CANCELED – Summer Camp Session 1 – Wild Creations: Empowerment & Art Workshop for Young Women

Wild Creations is designed for the rising 6th to 9th graders who identify as female. During this week, participants learn about historical and contemporary female artists from the women of the MFA Curatorial Staff, and express themselves through conversation, mindfulness, yoga, painting, drawings and collage. Sibling discounts and scholarships available....

CANCELED Summer Camp Session 2 – Florida Artists

Explore the art of Tampa Bay at the MFA! Learn why local artists create works that celebrate nature and the environment in our special exhibition Skyway 2020, meet some of the artists working in our community, and create masterpieces of your own inspired by St. Pete. For rising 1st to...

CANCELED Summer Camp Session 3 – Art Around the World

Take a trip through time and around the world as you explore art at the MFA! Discover how and why people throughout history have created art as you explore the galleries, find new favorite artists, and create your own amazing artworks. For rising 1st to 5th graders. Campers must register...

Virtual Book Club at the MFA: Girl, Woman, Other

Online via Zoom

In 2020, the monthly Book Club with the MFA discussions are centered on topical issues and themes universal to all: empowerment, artistic and creative excellence, and the push for equality for all. For September, we are reading Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo, and will join together on Zoom to...

Welcome Back! MFA Member Exclusive Reopening Days

Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg

We are thrilled to open our doors again, and to welcome MFA Members back first to the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg! From September 12-18, MFA Members will receive exclusive, first access to the Museum before we open to the public a week later on September 19. During your...

Welcome Back! MFA Member Exclusive Reopening Days

Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg

We are thrilled to open our doors again, and to welcome MFA Members back first to the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg! From September 12-18, MFA Members will receive exclusive, first access to the Museum before we open to the public a week later on September 19. During your...

Welcome Back! MFA Member Exclusive Reopening Days

Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg

We are thrilled to open our doors again, and to welcome MFA Members back first to the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg! From September 12-18, MFA Members will receive exclusive, first access to the Museum before we open to the public a week later on September 19. During your...

Welcome Back! MFA Member Exclusive Reopening Days

Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg

We are thrilled to open our doors again, and to welcome MFA Members back first to the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg! From September 12-18, MFA Members will receive exclusive, first access to the Museum before we open to the public a week later on September 19. During your...

Welcome Back! MFA Member Exclusive Reopening Days

Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg

We are thrilled to open our doors again, and to welcome MFA Members back first to the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg! From September 12-18, MFA Members will receive exclusive, first access to the Museum before we open to the public a week later on September 19. During your...

Welcome Back! MFA Member Exclusive Reopening Days

Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg

We are thrilled to open our doors again, and to welcome MFA Members back first to the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg! From September 12-18, MFA Members will receive exclusive, first access to the Museum before we open to the public a week later on September 19. During your...

Virtual Book Club: An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

Online via Zoom

In 2020, the monthly Book Club with the MFA discussions are centered on topical issues and themes universal to all: empowerment, artistic and creative excellence, and the push for equality for all. For October, we are reading An American Marriage by Tayari Jones, and will join together on Zoom to explore...

MFA Member Exclusive Collection Galleries Weekend

Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg

We are thrilled to open our Collection gallery doors again, and to welcome our Members back to see the beautiful renovation of the original 1965 galleries. To show our deep appreciation for your Membership, MFA Members get an exclusive access Collection on October 24-25. We cannot wait for you to...

MFA Member Exclusive Collection Galleries Weekend

Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg

We are thrilled to open our Collection gallery doors again, and to welcome our Members back to see the beautiful renovation of the original 1965 galleries! To show our deep appreciation for your Membership, MFA Members get exclusive access on October 24-25. We are continuing timed ticketing, and all visitors...

Coffee Talks with Nan Colton: Berthe Morisot – Giving Thanks

Online via Zoom

Connect 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 filmed live from the MFA and presented via Zoom. After the performance, there will be...

