NYE@MFA: Mid-Century Magic – New Year’s Eve Party
Ring in 2019 at NYE@MFA, a premier all-inclusive New Year’s Eve celebration. This year's theme is "Mid-Century Magic", inspired by the winter exhibitions at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg. Choose the Dinner + The Party ticket for the entire event, or come for The Party: Dinner + The Party - DINNER RESERVATIONS SOLD...
Kidding Around Yoga
Museum of Fine Arts - Bayview RoomThe 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
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...
Friends of Decorative Arts: Jean Schlumberger
PORTSPACE 3007 BEACH BLVD. S., Gulfport, FLThe 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: Drawn to Beauty
Museum of Fine Arts - Marly RoomConnect with the Arts through monthly performances that give voice and embodiment to the two-dimensional. The MFA's ever popular 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: Drawn to...
Book Club at the MFA: Oil and Marble
Museum of Fine Arts - Bayview RoomJoin 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. January 10th: Oil and Marble by Stephanie Storey From 1501-1505, Leonardo da Vinci...
Cocktails & Collections
Cocktails & Collections, held on the third Thursday of each month, is a series of themed events with connections to art. Each event focuses on one of the MFA galleries or special exhibitions, highlighting a different work in the collection. Each month features live music, a customized docent tour,...
Kidding Around Yoga
Museum of Fine Arts - Bayview RoomThe 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
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...
Parrish Lecture: Merging Concepts of Beauty: Jean Schlumberger and Rachel Lambert Mellon by Tiffany & Co. Archivist Annamarie Sandecki
Museum of Fine Arts - Marly RoomTiffany & Co., one of the most storied jewelry purveyors in the world, has a long and rich history. Since the mid-1800s they have been linked in the public’s mind with glamour and graceful living. Archivist Annamarie V. Sandecki manages the Tiffany & Co. archives and administers a collection of...
Friends of Photography Presents: Pick-A-Pic
Please join the Friends of Photography for the best-ever Pick-A-Pic fundraising event. Guests will view three photographs by California artist Sam Contis, listen to this exciting emerging artist talk about her work, and then vote on which piece will join the permanent collection of the Museum of Fine Arts. Be...
The Contemporaries Field Trip: Haitian Art
OffsiteJoin us for our first field trip of the year! Please note: The date has changed to January 26th We are thrilled to visit the home of collector's Ann and Ed Gessen, who moved to St. Pete in 2016 from California. Their extensive collection includes over 400 works of art,...
Gallery Talk With Robin O’Dell: E.G. Barnhill
Gallery - Museum of Fine ArtsPlease join Robin O’Dell, Curator of the Photographic Collection, for a discussion centered around the practice and influence of E.G. Barnhill, noted photographer who painstakingly hand-colored photos of the Florida landscape; selling these invaluable touchstones to tourists and visitors. FREE with Admission
Wine Weekend
This year our theme is Putting on the Glitz “Old Hollywood Style”. Come relive the golden age of Hollywood complete with an all access pass to the glamour of celebrity life including your own sponsor’s star on St. Petersburg’s Hollywood Walk of Fame. Friday, February 1, 2019 Jazz Night at...
Kidding Around Yoga
Museum of Fine Arts - Bayview RoomThe 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
Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. First and third Saturday of the month. FREE with Museum admission. No registration necessary. Recommended for ages five and older, but entire families are encouraged to participate This months project: Jean Schlumberger designed gem...
SOLD OUT – Cinema at the MFA: Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Join the MFA for an afternoon of glamour – onscreen and in our galleries! We invite you to a screening of Breakfast at Tiffany’s and a tour of our fabulous new exhibition, Jewels of the Imagination: Radiant Masterworks by Jean Schlumberger. The famed jeweler, Jean Schlumberger, who designed the classic...
SOLD OUT! The Contemporaries Field Trip: Corporate Collections
OffsiteThe Museum of Fine Arts has several affiliated support groups that bring together like-minded art lovers, and support the Museum in acquisition and education about different types of art. The MFA's support group The Contemporaries will be taking a special tour of the incredible art collections of two major Tampa law...
History and Inspirations Behind the Fairyland Lustre Line
Museum of Fine Arts - Bayview RoomThe decorative arts – fine furniture, jewelry, ceramics, and glass – are all around us and in the Museum. The MFA's support group Friends of Decorative Arts expands understanding of their variety and beauty. Plus, you will make new friends at the meetings. FODA programs are held on the second Tuesday...
