Photographer Todd Bates Discusses the Making of a Monster

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Join the Friends of Photography for an intriguing afternoon as photographer and co-founder of the photography event Carousel, Todd Bates, leads us on a photographic journey in search of the elusive and ever popular "Bigfoot." $5 for Members of Friend of Photography $10 for Not-Yet Members Ticket Fee for Event Only,...

The Florida Orchestra 50th Anniversary Lecture Series: Orchestra 101

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Learn how an orchestra performance comes together, from the initial planning to the execution of the concert. Part of the discussion will also explore the financial model, and the importance of community support and enthusiasm at all levels. The MFA is proud to partner with the Florida Orchestra on this...

Art in Bloom

Collection Galleries: Museum of Fine Arts

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS! 21st Annual Art in Bloom March 22 - 26th, 2018 Art in Bloom is the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg's signature spring event which showcases the Museum's collection in full bloom with dozens of floral designs inspired by the art and the galleries. Information about...

Kidding Around Yoga

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

The Kidding Around Yoga system utilizes the yoga poses or asanas creatively tucked into: partner yoga, games and activities, original music, stories and more.  The class is specifically designed for kids – families welcome.  Practicing yoga with everyone in the family, and especially children, creates a special bond. Join us...

Make & Take Saturdays

Membership Garden: Museum of Fine Arts

Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. Details for each program will be posted as soon as they are available. First and third Saturday of the month. FREE with Museum admission. No registration necessary. Recommended for ages five and older, but...

Collectors Choice Bigwig Shindig

With appreciation for their generosity to the Collectors Choice Gala XVII Star-studded Sponsors, their guests and VIP Club Guests are invited to a party in their honor. To set the mood for the upcoming Collectors Choice Gala on April 13, we'll flash back to the 1940's, mix and mingle and enjoy...

Friends of Decorative Arts: Florida’s Fine Craft

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

The decorative arts – fine furniture, jewelry, ceramics, and glass – are all around us and in the Museum. FODA expands understanding of their variety and beauty. Plus, you will make new friends at the meetings. Annual dues are $50 in addition to a minimum of a Dual Level Museum...

Coffee Talk with Nan Colton: Setting The Table

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Connect with the arts through monthly performances that give voice and embodiment to the two-dimensional. The MFA’s ever popular performing artist-in-residence Nan Colton invites us to meet an artist or historical figure in a 30-minute presentation that includes a cup of coffee and delectable pastries. Today’s program is entitled Setting...

RESCHEDULED: Book Club at the MFA

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

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 exhibitions. April 12: This month, in lieu of our regular book club time and place, we...

Collectors Choice: Meet Me at The Stork Club!

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

MFA Collectors Circle invites you to "Meet me at the Club!" During its heyday in the 1940s-50s, New York City's Stork Club was known as one of the world's most glamorous, exclusive and storied nightspots. Be part of an evening of art, dinner, cocktails and jazz as the Stork Club...

Field Trip: Gallery and Home of Artist Bryce Hudson

Please join The Contemporaries for a visit to artist Bryce Hudson's Trichoic Gallery which features geometric abstraction by artists including Alexander Calder and Ilya Bolotowsky. The gallery visit will be followed by a tour of Hudson's private collection at his home in Gulfport. Hudson’s work has been exhibited internationally at...

Cocktails & Collections

Membership Garden: Museum of Fine Arts

The Museum of Fine Arts is proud to present a new monthly event: Cocktails & Collections. The third Thursday of each month, this new evolution of the Porch Party will combine the social interactions of the former event but bring guests into the Museum garden and galleries. Plans include live...

Kidding Around Yoga

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

The Kidding Around Yoga system utilizes the yoga poses or asanas creatively tucked into: partner yoga, games and activities, original music, stories and more.  The class is specifically designed for kids – families welcome.  Practicing yoga with everyone in the family, and especially children, creates a special bond. Join us...

Make & Take Saturdays

Membership Garden: Museum of Fine Arts

Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. Details for each program will be posted as soon as they are available. First and third Saturday of the month. FREE with Museum admission. No registration necessary. Recommended for ages five and older, but...

Spotlight Conversation: Gregg Perkins’ Sunshine City

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Please join us for a conversation between multidisciplinary artist Gregg Perkins and Curator of Contemporary Art Katherine Pill. Driven by historical research, Gregg Perkins uses the mediums of film, video and photography to explore the fluidity of cultural narratives. For his exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Perkins was...