Virtual Book Club: The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich

Museum of Fine Arts - Conservatory

In 2020, the monthly Book Club with the MFA discussions are centered on topical issues and themes universal to all: empowerment, artistic and creative excellence, and the push for equality for all. For October, we are reading The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich, and will join together on Zoom to explore...

The MFA Store Clearance Sale: 12/8–12/24

The Museum Store: Museum of Fine Arts

To prepare for a new, reimagined retail space debuting in 2021, we are rolling out major markdowns to reduce inventory at The MFA Store. Enjoy 40% off all regularly-priced merchandise at the physical and online store Tuesday, December 8 through Thursday, December 24! UPDATE: From December 19-24, take an ADDITIONAL...

Coffee Talks with Nan Colton: Let it Snow

Online via Zoom

Connect 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 filmed live from the MFA and presented via Zoom. Grab a cup of coffee and...

MFA Store Pop-Up Book Sale

Front Plaza: Museum of Fine Arts

Calling all book lovers! During this one-day-only sale, take 50% off all books in The MFA Store's vast and diverse selection. Come shop hundreds of art books, children's books, cookbooks and more outside the steps of the MFA building. Social distancing will be practiced, and face masks are required. Gift...

NEW! VIRTUAL Cocktails & Collections

Online via Zoom

Every 3rd Thursday of the month, join us for a live virtual event featuring art from the MFA’s special exhibitions and newly-renovated Collection galleries. Make an art-inspired signature cocktail ahead of time (we’ll provide the recipe), and enjoy a specially curated art tour from home! Featured exhibition —From Chaos to Order:...

MFA Member Preview: Color Riot! How Color Changed Navajo Textiles

Hazel Hough Wing: Museum of Fine Arts

Before it opens to the public, MFA members are invited to a special preview of our new exhibition, Color Riot! How Color Changed Navajo Textiles. Featuring over 80 vibrant weavings, Color Riot! celebrates the individualism and flair for experimentation that transformed Navajo textiles from the last quarter of the nineteenth...

Front-line Workers First Fridays

Membership Garden: Museum of Fine Arts

Front-line Workers First Fridays (FWFF) is a new program under our Picture of Health initiative to celebrate and recognize the outsize responsibility our community’s hospital and front-line health care workers have borne during this current pandemic. The physical and mental toll of caring for others while putting oneself at risk is often understood...

Sensory Saturdays

Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg

The MFA welcomes families with children with sensory sensitivities to explore the galleries with us every second Saturday of the month, from 10 am to 12 p.m.! During this time, all rotating audio components will be turned down or muted to ensure a calm environment. Visitors will receive a pre-packaged...

Coffee Talks with Nan Colton: Early History of the MFA

Online via Zoom

Connect 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 filmed live from the MFA, and Presented via Zoom. Grab a cup of coffee and...

Virtual Book Club: In the Distance by Hernan Diaz

Online via Zoom

PLEASE NOTE: For this month, Book Club is taking place on a different day. We are kicking off the 2021 MFA Book Club with the Pulitzer Prize-nominated debut by author Hernan Diaz, In the Distance. A Western unlike any other in recent history, the novel explores and critiques the American creation...

NEW! VIRTUAL Cocktails & Collections

Online via Zoom

Every 3rd Thursday of the month, join us for a live virtual event featuring art from the MFA’s special exhibitions and newly-renovated Collection galleries. Make an art-inspired signature cocktail ahead of time (we’ll provide the recipe), and enjoy a specially curated art tour from home! Featured exhibition — Color Riot! How...

Homeschool Hours: Geology in the Galleries

Collection Galleries: Museum of Fine Arts

Homeschool groups and families are invited to join us the last Wednesday of the month as we look at the culture, history, math, and science of art! Every month we will explore a new idea or special exhibition, and visitors will receive a pre-packaged learning bag with a guide and...