Coffee Talk with Nan Colton: Fairyland Lustre
Museum of Fine Arts - Marly RoomConnect with the Arts through monthly performances that give voice and embodiment to the two-dimensional. The MFA's ever popular 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: Fairyland Lustre....
Book Club at the MFA – Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession, and How Desire Shapes the World
Museum of Fine Arts - Bayview RoomJoin us and 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. What better way to celebrate the month of love than with a gripping...
Kidding Around Yoga
Museum of Fine Arts - Bayview RoomThe 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
Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. First and third Saturday of the month. This month's project: Inspired by our special exhibitions dedicated to the art and artistry of the famed jewelry designer Jean Schlumberger, known for his decades at Tiffany & Co.. ...
Friends of Decorative Arts Handling Session: A Closer Look at Dutch and American Furniture
Bayview Room: Museum of Fine ArtsThis program will feature the careful examination of two pieces of purportedly 18th century furniture—one Dutch and one American— to learn about construction methods, style, finish, and ultimately, authenticity. We will also discuss what makes a piece museum worthy, and how the museum both acquires and de-accessions works. Lead by...
Cocktails & Collections
Cocktails & Collections, held on the third Thursday of each month, is a series of themed events with connections to art. Each event focuses on one of the MFA galleries or special exhibitions, highlighting a different work in the collection. Each month features live music, a customized docent tour,...
Exhibition Designer Rush Jenkins on Creating Jewels of the Imagination – Parrish Lecture Series
Museum of Fine Arts - Marly RoomVisitors of the special exhibition Jewels of the Imagination: Radiant Masterworks by Jean Schlumberger often have a "wow" moment when entering into the gallery. Join us and Rush Jenkins, designer of the exhibition and principal of WRJ Designs (Jackson Hole, WY), for an insider look at the design process for the Museum's Jean...
Kidding Around Yoga
Museum of Fine Arts - Bayview RoomThe 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
Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. This event is held the first and third Saturday of the month. Recommended for ages five and older, but entire families are encouraged to participate! FREE with Museum admission. No registration necessary. This Month's Project: Hand-painted...
Gallery Talk with Erin Wilson: Fairyland Lustre
Designer Daisy Makeig-Jones (1881-1941), inspired by Victorian fairytales, Celtic legends, and Chinese folk stories, created a unique visual world full of intense colors and startling imagery which proved distinctly popular in a post-World War I society. Join us and Erin Wilson, MFA's curator of Fairyland Lustre: The Darkly Magical World of...
Film Screening – Pressing On: The Letterpress Film
Museum of Fine Arts - Marly RoomAs part of St. Printersburg--a local celebration of printmaking--join us at the MFA for an afternoon screening of the acclaimed documentary Pressing On: The Letterpress Film. The modern world was born on a printing press. Once essential to communication, the 500-year-old process is now in danger of being lost as...
Antioch Mosaics at the MFA: Past, Present, and Future
Museum of Fine Arts - Bayview RoomThe decorative arts – fine furniture, jewelry, ceramics, and glass – are all around us and in the Museum. The Museum of Fine Arts purchased five ancient mosaics from Antioch in 1964, the year before the museum opened. They were the first shipment of art into the new building. This...
Coffee Talk with Nan Colton: Some of These Days
Museum of Fine Arts - Marly RoomConnect with the Arts through monthly performances that give voice and embodiment to the two-dimensional. The MFA's ever popular 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: Some of...
Book Club at the MFA: Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Museum of Fine Arts - Bayview RoomJoin 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. In March, we're continuing the Book Club's focus on our dual special winter exhibitions...
Kidding Around Yoga
Museum of Fine Arts - Bayview RoomThe 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
Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. First and third Saturday of the month. FREE with Museum admission. No registration necessary. Recommended for ages five and older, but entire families are encouraged to participate This Months Project: Hand painted palm trees...
Jean Schlumberger: Through the Lens of Friendship and Family
Museum of Fine Arts - Marly RoomThe brilliant Jean Schlumberger (1907–1987) lived an extraordinary, artful, and rarefied life. His remarkable imagination was matched by his skill in designing some of the most beautiful jewelry of the 20th-century, pieces that were celebrated as timeless and iconic even in their own time. Indeed, many of his pieces remain in...