Field Trip: Stanton Storer’s Contemporary Collection

South Tampa

Please join us for a visit to the home and extensive private collection of Stanton Storer, a dedicated supporter of contemporary art in the Tampa Bay area through his Embrace the Arts Foundation. This stunning collection features works by emerging and established artists including Christian Marclay, James Rosenquist, Teresita Fernández...

11th Annual Painting in the Park

North Lawn, Museum of Fine Arts

Join us on the North Lawn for loads of fun, family, and kid-friendly activities like kite making and flying, face painting, making gigantic works of art and more! Special guests include Nomad Art Bus. Food and Beverage available for purchase. Free for everyone!

Give Day Tampa Bay 2018

The Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg is proud to participate in Give Day Tampa Bay 2018!  This annual 24-hour challenge is led by the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay to help local non-profits raise funds and awareness for our community causes. How It Works: Show your support tomorrow, May...

Member Preview – Two Exhibitions Opening May 5

Mary Alice McClendon Conservatory: Museum of Fine Arts

One of the benefits of an MFA Membership is access to preview events for exhibitions in advance of their opening. The Member Preview for Magnetic Fields: Expanding American Abstraction, 1960s to Today and Can I Get a Witness: Photographs by Herb Snitzer  will open at 7:00 p.m on May 4th, with exhibition opening remarks at 7:15...

Kidding Around Yoga

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

The Kidding Around Yoga system utilizes the yoga poses or asanas creatively tucked into: partner yoga, games and activities, original music, stories and more.  The class is specifically designed for kids – families welcome.  Practicing yoga with everyone in the family, and especially children, creates a special bond. Join us...

Magnetic Fields: In Conversation

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Erin Dziedzic, Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, will be in conversation with featured artist Candida Alvarez, discussing the goals and importance of Magnetic Fields: Expanding Abstraction 1960s to the Present. FREE with Museum Admission   Candida Alvarez, black cherry pit, 2009, Acrylic on canvas,...

Make & Take Saturdays

MFA Classroom (2nd Floor)

Held on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of every month, this family-friendly event allows budding artists to create their own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions.  Supplies are included!  Recommended for ages five and older, but entire families are encouraged to participate. FREE with Museum admission.  No registration necessary. Details...

Jazz Brunch: Nate Najar with Joe Porter

Mary Alice McClendon Conservatory: Museum of Fine Arts

In celebration of Herb Snitzer’s groundbreaking portraits of jazz musicians such as Nina Simone, Miles Davis, and Louis Armstrong, some of which are on display in our Can I Get a Witness exhibition, we are honored to present guitarist Nate Najar with Joe Porter on bass. Playing in the Conservatory...

Friends of Decorative Arts: Imagine Museum

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

The decorative arts – fine furniture, jewelry, ceramics, and glass – are all around us and in the Museum. FODA expands understanding of their variety and beauty. Plus, you will make new friends at the meetings. Annual dues are $50 in addition to a minimum of a Dual Level Museum...

Coffee Talk with Nan Colton: Finding Your Voice

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Connect with the arts through monthly performances that give voice and embodiment to the two-dimensional. The MFA’s ever popular performing artist-in-residence Nan Colton invites us to meet an artist or historical figure in a 30-minute presentation that includes a cup of coffee and delectable pastries. Today’s program is entitled Finding...

Collectors Circle Study Trip – Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh, PA PA

Join Collectors Circle Members on their four day, three night study trip to Pittsburgh, PA. This fabulous trip includes art, architecture, the Carnegie, Frick, and Warhol Museums, and even visits to Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water and Kentucky Knob homes! Limited space still available! Open to Collectors Circle Members Only...

Cocktails & Collections

Membership Garden: Museum of Fine Arts

The Museum of Fine Arts is proud to present a new monthly event: Cocktails & Collections. The third Thursday of each month, this new evolution of the Porch Party combines the social interactions of the former event, while bringing guests directly into the Museum garden and galleries. Events include live...

Kidding Around Yoga

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

The Kidding Around Yoga system utilizes the yoga poses or asanas creatively tucked into: partner yoga, games and activities, original music, stories and more.  The class is specifically designed for kids – families welcome.  Practicing yoga with everyone in the family, and especially children, creates a special bond. Join us...

