Join us for an engaging discussion between exhibiting artists Christian Sampson (American, b. 1974) and Claudia Peña Salinas (Mexican American, b. 1975), who have known each since their student years at Hunter College in New York City and whose works on view at the MFA each address the astronomical calendar....
In collaboration with The Nature of Art, the MFA proudly presents the MC Voices from The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay performing Christopher Tin's "The Lost Birds" - a musical memorial to bird species driven to extinction by humankind. Led by Artistic Director Matthew Abernathy, MC Voices will perform a...
Before the summer heat really settles in St Pete, join the MFA and scholar Dr. Daniel A. Barber for a look at how architecture changed with the advent of air conditioning and how it must now change again as we reconsider what sustainable living looks like on our planet. Exploring...
Ursala Hudson (Kadusné) is a transdisciplinary artist of European, Filipino, and Alaska Native (Tlingit) descent. Raised amidst her parents' full-time multi-media artist lifestyle, Ursala explores the experience of a modern-day, globalized woman with complex ancestry through two-dimensional performance and fiber arts. Join us for a special talk with the artist...
Taking two artworks in the MFA Collection as a point of departure, this talk will recreate the turbulent world of the ancient Mediterranean in the decades of the early Roman expansion: the heyday of the Roman Middle Republic, which, from its beginnings as a city-state in central Italy moved rapidly...
Egyptian art has long served, and continues to serve, as a primary inspiration for fashion designers, solidifying the legacy of Egyptomania—the influence of the art of ancient Egypt. Join us as we welcome Darnell-Jamal Lisby, assistant curator of fashion at the Cleveland Museum and curator of Egyptomania: Fashion’s Conflicted Obsession,...
Due to unforeseen circumstances, we regret to inform you that this program has been canceled. Please be sure to check out our full Calendar of Events for all upcoming programs at the MFA.
The Overview Effect is part of a series of public programming events designed to illuminate our exhibition, The Nature of Art, which looks at the myriad ways humans have used art to navigate and mediate our environment. A pivotal moment in human history occurred with the first sighting of the...
The Story of Art series focuses on the story of human history, one that is continually being retold as we discover new things and look afresh at the familiar. Join MFA curators on a journey to learn more about our collection, contextualized with other objects from around the world, as...
Janaina Tschäpe’s fantastical scenes dissolve boundaries, seamlessly intertwining in an ever-flowing continuum of evolution and transformation in a grand opera that delves into themes of change, gender, and the construction of myth and history. The universe created by artist Tschäpe beckons one into a parallel world of ambiguous scale—indeterminate in both...
Alexis Rockman ranks among the most accomplished eco-artists working today. His vivid, large canvases explore the impact that the migration of goods, people, plants, and animals has had and continues to have on our planet. Learn more about the artist and his work during this fascinating talk, and be sure to...
Globally renowned and celebrated for his exquisitely crafted lush and brilliant works, Jose Alvarez (D.O.P.A.) brings an extraordinary life story to a rich and compelling body of work in a variety of media. Born Deyvi Orangel Peña Arteaga, using his moniker Jose Alvarez (D.O.P.A.), he is a versatile artist who...
Andrew James Hamilton, Associate Curator of Arts of the Americas at the Art Institute of Chicago visits the MFA on Thursday, October 26 for an enthralling talk about "The Art of the Americas." The author of the highly acclaimed book, Scale & the Incas (Princeton 2018), will explore how this Andean civilization...
EVENT POSTPONED DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, WE REGRETFULLY MUST RESCHEDULE “THE OVERVIEW EFFECT.” WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING TO RESCHEDULE THIS PROGRAM FOR A FUTURE DATE. TICKET HOLDERS WILL RECEIVE ADDITIONAL COMMUNICATION. The Overview Effect is part of a series of public programming events designed to illuminate our next exhibition, The...
How does creativity accommodate the changes that come as we age? For artists (painters, sculptors, musicians, poets, dancers), what are the benefits of growing old, when your body and mind begin to occupy alternate spaces? How does one adapt to these changes by adjusting methods and expectations? How does one’s...
Katherine Pill, Senior Curator of Contemporary Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, will discuss Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists? This provocative discussion examines art historian Linda Nochlin’s 1971 essay, an epic examination of the institutional obstacles that prevented women from succeeding in the arts....
In conjunction with the upcoming The Nature of Art exhibition, this Story of Art segment will examine ways in which U.S. and European artists gave physical form to the so-called "new world." Despite human habitation spanning over 20,000 years, European settlers imposed their own visions and imaginings onto the landscape...
After the world gave up on Lonnie Holley, the Universe sent him the gift of art. This film tells how Holley overcame all odds to become an unlikely art superstar. Join us for a screening of Thumbs Up for Mother Universe: Stories from the Life of Lonnie Holley. This 58-minute...