Cocktails & Collections
Cocktails & Collections, held on the third Thursday of each month, is a series of themed events with connections to art. Each event focuses on one of the MFA galleries or special exhibitions, highlighting a different work in the collection. Each month features live music, a customized docent tour, light bites...
Visions of Florida Past
Museum of Fine Arts - Works On Paper GalleryJoin Dr. Stanton Thomas, MFA Curator of Collections and Exhibitions, for a tour and talk on the disappearing vistas seen in Glow: The Hand-Painted Photographs of E.G. Barnhill. Free with Museum Admission R.S.V.P.
Member Preview of A Feast for the Eyes: European Masterpieces from the Grasset Collection
Museum of Fine Arts - ConservatoryPlease join us for a special Member preview of A Feast For the Eyes: European Masterpieces from the Grasset Collection. Carefully collected and assembled over the last five decades by the Grasset family in Spain, this exhibition will offer a rare glimpse into an exquisite European private collection. This is only...
Gallery Talk with Stanton Thomas, PhD: A Feast for the Eyes
Join MFA Curator of Collections and Exhibitions Stanton Thomas, PhD for a tour through the Dutch Golden Age, as showcased in our latest exhibition, A Feast for the Eyes: European Masterpieces from the Grasset Collection. The exhibition is truly a ‘feast for the eyes’, a once-in-a-lifetime survey of some of the most beautiful...
Art in Bloom
Museum of Fine Arts, St. PetersburgArt 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. Floral interpretations will be displayed in the museum galleries Thursday, March 28 - Monday, April 1...
The Contemporaries Field Trip: Home of Mark Anderson and Keith Bucklew
Downtown St. PeteThe Contemporaries was formed by the Museum of Fine Arts to build engagement among contemporary art enthusiasts with our diverse programming. The educational meets the social at The Contemporaries' events, which include visits to artists' studios and collectors' homes; trips to contemporary institutions; and fundraising events. The Contemporaries are thrilled...
The Glorious Table: Food and Drink in European Baroque Paintings
Museum of Fine Arts - Marly RoomThe special exhibition A Feast for the Eyes features some of the most beautiful still life, landscape, and banquet scenes of the “Golden Age.” The works reflect the growing power of the middle class in this time period, the impact of maritime trade, the desire to capture images of luxury and...
Kidding Around Yoga
Museum of Fine Arts - Bayview RoomThe 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
Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. First and third Saturday of the month. FREE with Museum admission. No registration necessary. Recommended for ages five and older, but entire families are encouraged to participate This Months Project: A Feast for the...
The Contemporaries Field Trip: Neiman Marcus Art Collection
Offsite: Neiman Marcus TampaThe Contemporaries will be having a private tour of the corporate collection of luxury retailer Neiman Marcus at Tampa's International Plaza. Curator of Contemporary Art, Katherine Pill and Kurt Piazza, President of the Contemporaries Committee, will provide a guided walk through of this diverse collection featuring both local and...
Chinese Porcelain in Dutch Paintings
Museum of Fine Arts - Bayview RoomThe decorative arts – fine furniture, jewelry, ceramics, and glass – are all around us and in the Museum. Examples of Chinese blue-and-white porcelains appeared in great numbers of European paintings beginning in 16th Europe. In subsequent centuries, imported Chinese porcelains grew in popularity throughout the European. Jason Steuber, Cofrin...
Coffee Talk with Nan Colton: A Feast for the Eyes
Museum of Fine Arts - Marly RoomConnect with the Arts through monthly performances that give voice and embodiment to the two-dimensional. The MFA’s ever popular 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: A Feast for...
Feasting & Frivolity – Collectors Choice Gala XVIII
Museum of Fine Arts - Marly RoomCome eat, drink and be merry with us during this important celebration and fundraiser benefiting the Museum of Fine Arts. All are invited! Scenes of people laughing, dining, drinking, music-making, and dancing were common in 17th century and 18th century works of art. The artwork of this time period was a...
Exhibition Opens – Theo Wujcik: Cantos
PORTSPACE 3007 BEACH BLVD. S., Gulfport, FLOne of Tampa Bay’s best-known artists, Theo Wujcik (1936-2014), spent a decade creating a series drawn from the dark and profound literary classic, Dante’s Inferno. Now, those extraordinary paintings are the theme for Theo Wujcik: Cantos, a special exhibition organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg. This exhibition...