Make & Take Saturday: NASA Astronaut Nicole Stott

MFA Classroom (2nd Floor)

NASA Astronaut and artist Nicole Stott will talk about her travel to space and her interest in the arts. Then, create your own work of art with Nicole! FREE with Museum admission. No registration necessary. Recommended for ages five and older, but entire families are encouraged to participate.

Contemporaries Field Trip: Aripeka Home and Studio of Leslie Neumann

Please join us for a day trip to Aripeka, where we will visit the beautiful waterfront home studio of painter Leslie Neumann, whose works are influenced by the surrounding landscape. Food and beverages will be served; carpooling is suggested! The drive is approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. The address...

Gallery Talk for Opening of Benny Andrews: Mix Master

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Curator of Contemporary Art Katherine Pill will give a Gallery Talk on Benny Andrews: Mix Master, Collage and Line Drawings from the Collection of Edward J. Littlejohn in the Works on Paper Gallery. Reception to follow in the Bayview Room. FREE with Museum Admission     Benny Andrews, Peaches (detail), 1965,...

Kidding Around Yoga

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

The Kidding Around Yoga system utilizes the yoga poses or asanas creatively tucked into: partner yoga, games and activities, original music, stories and more.  The class is specifically designed for kids – families welcome.  Practicing yoga with everyone in the family, and especially children, creates a special bond. Join us...

Make & Take Saturdays

MFA Classroom (2nd Floor)

Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. Details for each program will be posted as soon as they are available. First and third Saturday of the month. FREE with Museum admission. No registration necessary. Recommended for ages five and older, but...

Marly Music: Trio Solisti

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Labeled "the most exciting piano trio in America" by The New Yorker, Trio Solisti returns to the MFA to present a dynamic performance. Highlights of the 2017-2018 season include a performance of Beethoven's Triple Concerto with the Wisconsin Philharmonic and conductor Alexander Platt, and appearances at Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Festival. Tickets...

Can I Get A Witness: Gallery Conversation

Please join our Curator of the Photographic Collection Robin O’Dell for a gallery conversation about the exhibition Can I Get A Witness: Photographs by Herb Snitzer. Herb Snitzer (American, b. 1932) has spent sixty years capturing images of people from all walks of life. Internationally famous for his iconic images of...

Marine Science, Yoga, and Art Camp

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

For rising second- to sixth-graders (exceptions may be made with the instructor's approval). This unique camp is led by certified children's yoga teacher and marine scientist Katie Toth and offers daily yoga classes, science instruction, and art projects. A different theme of marine ecology, conservation, and community service will highlight...

Coffee Talk with Nan Colton: The Muse of History

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Connect with the arts through monthly performances that give voice and embodiment to the two-dimensional. The MFA’s ever popular performing artist-in-residence Nan Colton invites us to meet an artist or historical figure in a 30-minute presentation that includes a cup of coffee and delectable pastries. Today’s program is entitled The...

Book Club at the MFA – Kitchen

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

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 exhibitions. June 14: Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto Kitchen is an enchantingly original and deeply affecting tale...

Cinema @ the MFA: Three Resurrected Drunkards

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

In celebration of We Do Not Work Alone, the MFA presents the 1968 film, Three Resurrected Drunkards, by Nagisa Oshima, a conceptually dazzling and piercing exploration of identity in contemporary Japan that makes room for extended flights of fancy and dream sequences. Often called the Godard of the East, Oshima...

Kidding Around Yoga

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

The Kidding Around Yoga system utilizes the yoga poses or asanas creatively tucked into: partner yoga, games and activities, original music, stories and more.  The class is specifically designed for kids – families welcome.  Practicing yoga with everyone in the family, and especially children, creates a special bond. Join us...

Make & Take Saturdays

MFA Classroom (2nd Floor)

Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. Details for each program will be posted as soon as they are available. First and third Saturday of the month. FREE with Museum admission. No registration necessary. Recommended for ages five and older, but...

Marly Music: The James Suggs Quartet

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Suggs began playing the trumpet at age 9.  At 16, he started performing professionally and toured the US and Europe with the Continental Singers.  He has shared the stage with such artists as Kenny Burrell, Robin Eubanks, Dick Hyman, Sean Jones, Chuck Mangione, Maria Schneider, and Frankie Avalon.  In 2015,...