In conjunction with his solo exhibition, Here We Stand, artist Tom Jones will engage in conversation with one of his earliest teachers, the first President of the Ho-Chunk Nation, his mother, JoAnn Jones. She is associate judge, Ho-Chunk Nation Trial Court and has been active in national-tribal-state issues and matters involving tribal...
The Story of Art series focuses on the story of art history, one that is continually being retold as we discover new things and look afresh at the familiar. Join MFA curators on a journey to learn more about our collection, contextualized with other objects from around the world, as we...
*Rescheduled - Please Note New Date: Thursday, May 4 at 6 pm* The Story of Art series focuses on the story of art history, one that is continually being retold as we discover new things and look afresh at the familiar. Join MFA curators on a journey to learn more about...
How does creativity accommodate the changes that come as we age? For artists (painters, sculptors, musicians, poets, dancers), what are the benefits of growing older, when your body and mind begin to occupy alternate spaces? How does one adapt to these changes by adjusting methods and expectations? How does one's...
Odili Donald Odita was born in Enugu, Nigeria, and works in Philadelphia. He is a Painting, Drawing & Sculpture Professor at the Tyler School of Art at Temple University. His abstract—and often site-responsive—paintings explore the power of color in an emotional, historical, and socio-political context. Odili Donald Odita’s dual identity...
*Rescheduled - Please Note New Date: Thursday, April 20 at 6 pm* The Story of Art series focuses on the story of art history, one that is continually being retold as we discover new things and look afresh at the familiar. Join MFA curators on a journey to learn more about...
Dr. Paul Ivey, renowned expert on theological architecture and institutional theory, will present a fascinating talk exploring the hidden histories behind many of the most well-known art museums. At a time when women were not permitted to hold positions of power in the public sphere, they were quietly building some...
The Story of Art series focuses on the story of art history, one that is continually being retold as we discover new things and look afresh at the familiar. Join MFA curators on a journey to learn more about our collection, contextualized with other objects from around the world, as we...
The MFA is pleased to welcome Jerry Saltz, Pulitzer Prize winner and senior art critic at New York Magazine, for an engaging talk about art, artists, and his new book, Art is Life. Saltz has been one of the most influential writers about art and artists for more than a...
Most people today spend a third of their lives sleeping, a third of their lives living, and a third of their lives working. Our work environments significantly impact our lives. For centuries, designers, philosophers, and management experts have debated how best to design our workspaces. The recent pandemic has also...
Why and how does such a basic part of our lives—something that begins with lullabies—comfort, inspire and heal so effectively? When we sing the brain releases oxytocin and dopamine, the endorphins that promote feelings of well-being. Neurologist Oliver Sacks and others have written about the therapeutic power of music and singing,...
The second talk in our In Conversation series is an engaging discussion between former United States Poet Laureate and New York Times best-selling author Billy Collins and New York Times journalist and author Bob Morris. The two will talk about Collins's latest book, Musical Tables, and his distinct ability to...
Join artist Christian Sampson and Curator of Contemporary Art Katherine Pill to learn more about his upcoming four-part installation series at the MFA, Tempus volat, hora fugit, which translates from Latin to “time flies, hours flee.” Through the seemingly simple means of light and color, Tempus volat, hora fugit is an immersive artwork that addresses the...
The Story of Art series focuses on the story of art history, one that is continually being retold as we discover new things and look afresh at the familiar. Join MFA curators on a journey to learn more about our collection, contextualized with other objects from around the world, as we...
Join Dr. Sims, one of the most renowned art historians/curators of our day, as she recounts a life in art museums, beginning with her nearly three-decade tenure at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This program is part of the Museum Studies Institute series, the MFA's internal “think tank” that encompasses all of...
Join award-winning pianist Zachary Bartholomew and his trio (Paul Gavin, drums; Mauricio Rodriguez, bass) in the St. Petersburg Jazz Festival as they deliver a captivating concert remembering legendary jazz icon Chick Corea. Chick Corea is known as one of jazz’s greatest pianists and composers, and this concert will feature his musical compositions spanning from the beginning...
The Story of Art series focuses on the story of art history, one that is continually being retold as we discover new things and look afresh at the familiar. Join MFA curators on a journey to learn more about our collection, contextualized with other objects from around the world, as we...
The Story of Art series focuses on the story of art history, one that is continually being retold as we discover new things and look afresh at the familiar. Join MFA curators on a journey to learn more about our collection, contextualized with other objects from around the world, as...
The Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, is pleased to present a new series, In Conversation, that will showcase various artists, authors, thinkers, and creators in conversation with each other. These casual conversations will surprise and delight the community and offer an opportunity to delve into current issues, best-selling books, and...
Fashion in the 1920s underwent a series of shifts that forever changed how we dress. Designers such as Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, Madeline Vionnet, and Paul Poiret created sleeker, less cumbersome styles for women—allowing for greater freedom of movement and the abolishment of the corset. Menswear became sportier, with suits and...
Fashion is one of our favorite art forms here at the MFA, and few subjects inspire us more. Cultural influences such as the Ballets Russes and jazz-age star Josephine Baker inspired designers including Paul Poiret, Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, Madeleine Vionnet, and Jeanne Lanvin. Paris in the 1920s was not only...