Jazz Brunch at the MFA
Museum of Fine Arts - Marly RoomPlease join us at the Museum of Fine Arts for live jazz, a brunch buffet, mimosas, bloody marys and boutique shopping. Brunch will be served from 11:30 am to 3:00 pm, so please join us at your leisure. This event is a celebratory part of a special fundraising weekend created...
Field Trip and Tour – Polk Museum of Art
OffsiteIn the morning, we will visit the Polk Museum of Art, a Smithsonian Affiliate in nearby Lakeland, FL. This museum is home to decorative arts from all around the globe, and has strong concentration in European works from the 15th to 19th centuries. In the afternoon, we will tour the unique...
Cocktails & Collections
Cocktails & Collections, held on the third Thursday of each month, is a series of themed events with connections to art. Each event focuses on one of the MFA galleries or special exhibitions, highlighting a different work in the collection. Each month features live music, a customized docent tour, light...
Kidding Around Yoga
Museum of Fine Arts - Bayview RoomThe 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
Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. First and third Saturday of the month. FREE with Museum admission. No registration necessary. Recommended for ages five and older, but entire families are encouraged to participate This Months Project: A Feast for the...
MFA Presents: ICU/Catherine Wheel Reunion Concert
Museum of Fine Arts - Marly RoomInspired by Cantos, our special Theo Wujcik exhibition, the Museum of Fine Arts is thrilled to announce that the original members of local 1980s bands ICU and the Catherine Wheel (Tampa) are reuniting for a special, MFA-only engagement and will play together for the first time in almost 25 years....
Literary Carousel at the MFA
Photography from the MFA archives comes alive through the art of the "Ekphrastic," a literary interpretation of a piece of visual art. Eighty hand-picked photographs from the MFA's collection have been compiled into eight presentations, and noted Bay Area authors were invited to write stories or poems inspired by...
12th Annual Painting in the Park
North Lawn, Museum of Fine ArtsBring your little artists downtown for an afternoon of creative, educational hands-on arts and crafts projects at the Museum of Fine Arts! The event includes 13 fun and engaging art stations, such as making wearable racehorse costumes out of cardboard boxes and using watercolors, metallic markers, yarn and fingerpaint to...
Collectors Circle: Trip to Vero Beach Museum of Art
OffsiteFor our Friend, Benefactor, Sustainer & Advocate level members only. Join MFA Curator of Collections and Exhibitions, Stanton Thomas, PhD for a one day roundtrip excursion to the Vero Beach Museum of Art. Your Special Trip Includes: Roundtrip mini motor coach service between St. Petersburg and Vero Beach...
The Bounty of the Natural World in 17th Century Painting – Parrish Lecture Series
Museum of Fine Arts - Marly RoomThe works of art in A Feast for the Eyes: European Masterpieces from the Grasset Collection feature some of the most beautiful still life, landscape, and banquet scenes of the “Golden Age.” The works reflect the growing power of the middle class in this time period, the impact of maritime...
Kidding Around Yoga
Museum of Fine Arts - Bayview RoomThe 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. Yoga at...
Make & Take
Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. First and third Saturday of the month. FREE with Museum admission. No registration necessary. Recommended for ages five and older, but entire families are encouraged to participate This Months Project: Design and photograph your...
The MFA Store Mother’s Day Jewelry Sale
Museum of Fine Arts Store 3007 BEACH BLVD. S., Gulfport, FLStop by the MFA Store for this special Mother's Day Event! MFA Members receive 20% off and not-yet-members receive 10% off!
Coffee Talk with Nan Colton: Berthe Morisot: A Mother’s Touch
Museum of Fine Arts - Marly RoomConnect with the Arts through monthly performances that give voice and embodiment to the two-dimensional. The MFA’s ever popular 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: Berthe Morisot:...
Book Club at the MFA: Still Life with Monkey by Katharine Weber
Museum of Fine Arts - Bayview RoomJoin 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. May 9th: Still Life with Monkey by Katharine Weber Duncan Wheeler is a successful...
Cocktails & Collections
Cocktails & Collections, held on the third Thursday of each month, is a series of themed events with connections to art. Each event focuses on one of the MFA galleries or special exhibitions, highlighting a different work in the collection. Each month features live music, a customized docent tour, light...
Theo’s Inferno
Museum of Fine Arts - Marly RoomThe Contemporaries of the Museum of Fine Arts are throwing a party that befits Theo Wujcik's legacy, and celebrates the current exhibition Theo Wujcik: Cantos. In addition to his roles as innovative master printer and distinguished painter, Wujcik was known for his love of late-night dance parties and his punk...
