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Youth Groups
Groups of ten or more youths 17 and under.
For Youth Group reservations, call 617-369-3310 or complete our online request form. You will receive a confirmation packet via e-mail. Please provide accurate contact information.
For cancellations or changes, call 617-369-3310 or e-mail groups@mfa.org and include your six-digit order number. Please note that a processing fee of $2.50 will be charged for every change request after confirmation has been sent.
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Guided Tours
Student-centered, interactive learning experiences led by professionally trained gallery instructors. Youths engage in interactive discussions and activities.
For tour descriptions and start times, see Group Tour Descriptions. Send in your request at least four weeks prior to your preferred dates.
Oct 1, 2009-Jun 3, 2010
Museum Collections
Available Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays (one hour)
Maximum 60 youths per tour
Art of Ancient Egypt, Nubia, and the Near East (9:30 am entry available)
Art of Ancient Greece and Rome
Discovering the Museum of Fine Arts
Art of Europe
Art of Asia
Art on the Silk Route
Modern and Contemporary Art
What Artists Do
Combines guided tour with studio experience
Available Mondays-Fridays (See Group Tour Descriptions for specific days and times)
Two hours. Maximum 60 youths per tour; tailored appropriately to age level.
Art of Europe
Art of Asia
Art of Ancient Greece and Rome
"Tomb 10A"
Oct 19, 2009-Apr 30, 2010
"The Secrets of Tomb 10A: Egypt 2000 BC"
Available Monday-Friday (one hour)
9:30, 10 am (early entry)
Maximum of 50 students per school, per hour
Jun 4-Sep 30, 2010
Discovering the Museum of Fine Arts
Available daily (one hour)
Maximum 60 students per tour
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Self-Guided Visits
Design an MFA experience that directly connects with your group's interests. For start times, see Group Tour Descriptions.
Museum Collections
Available daily throughout the year except during our school year guided tour schedule on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings.
No group size limit.
"The Secrets of Tomb 10A: Egypt 2000 BC"
Available Tue, Wed, Thu between 11:30 am and 3 pm
Available Fri-Mon between 10:30 am and 3 pm
Includes free audio guide when booked in advance
No group size limit
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Admission
2009/10 School Year
Oct 1, 2009-Jun 3, 2010
Guided Tours: $7.50 per youth, plus $2.50 per-order processing fee.
What Artists Do: $15.50 per youth, plus $2.50 per-order processing fee (includes materials)
Self-Guided Visits: $6 per youth, plus $2.50 per-order processing fee.
Please also see our Chaperone policy below.
Payment Policy
Payment can be made in advance (must be received at least three business days prior to your visit) or, at the latest, upon arrival. If you choose to pay for your visit upon arrival, allow at least 10 additional minutes prior to the start of your tour for processing and ticket printing.
By check: Checks should be made out to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and mailed to:
Group Sales
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
465 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
or hand carried on the day of your visit.
By credit card: We accept Visa, MasterCard, and American Express. To pay for your visit in advance with a credit card, call Group Sales at 617-369-3310.
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General Information
Multiple Visits
We encourage groups to make multiple visits. For groups that simultaneously request a series of visits, the first and second visits are full price; the third and any subsequent visits are $3 per student. You must book all visits at once.
Chaperones
A minimum of one chaperone is required for every ten youths. Aides and one adult per every ten youth are admitted free. All additional chaperones $18. Chaperones are responsible for preventing loud, boisterous, or disruptive behavior. Art works may not be touched. If you arrive without the appropriate number of chaperones, the Museum reserves the right to cancel your visit.
New Group Entrance
The school group entrance is the State Street Corporation Fenway Entrance, located off The Fenway.
Rothwell School Bus Fund for Fall Visits
The Bernard J. Rothwell School Bus Fund was established in 2006 to provide schools in need with bus transportation subsidies of $250 to bring classes to the MFA for gallery instructor-guided tours from October through December. This fund was made possible by a grant from the Paul Taylor and Adeline Gertrude Magrane Rothwell Philanthropic Fund at the recommendation of a current gallery instructor.
Please submit a Bus Fund Application Form and School Group Visit Request Form simultaneously. Grants are limited and will be distributed with priority consideration given to School Groups with demonstrated financial need and first-time Museum visitors.
Gallery Activity Guidelines
Download guidelines for proper group behavior in the galleries.
Gallery Capacity
In order to ensure a meaningful learning experience for all youth, gallery capacity is monitored. If a gallery is full, the MFA's Protective Services staff may advise a group to wait temporarily before entering.
Audio Guides
Audio guides are $2 each. Audio guides include Collection Highlights (also available in Spanish, Japanese, French, and Russian) and in-depth explorations of most collections. Exploration of Musical Instruments gallery, including music played on the instruments, also available. Please indicate on the request form if you would like to use audio guides for your Self-Guided Visit.
Lunch
Youth groups are welcome to eat their own lunches outside on MFA grounds, free of charge, but are not allowed to eat in the cafeteria.
Tables, chairs, boxed lunches, or vouchers are available on a limited, pre-registration basis. Teachers have the following options:
1. Reserve lunch tables only. The MFA does not provide food, condiments, napkins, or beverages. $40 per half hour, for no more than 60 youth at a time. Lunch table reservation time slots, every half hour starting at 10 am, Mon-Fri. Advance registration necessary; available on first-come, first-served basis.
2. Reserve lunch tables and purchase boxed lunches. Boxed lunch order from MFA: $7 per youth. Includes: chicken fingers, French fries, juice, and fruit. No changes or substitutions are accepted.
3. Reserve lunch tables and purchase cafeteria vouchers. Pre-purchase cafeteria vouchers in $10 denominations. Vouchers can be used as cash in the cafeteria toward the purchase of food and must be used on specified date of school visit.
Please indicate on the request form if you would like to reserve a lunch table.
Student Shop
The Student Shop Online provides inexpensive educational items for students and youth to remember their trip to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. See available merchandise.
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