Smartly Dressed Fashion Show: Glamour in the Galleries (Virtual)

Collection Galleries: Museum of Fine Arts

The Stuart Society's annual Smartly Dressed Fashion Show has been reimagined to showcase Glamour in the Galleries as a virtual experience! The program will include a fashion show curated by Jackie Z Style Co. featuring male and female models from our community. Enjoy music from internationally known jazz artists and...

Front-line Workers First Fridays

Membership Garden: Museum of Fine Arts

Front-line Workers First Fridays (FWFF) is a new program under our Picture of Health initiative to celebrate and recognize the outsize responsibility our community’s hospital and front-line health care workers have borne during this current pandemic. The physical and mental toll of caring for others while putting oneself at risk is often understood...

Coffee Talks with Nan Colton: Georgia O’Keeffe – An American Icon

Online via Zoom

Connect with the arts through monthly performances that give voice and embodiment to the two-dimensional. With her popular performances, Nan Colton invites us to meet an artist or historical figure in a 30-minute presentation filmed live from the MFA, and presented via Zoom. Grab a cup of coffee and a...

VIRTUAL Cocktails & Collections

Online via Zoom

Every 3rd Thursday of the month, join us for a live virtual event featuring art from the MFA’s special exhibitions and newly-renovated Collection galleries. Make an art-inspired signature cocktail ahead of time (we’ll provide the recipe), and enjoy a specially curated art tour from home! Featured exhibition — Explore the Vaults: Abstraction...

Common Thread: A Conversation Between Artists Velma Kee Craig and Jessica Osceola

Online via Zoom

Velma Kee Craig (Diné) is a textile artist whose 2013 weaving, Bar Code/QR code, is on view in the MFA's current exhibition, Color Riot! How Color Changed Navajo Textiles. Osceola (Seminole) works as a ceramist, sculptor and multimedia artist. In this virtual conversation, the two explore the commonalities and divergent practices...

Frontline Workers First Fridays

Membership Garden: Museum of Fine Arts

Frontline Workers First Fridays (FWFF) is a new program under our Picture of Health initiative to celebrate and recognize the outsize responsibility our community’s hospital and frontline health care workers have borne during this current pandemic. The physical and mental toll of caring for others while putting oneself at risk is often understood...

Explore More! Days

PORTSPACE 3007 BEACH BLVD. S., Gulfport, FL

Join us throughout the year for special days of fun! Visitors will receive a pre-packaged exploration bag with an activity guide and game. Each Explore More! Day features a special exhibition, so you can explore a new world of art every time! Select Saturdays, from 11 am to 2 pm....

Coffee Talks with Nan Colton: Berenice Abbott – Photography Helps People See

Online via Zoom

Connect with the arts through monthly performances that give voice and embodiment to the two-dimensional. Nan Colton invites us to meet an artist or historical figure in a 30-minute presentation filmed live from the MFA, and presented via Zoom. Grab a cup of coffee and a morning snack, and enjoy...

Virtual Book Club: Lee and Me: An Intimate Portrait of Lee Krasner by Ruth Appelhof

Online via Zoom

Lee Krasner is one of the major women artists of the twentieth century, and this memoir is full of firsthand material based on interviews with Krasner as well as her friends, fellow artists, gallerists, and curators. More than merely Jackson Pollock's widow, she is regarded as a prominent and immensely...

Art in Bloom

Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg

Art in Bloom is the MFA’s signature spring event which showcases the museum’s collection in full bloom with dozens of floral designs inspired by the art and galleries. Floral interpretations will be displayed in the museum's collection galleries and gardens Thursday, March 25 – Sunday, March 28 and are included...

Front-line Workers First Fridays

Membership Garden: Museum of Fine Arts

Front-line Workers First Fridays (FWFF) is a new program under our Picture of Health initiative to celebrate and recognize the outsize responsibility our community’s hospital and front-line health care workers have borne during this current pandemic. The physical and mental toll of caring for others while putting oneself at risk is often understood...