Kidding Around Yoga
Museum of Fine Arts - Bayview RoomThe 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
Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included First and third Saturday of the month. FREE with Museum admission. No registration necessary. Recommended for ages five and older, but entire families are encouraged to participate This Months Project: Design and photograph your...
A Feast For the Senses – Pairing Wine and Fragrances
Noted wine and fragrance experts Mary John Baumann and Ruth Sutcliffe have crafted an afternoon designed to illuminate the senses through wine and fragrance. Jim Krivda, senior perfumer from Drom Fragrances, will custom design a fragrance to pair with each of the wines tasted. This carefully curated selection of wines...
Book Reading, Discussion and Signing – Cigar City: Tales from a 1980s Creative Ghetto by Paul Wilborn
Museum of Fine Arts - ConservatoryJoin us for a reading of the new book Cigar City: Tales from a 1980s Creative Ghetto, by Paul Wilborn. A rollicking, fictionalized account of Ybor City’s artistic past, Cigar City is a delight for both fans of history and a good tale. In connection with the MFA’s special exhibition...
Kidding Around Yoga
Museum of Fine Arts - Bayview RoomThe 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
Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. First and third Saturday of the month. FREE with Museum admission. No registration necessary. Recommended for ages five and older, but entire families are encouraged to participate. This Months Project: The summer solstice takes...
Collector’s Circle Study Tour: NOLA
Offsite: NOLAPlease join the Museum of Fine Arts Curator of Collections and Exhibitions, Stanton Thomas, Ph.D. for a special Collector's Circle tour of New Orleans, Louisiana. Your Special Tour Includes: Three nights at the famous Pontchartrain Hotel. Located in the Garden District of New Orleans, adjacent to the city's charming...
Marly Music: Yael Weiss – 32 Bright Clouds
A captivating presence on the concert scene, award-winning Israeli-American pianist Yael Weiss has been hailed by many of today's greatest musicians and critics for visionary interpretations of surpassing depth, immediacy and communicative power. Following a recent recital, the Washington Post portrayed her as "a pianist who delves deeply and tellingly...
Coffee Talk with Nan Colton: Vision and Imagination
Museum of Fine Arts - Marly RoomConnect with the Arts through monthly performances that give voice and embodiment to the two-dimensional. The MFA’s ever popular 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: Vision and Imagination....
Book Club at the MFA: Still Life with Oysters and Lemon: On Objects and Intimacy by Mark Doty
Museum of Fine Arts - Bayview RoomJoin 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. In June we're reading, Still Life with Oysters and Lemon: On Objects and Intimacy...
Kidding Around Yoga
Museum of Fine Arts - Bayview RoomThe 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
Create your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. First and third Saturday of the month. FREE with Museum admission. No registration necessary. This Months Project: The summer solstice takes place this month and the sun will help create our works of art...
Marly Music: Aaron Diehl (Piano)
Classically trained, Mr. Diehl fell in love with jazz in his teens and toured with Wynton Marsalis at age 17. Now 32, the Juilliard School graduate is known for his meticulous touch and making music that both nods to and expands on foundations laid by past jazz greats. During his...
Cocktails & Collections
Cocktails & Collections, held on the third Thursday of each month, is a series of themed events with connections to art. Each event focuses on one of the MFA galleries or special exhibitions, highlighting a different work in the collection. Each month features live music, a customized docent tour, light...
Member Preview: Above the Fold: New Expressions in Origami
Museum of Fine Arts - ConservatoryMFA Members are invited to a special preview of Above the Fold: New Expressions in Origami. Origami (“paper folding”), has evolved from a Japanese craft and ceremonial tradition into a highly expressive, global art form that even has scientific applications. Today, artists from all over the world are folding paper...
12th Annual Fireworks Buffet @ MFA Café
MFA CafeJoin the MFA Café for art, food, fireworks, and live entertainment from Americana band, The Rebekah Pulley Twosome, at the 12th Annual 4th of July Fireworks Buffet! View Menu $46 Adults $23 Children under 12 Service charge of 18% will be added to parties of 6 or more....
Kidding Around Yoga
Museum of Fine Arts - Bayview RoomThe 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
Museum of Fine Arts - ConservatoryCreate your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. First and third Saturday of the month. FREE with Museum admission. No registration necessary. Recommended for ages five and older, but entire families are encouraged to participate. This Months Project: Above the Fold features...
