University Membership

Free MFA admission for students, faculty, and staff of participating schools

The University Membership program offers free ticketed admission to students, faculty, and staff with valid ID from participating colleges and universities. See below for list of eligible student groups (faculty and staff are included in all participating schools).

Please note that organizational members can obtain same-day general admission and special exhibition tickets by visiting a ticket desk and presenting a valid ID on the day of their visit. Visit Tickets for more information.

University Members

Massachusetts

Babson College (undergraduate students)
Berklee College of Music (undergraduate and graduate students)
Boston College (undergraduate students)
Boston University (undergraduate and graduate students)
Brandeis University (undergraduate students)
Curry College (undergraduate students)
Emerson College (undergraduate and graduate students)
Emmanuel College (undergraduate and graduate students)
Framingham State University (undergraduate arts and humanities students)
Gordon College (undergraduate students)
Harvard University (undergraduate and graduate degree-seeking students, including DCE)
Hellenic College (undergraduate and graduate students)
Lesley University (undergraduate students, College of Art & Design undergraduate and graduate students, Threshold Program)
Massachusetts College of Art and Design (undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education students)
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy (undergraduate and graduate, Boston campus only)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (undergraduate and graduate students)
Montserrat College of Art (undergraduate students)
New England Conservatory (undergraduate and graduate students)
Northeastern University (undergraduate, graduate, and USPP students)
Olin College of Engineering (undergraduate students)
Showa Boston Institute (undergraduate students)
Simmons University (undergraduate and graduate students)
Suffolk University (undergraduate and graduate students)
Tufts University (undergraduate and graduate students)
University of Massachusetts Boston (undergraduate students)
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (CVPA and Honors College undergraduate and graduate students)
University of Massachusetts Lowell (art, design, and history undergraduate students)
Wellesley College (undergraduate students)
Wentworth Institute of Technology (undergraduate students)
Wheaton College (undergraduate students)

Pozen Community College Access Program

Free Museum admission is available for 15 schools, in 24 locations, that comprise the Massachusetts Community College System.

Lunder Maine Student Membership Program

McLane Family New Hampshire Student Membership Program

College Programs

College and university students can learn about events, learning programs, and ways to get involved with the MFA. College faculty and staff can learn how the MFA can support your curricular goals.

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University Member Group Visits

University members can book guided or self-guided group visits that use works of art to build connections with course content.

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Events for University Members

Gallery Talk

Conservators in Action

April 17, 2024
10:00 am–3:00 pm

Disassembly, after natural weakening over time of previous joins, and reconstruction of this fragmentary Etruscan jug by associate objects conservator...

In Person

Spotlight Talk

Conservation Spotlight Talk: Michaelina Wautier’s “The Five Senses”

April 17, 2024
1:00 pm–1:30 pm

Meet in Sharf Visitor Center

Gallery Talk

Conservators in Action

April 18, 2024
10:00 am–3:00 pm

Disassembly, after natural weakening over time of previous joins, and reconstruction of this fragmentary Etruscan jug by associate objects conservator...

In Person

Gallery Talk

Conservators in Action

April 19, 2024
10:00 am–3:00 pm

Disassembly, after natural weakening over time of previous joins, and reconstruction of this fragmentary Etruscan jug by associate objects conservator...

In Person

Gallery Talk