Held on the third Thursday of each month, Cocktails & Collections is a series of themed events with inspiring connections to art. Each month features live entertainment, a customized docent tour, light bites, and an art-inspired signature cocktail, all inspired by the different works & artists in our collection and...
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...
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...
In celebration of our exhibition Bernini and the Roman Baroque: Masterpieces from Palazzo Chigi in Ariccia, we invite you to channel your inner Audrey Hepburn or Gregory Peck as you enjoy a screening of the Academy Award-winning Roman Holiday (1953) and libations (prosecco, bellinis, and soft drinks) from the cash bar in...
In celebration of the exhibition Bernini and the Roman Baroque: Masterpieces from Palazzo Chigi in Ariccia, join us at the MFA for a screening of the film "The Cardboard Bernini". This 2012 film is about the artist James Grashow, whose “Corrugated Fountain,” was inspired by Rome’s Trevi Fountain and the...
The Florida Orchestra returns to the museum to set the scene with Baroque music. TFO Concertmaster Jeffrey Multer leads a chamber ensemble in Johann Sebastian Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 and his Concerto for Oboe and Violin, featuring Mitchell Kuhn on oboe. The 30-minute program will be performed twice –...
The Collectors Circle is proud to welcome Dr. Leslie King Hammond in dialogue with MFA Senior Curator of Collections & Exhibitions, Dr. Stanton Thomas. Together, they will highlight the art of Hughie Lee-Smith and Carroll Cloar—two artists active during the mid-twentieth century, focusing on their shared views regarding social justice,...
A rarely-seen silent film from Russia, Aelita, Queen of Mars is based on a 1923 novella by Aleksey N. Tolstoy, a cousin of War and Peace author Leo Tolstoy. The film, a highly stylized look at the harsh conditions Soviet citizens faced during the Civil War, was created, in large part,...
Art of the Stage: Picasso to Hockney is inspired largely by the spirit of collaboration. Collaboration is the backbone of the program at the Pinellas County Center for the Arts at Gibbs High School. Students in the highly acclaimed arts magnet come together on the museum stage to create pieces...
Party of the Strange: A celebration of the dramatic! 6:46 pm - 9:16 pm Marly Room and Gardens The Margaret Acheson Stuart Society has a one-of-a-kind party planned in celebration of the MFA exhibition, Art of the Stage: Picasso to Hockney. ANYTHING can happen at this party — unlike any...
From silent film to bold opera, the MFA’s galleries will be animated with dance, music, theater, and opera performances throughout the special exhibition Art of the Stage: Picasso to Hockney (on view through May 10, 2020). Join us as The Florida Orchestra gives a special, intimate performance of Darius Milhaud’s...
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 that includes a cup of coffee and delectable pastries. Today’s program is entitled: Explore the...
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 that includes a cup of coffee and delectable pastries. Today’s Program is entitled: Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun. Vigee-LeBrun's...
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 that includes a cup of coffee and delectable pastries. Today’s Program is entitled: Crystal Moments. Sit...
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 that includes a cup of coffee and delectable pastries. Today’s Program is entitled: Agatha Christie. Imaginative...
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 that includes a cup of coffee and delectable pastries. Today’s Program is entitled: Antioch and Ancient...
From the studio behind Coraline, Kubo and the Two Strings is a visually stunning, stop-motion animated film about a young origami storyteller, Kubo, who wants to know more about his father, a fallen samurai who died protecting Kubo’s mother from her own father. On a journey filled with magic, conflict,...
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 that includes a cup of coffee and delectable pastries. Today’s Program is entitled: A Victorian Woman's...
Please 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
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 that includes a cup of coffee and delectable pastries. Today’s Program is entitled: Vision and Imagination....
The 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...
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 that includes a cup of coffee and delectable pastries. Today’s Program is entitled: Berthe Morisot:...
The 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...
Inspired 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....
Please 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...
Come 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...
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 that includes a cup of coffee and delectable pastries. Today’s Program is entitled: A Feast for...
The 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...
The 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...
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 that includes a cup of coffee and delectable pastries. Today's Program is entitled: Some of...
As 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...
Visitors 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...
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 that includes a cup of coffee and delectable pastries. Today's Program is entitled: Fairyland Lustre....
Tiffany & 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...
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 that includes a cup of coffee and delectable pastries. Today's Program is entitled: Drawn to...
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...
The special exhibition This is Not a Selfie is curated from a single collection, the Audrey and Sydney Irmas Collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). This is Not a Selfie curator Eve Schillo, Assistant Curator of the Wallis Annenberg Photography Department at LACMA, will join us on October 25th...
The Museum of Fine Arts has partnered with the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay to provide an interactive discussion with a panel of experts on the legal, financial, and philanthropic aspects of estate planning, especially timely with the changes in tax regulations this year. Estate planning can be an art,...