Marly Music Concert Series: Jason Vieaux (Guitar)
Grammy-winner Jason Vieaux, "among the elite of today's classical guitarists," is the guitarist that goes beyond the classical. NPR describes Vieaux as "perhaps the most precise and soulful classical guitarist of his generation." His solo album Play won the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo and earned a...
Coffee Talk with Nan Colton: Thoroughly Modern Missy
Marly Room: Museum of Fine ArtsConnect with the Arts through monthly performances that give voice and embodiment to the two-dimensional. The MFA’s ever popular 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: Thoroughly Modern Missy....
Book Club at the MFA – I Am a Cat by Soseki Natsume
Museum of Fine Arts - Bayview RoomJoin 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 11th : I Am a Cat by Sōseki Natsume So begins one of...
SOLD OUT: Summer Camp Session 1 – Art, Marine Science and Yoga Camp at the MFA
Museum of Fine Arts - Bayview RoomThis unique camp is led by certified children’s yoga teacher and marine scientist Katie Toth and features daily yoga classes, marine science instruction, field day in Tampa Bay, tours of the Museum and art projects. A different theme of marine ecology, conservation, and community service will highlight each day. For...
Back to the Future with Dr. Michael Bennett – Gallery Spotlight: What’s Up, Persephone?
Back to the Future with Dr. Michael Bennett is a yearlong series of lectures, gallery spotlights and intimate garden conversations centered on the MFA’s distinguished collection of antiquities. Ancient art has no expiration date; it abounds with lessons that remain relevant today. These discussions and lectures provide museum members and...
46th Annual Sunrise Sale
Museum of Fine Arts Store 3007 BEACH BLVD. S., Gulfport, FLThe 47th Annual Sunrise Sale starts at 6:43 am all over downtown St. Petersburg. Select items marked down in The MFA Store up to 70% off! Over 50 stores are participating in downtown St. Petersburg. Wear your pajamas and receive a free gift. Enjoy complimentary beverages and treats (mimosas until...
Cocktails & Collections
Museum of Fine Arts - Membership GardenCocktails & Collections, held on the third Thursday of each month, is a series of themed events with connections to art. Each event focuses on one of the MFA galleries or special exhibitions, highlighting a different work in the collection. Each month features live music, a customized docent tour, light...
Kidding Around Yoga
Museum of Fine Arts - Bayview RoomThe 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
Museum of Fine Arts - ConservatoryCreate your own masterpiece inspired by works in the collection and special exhibitions. Supplies are included. First and third Saturday of the month. FREE with Museum admission. No registration necessary. Recommended for ages five and older, but entire families are encouraged to participate. This Months Project: Above the Fold...
Marly Music Concert Series: Premium Blend Trio – Feat. St. Pete Opera’s Artistic and Executive Director Mark Sforzini
Mark Sforzini, clarinetist Brian Moorhead, and pianist Justin Havard show the development of composition style through the 19th and 20th century and will perform Baroque and classical music. Sforzini is the St. Pete Opera Artistic and Executive Director and director of the Tampa Bay Symphony. He has conducted more than...
Wild Creations: Empowerment & Art Workshop for Young Women
Museum of Fine Arts - Bayview RoomWild Creations is designed for the rising 6th to 9th graders who identify as female. This workshop is a newly created program at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg. During this empowering and educational week, we will learn about "traditional" female roles in society and how historical and contemporary...
Cinema at the MFA Presents: Loving Vincent
Released in 2017, Loving Vincent is the world's first, fully-painted animation feature. The film tells us a story of Vincent's life and last months before his death on July 29, 1890 at age 37 from a self-inflicted gun-shot wound, as retraced by Armand Roulinson, whom sat for several Van Gogh...
1000 Paper Cranes Folding Party
Museum of Fine Arts - ConservatoryIn Japan there is a long-standing tradition that a person who folds 1,000 cranes will be granted their deepest wish. Join us in folding 1,000 cranes to send to Japan on July 27th! During this special folding event, students from St. Petersburg's Sister City in Takamatsu, Japan will be here...
Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival
Museum of Fine Arts - Marly RoomPlease join the MFA in welcoming the renowned young artists selected to participate in the Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival, hailed by International Piano Magazine (2019) as "part of this summer's top crop of international music festivals." Free with Museum Admission