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 —...

A Conversation with the Curators

Online via Zoom

Throughout our country’s history, quilts have served as a richly patterned map of our history -  preserving both familial and historic celebrations and milestones. To learn more about how these treasured works of art have documented the social and cultural life in America, please join MFA's Senior Curator of Collections...

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! This month we are featuring Highlights from the Collection with the MFA...

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! This month we are featuring Recent Acquisitions to the MFA Collection with...

The Collectors Circle Presents: The Allure of New Mexico: Paintings by Sloan, Hennings, and O’Keeffe

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

The Collectors Circle is proud to welcome Dr. Stanton Thomas, MFA Senior Curator of Collections and Exhibitions as our lecturer. Drawing from the museums expansive holdings of American paintings, Dr. Thomas will examine the attraction that the Southwest, specifically New Mexico, held for many artists in the early-to-mid 20th-century. During...

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! This month we are featuring Bernini and the Roman Baroque with Dr....

Love Eternal: A Tour of the MFA Collection

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Join Dr. Stanton Thomas, Senior Curator of Collections and Exhibitions, for an intimate tour, centered on themes of love and desire, of the MFA’s collection. This exploration of masterworks on display in our galleries celebrates the artistry and passion of artists through the ages, from ancient depictions of Venus through...

Virtual Cocktails & Collections

Online via Zoom

Every 3rd Thursday of the month, join us for a 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: Defining Lines:...

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 24 – Sunday, March 27 and are included...

Visual Metaphor: High School Student Exhibition

Works on Paper Gallery, 2nd Floor, MFA

"A visual metaphor is the representation of a person, place, thing, or idea by means of a visual image that suggests a particular association or point of similarity." This audience favorite spotlights work by many of the most talented high school students in Pinellas County Schools. Their teachers select the...

The Collectors Circle Presents: Bernini, Costanza, and the Chigi

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

Please join us Wednesday, April 6th for the onsite lecture Bernini, Costanza, and the Chigi presented by Sarah McPhee, PhD. A renowned Bernini scholar and professor of Art History at Emory University, Dr. McPhee will highlight select works featured in Bernini and the Roman Baroque. Sarah McPhee is Samuel Candler...

Sit, Stay, Heal

Membership Garden: Museum of Fine Arts

Sit, Stay, Heal is 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. Enjoy cuddles from our furry friends in our beautiful gardens...

Self-Determination and National Identity: The Conflict in Ukraine

Marly Room: Museum of Fine Arts

As the world watches the ongoing war in Ukraine, Community Tampa Bay and the Museum of Fine Arts are creating space for community conversations on Self-Determination and National Identity: The Conflict in Ukraine. Ukrainian and Russian panelists will set the tone for conversations on how ethnic and national identity contribute...

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! This month we are featuring Explore the Vaults: Cabinet Pictures and Works...

Sit, Stay, Heal

Membership Garden: Museum of Fine Arts

Sit, Stay, Heal is 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. Enjoy cuddles from our furry friends in our beautiful gardens...

Museum of Fine Arts is closed July 4 – July 11

Please note: the MFA will be closed to the public from July 4 through July 11. We will reopen on July 12. We apologize for the inconvenience. Thank you for understanding.

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

Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg

Are you ready to dig up some history? Travel back in time as we learn about the art and science of archaeology. Discover how archaeologists piece together the past from Ancient Greece to Mesoamerica, and even right here in Tampa Bay! We’ll spend the week exploring our own miniature archeology...

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

Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg

Calling all nature enthusiasts! Join us on a safari through the art museum galleries as we discover how animals, plants, weather, water, and sky have inspired artists since the dawn of time. Special guests throughout the week will bring nature encounters to our classroom as we create nature-inspired artworks and...

Cocktails & Collections

Museum of Fine Arts - Marly Room

Cocktails & Collections is back in-person! Held on the third Thursday of each month, Cocktails & Collections features live entertainment, customized docent tours of the MFA’s special exhibitions and Collections galleries, and art-inspired signature cocktails. This Month's Event Features:  Gio Swaby: Fresh Up Cocktail: Paloma Free for MFA Members | $20 For...

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

Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg

Inspired by historical and contemporary female artists from around the world, participants will spend this week exploring art as voice and discovering how art can be used as a tool for expression, care, and advocacy. We’ll join the women of the MFA Curatorial Staff to learn about female artists featured...

*SOLD OUT* Fresh Up Dance Party

Museum of Fine Arts - Conservatory

In celebration of the debut museum exhibition Gio Swaby: Fresh Up, Black joy and excellence we're inviting you to the Fresh Up Dance Party. This will be a summertime party to remember!  The title Fresh Up references, in Swaby’s words, “a Bahamian way to describe someone who is particularly stylish—also...

Cocktails & Collections

Museum of Fine Arts - Marly Room

Held on the third Thursday of each month, Cocktails & Collections 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 entertainment, a customized docent tour, light...

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...

Marly Music: Cellist Anita Graef, Pianist Louise Chan

Cellist: Anita Graef Described as “a world-class musician” (Galena Gazette) who plays with “high energy and polish” (WQXR), cellist Anita Graef has earned recognition as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral performer. Notable appearances include features in Strings Magazine, as well as Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall and Concerts from...

*SOLD OUT* Homeschool Hours

Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg

Gastronomy in the Galleries 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...

Marly Music: Ted Rosenthal

Ted Rosenthal is one of the leading jazz pianist/composers of his generation.  He actively tours worldwide with his trio, as a soloist, and has performed with many jazz greats, including Gerry Mulligan, Art Farmer, Phil Woods, Bob Brookmeyer, and James Moody. Winner of the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition, Rosenthal has...