Virtual Book Club: Circe by Madeline Miller

Online via Zoom

In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child – not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess...

Coffee Talks with Nan Colton: Marguerite Thompson Zorach – Wash Day

Online via Zoom

Connect with the arts through monthly performances that give voice and embodiment to the two-dimensional. Nan Colton invites us to meet an artist or historical figure in a 30-minute presentation filmed live from the MFA, and presented via Zoom. Grab a cup of coffee and a morning snack, and enjoy...

VIRTUAL Cocktails & Collections

Online via Zoom

Every 3rd Thursday of the month, join us for a live virtual event featuring art from the MFA’s special exhibitions and newly-renovated Collection galleries. Make an art-inspired signature cocktail ahead of time (we’ll provide the recipe), and enjoy a specially curated art tour from home! Featured exhibition — Antioch Reclaimed Join Dr....

The Stuart Society Presents: Carnaval do Rio

North Lawn, Museum of Fine Arts

Dress in your flashiest attire and dance the night away under the stars during The Stuart Society's Carnaval do Rio at the MFA. Guests will enjoy a colorful night of authentic Brazilian cuisine, Samba music, and exciting live performances. The event takes places in an open-air tent on the museum...

Virtual Book Club: A Children’s Bible by Lydia Millet

Online via Zoom

Pulitzer Prize finalist Lydia Millet’s sublime new novel follows a group of twelve eerily mature children on a forced vacation with their families at a sprawling lakeside mansion. Contemptuous of their parents, who pass their days in a stupor of liquor, drugs, and sex, the children feel neglected and suffocated...

Coffee Talks with Nan Colton: Clio, The Muse of History – Ancient Mythology

Online via Zoom

Connect with the arts through monthly performances that give voice and embodiment to the two-dimensional. Nan Colton invites us to meet an artist or historical figure in a 30-minute presentation filmed live from the MFA, and presented via Zoom. Grab a cup of coffee and a morning snack, and enjoy...

Collectors Circle Presents: Hats on to The Arts

St. Petersburg Yacht Club 11 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg, FL

Hats on to celebrate the arts! Don your best hats and join the MFA Collectors Circle for a fun-filled cocktail party at St. Petersburg Yacht Club. Design your own hat, seek an artist to make a hat for you, or wear your favorite one during this charity event for the...

Sit, Stay, Heal – May 2021

Membership Garden: Museum of Fine Arts

Sit, Stay, Heal is a new program, part of the MFA's Picture of Health initiative, where we invite therapy dog teams into the museum on the fourth Thursday of every month to offer stress and anxiety relief for our members and visitors. This month, we are presenting the program to...

The Shape of Abstraction: Dr. Lisa Farrington on African-American Abstract Artists

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

***PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT*** The Collectors Circle is proud to welcome Associate Dean of the Division of Fine Arts at Howard University Lisa Farrington, Ph.D., to present, The Shape of Abstraction: African-American Abstract Artists, a concise overview of African-American art from the era of enslavement to the age...

VIRTUAL Cocktails & Collections

Online via Zoom

Every 3rd Thursday of the month, join us for a live virtual event featuring art from the MFA’s special exhibitions and Collection galleries. Make an art-inspired signature cocktail ahead of time (we’ll provide the recipe), and enjoy a specially curated art tour from home! Featured exhibition — From Margins to Mainstays:...

Explore More! Days

Hazel Hough Wing: Museum of Fine Arts

Join us throughout the year for special days of fun! Visitors will receive a pre-packaged exploration bag with an activity guide and game. Each Explore More! Day features a special exhibition, so you can explore a new world of art every time! Select Saturdays, from 11 am to 2 pm....