Cocktails & Collections

Membership Garden: Museum of Fine Arts

The Museum of Fine Arts is proud to present a new monthly event: Cocktails & Collections. The third Thursday of each month, this new evolution of the Porch Party combines the social interactions of the former event, while bringing guests directly into the Museum garden and galleries. Events include live...

3rd Annual Simmer & Sift: Featuring Callaloo

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

For the first event of the 2018 Simmer & Sift, we present Callaloo, which highlights the unique tastes and fresh flavors of foods indigenous to Florida and the Caribbean. Callaloo, located in The Deuces’ historic Manhattan Casino,  blends the best of two worlds, showcasing the unique tastes and fresh flavors of...

Sonic Libations Fundraiser @ Hawthorne Bottle Shoppe

Hawthorne Bottle Shoppe 2927 Central Avenue, St Petersburg, FL

This event is at Hawthorne Bottle Shoppe, 2927 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg Join us for a unique fundraising event featuring noted St. Petersburg composer and performer Elizabeth A. Baker and two members of the Orlando-based Alterity Chamber Orchestra, co-founder and oboist Beatriz Ramirez-Belt, and guitarist and artistic advisor Christopher Belt....

Marly Music: Christopher Johnson

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Winning high critical acclaim, pianist Christopher Johnson has given 18 annual solo recitals at the Bar Harbor Music Festival in Maine and has made his 10th appearance at the Marcella Sembrich Opera Museum.  He performed the Horowitz/Sousa "Stars and Stripes Forever" in Washington, D.C. at the 2001 Presidential All-Star Gala...

11th Annual Fireworks Buffet @ the MFA Café

What is more American than fireworks and a buffet? Fireworks and a buffet in an air-conditioned museum! Enjoy your fireworks with an amazing food spread brought to you by the MFA Café...one seating only and your spot is yours all evening long, so you can enjoy a view of the fireworks...

Kidding Around Yoga

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

The Kidding Around Yoga system utilizes the yoga poses or asanas creatively tucked into: partner yoga, games and activities, original music, stories and more.  The class is specifically designed for kids – families welcome.  Practicing yoga with everyone in the family, and especially children, creates a special bond. Join us...

Make & Take Saturdays

MFA Classroom (2nd Floor)

Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. Details for each program will be posted as soon as they are available. First and third Saturday of the month. FREE with Museum admission. No registration necessary. Recommended for ages five and older, but...

A Special Tour of “Magnetic Fields” Exhibition w/ Co-Curator

In this engaging conversation, curator Melissa Messina will offer an overview of the MFA’s current Magnetic Fields exhibition, a groundbreaking intergenerational traveling exhibition that highlights abstraction by 21 African-American women artists. She will describe the impetus and importance of the exhibition, provide insight into the curatorial process, and give biographical...

Coffee Talk with Nan Colton: Designing Architecture

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Connect with the arts through monthly performances that give voice and embodiment to the two-dimensional. The MFA’s ever popular performing artist-in-residence Nan Colton invites us to meet an artist or historical figure in a 30-minute presentation that includes a cup of coffee and delectable pastries. Today’s program is entitled Designing...

Book Club at the MFA – Creative Quest

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

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 exhibitions. July 12: Creative Quest by Questlove Musician, bandleader, designer, producer, culinary entrepreneur, professor, and...

Marly Music: Claire Huangci

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

"It is my intention to make music that stays in one’s memory not just because I had quick fingers but because it was so moving." - Claire Huangci Claire Huangci began her international career at the age of nine with grants, concert performances and prizes, becoming the youngest participant to receive...

Beer Project – Day 1 – Home Brew Night: From Gourds to Growlers

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

From the first female-owned breweries in Ethiopia to the ancient ales enjoyed by Antony and Cleopatra, beer has enhanced the social, economic and religious aspect of lives around the world. Learn more about the profound – and long lasting – impact of the world’s favorite beverage in this engaging conversation with...

Beer Project – Day 2 – Professional Local Brewer Night

Bayview Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Drink with purpose, and preserve a masterpiece by tapping into a one-of-a-kind evening! Since the dawn of time, drinking has provided a way for societies to determine character. Alcohol has also, through millennia, been used as a test of social literacy – a way to finesse any number of social situations...