Coffee Talks with Nan Colton: Julia Margaret Cameron – In Focus

Online via Zoom

Connect with the arts through monthly performances that give voice and embodiment to the two-dimensional. Nan Colton invites us to meet an artist or historical figure in a 30-minute presentation filmed live from the MFA, and presented via Zoom. Grab a cup of coffee and a morning snack, and enjoy...

Virtual Cocktails & Collections

Online via Zoom

Join us for a live virtual event featuring art from the MFA’s special exhibitions and Collection galleries. Make an art-inspired signature cocktail ahead of time (we’ll provide the recipe), and enjoy a specially curated art tour from home! Featured exhibition — Skyway 20/21 Skyway 20/21 is the second iteration of an exhibition celebrating...

**Canceled**Virtual Book Club: The Age of Light by Whitney Scharer

Online via Zoom

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we unfortunately must cancel this MFA Book Club event. Please visit mfastpete.org for all future Book Club and other events. If you have any questions or concerns, reach out to us at info@mfastpete.org. A captivating debut novel by Whitney Scharer, The Age of Light tells the story of...

Virtual Artist Panel Discussion: Ezra Johnson, Savannah Magnolia and Janelle Young

Online via Zoom

The MFA will present a panel discussion via Zoom with three artists featured in its collaborative exhibition Skyway 20/21. Moderated by MFA Curator of Contemporary Art Katherine Pill, the artists will explore one of the most pressing issues of our time: the care of our natural environment. Each of these...

Sensory Saturdays

Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg

The MFA welcomes families with children with sensory sensitivities to explore the galleries with us every second Saturday of the month, from 10 am to 12 pm.! During this time, all rotating audio components will be turned down or muted to ensure a calm environment. Visitors will receive a pre-packaged...

**SOLD OUT!** Summer Camp Session 1: Art & Archaeology

Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg

This camp is sold out. Please visit our Youth Programs page for information on our other summer camps! The Art & Archaeology camp is designed for rising 1st to 5th graders. Are you ready to dig up some history? Travel back in time in the special exhibition Antioch Reclaimed: Ancient...

**SOLD OUT!**Summer Camp Session 2: Art & Nature

Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg

This camp is sold out. Please visit our Youth Programs page for information on our other summer camps! The Art & Nature camp is designed for rising 1st to 5th graders. Calling all nature enthusiasts! Dive into the environmentally-focused special exhibition Skyway 20/21 as we meet local artists inspired by...

Sit, Stay, Heal

Museum of Fine Arts - Membership Garden

Sit, Stay, Heal is a new program, part of the MFA's Picture of Health initiative, where we invite therapy dog teams into the museum on the fourth Thursday of every month to facilitate stress and anxiety relief for our members, visitors, and guests. In recognition of the overwhelming responsibility our...

**SOLD OUT!**Summer Camp Session 3 – Wild Creations: Art & Empowerment Workshop

Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg

Wild Creations is designed for the rising 6th to 9th graders who identify as female. During this week, participants learn about historical and contemporary female artists from the women of the MFA curatorial staff, and express themselves through conversation, mindfulness, yoga, painting, drawings and collage. Scholarships available. Campers must register...

Explore More! Days

Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg

Join us throughout the year for special days of fun! Each Explore More! Day features a special exhibition, so you can explore a new world of art every time! Select Saturdays, from 11 am to 2 pm. This month, join us as we celebrate National Honey Bee Day in honor...

Arts Alive! Free Museum Day 2021

Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg

Join us on September 18, 2021 for Arts Alive in St. Petersburg. This annual celebration of arts is a one-day event in which participating museums and cultural institutions across the country provide free entry. The Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg is pleased to participate in the event this year,...

Virtual Cocktails & Collections

Online via Zoom

Every 3rd Thursday of the month, join us for a live virtual Cocktails & Collections event featuring art from the MFA’s special exhibitions and collection galleries. Make an art-inspired signature cocktail ahead of time (we’ll provide the recipe), and enjoy a specially curated art tour from home! Featured exhibition —...