Artful Adventures offers two specially designed home school programs for children ages 3 and older. The morning program meets the second Friday of each month from 10:30 am-12 pm during the school year. The afternoon program meets on Friday afternoons, September through June, from 1:30-3 pm. Children are divided into 4 groups by age (3-5 years, 6-8 years, 9-11 years, and 12-15 years). Each visit lasts an hour and a half and combines gallery exploration with an art-making activity.

Special arrangements can be made for home schooling groups of 10 or more children who are unable to visit the Museum on Fridays at 1:30 pm. To learn more, please visit Artful Adventures.
 


Tickets & Information

 

            

3-5 years 6-8 years 9-11 years 12-15 years

 

Information

Pricing

bookmark$8.50 per child (includes materials and Museum admission)

Tickets

bookmarkTo enroll your child in any of the Artful Adventures Home School classes, please click on the age group or class theme that you're interested in, and then click on "tickets" at the bottom of the event page. Although members receive free admission into the Museum, a paid course ticket is required for each child participating in the Artful Adventures Home School classes.
Tickets must be purchased in advance, and are only available online. Tickets for the current week's class will only be available for sale until 1 pm on Wednesday.

We no longer offer day-of ticket sales at the Museum. Tickets need to be purchased online in advance of each class date. Purchasing tickets ahead of time ensures that we can adequately prepare for each class by having enough teachers and materials and can maintain small group sizes.

Adult Chaperones

bookmarkOne adult chaperone is FREE with each purchased child ticket and also receives a discount on parking in Museum facilities. Additional adults $25.

Adults are always welcome to stay with their child throughout the duration of the class.

Class Cancellations, Snow Closings, and Refunds

bookmarkWe regret that there is no makeup or refund for classes missed by a child, even those due to inclement weather. Refunds are given only if the class is cancelled by the MFA. Each week a minimum of 8 children is required in order for a particular age group's class to run. Parents will be e-mailed by the end of the day on Wednesday if their child's class is cancelled due to low enrollment, and will have the opportunity to apply their child's ticket to a future class date.

Planning

Entrance & Meeting Location

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Morning

Please enter through either the Huntington or State Street Corporation Fenway Entrance and pick up your ticket(s) at a ticketing kiosk or at the admissions desk. You may enter the Museum at anytime after 10 am. We will be meeting in the Education Center in the Druker Family Pavilion, Room 160 before each class. Please meet your instructors in the classroom by 10:15 am - we will begin our programming at 10:30 am.



Afternoon

Please enter through the State Street Corporation Fenway Entrance and pick up your ticket(s) at a ticketing kiosk or at the admissions desk. If you wish to arrive before the program begins at 1:30 pm you may enter the Museum at anytime after 10 am. We will be meeting in the Alfond Auditorium Lobby before each class. Please use the staircase or elevator on Level 1 (Room 140) to get to Level G. Please meet your instructors in the Lobby by 1:15 pm - we will begin our programming at 1:30 pm.

Coats, Bags, and Baby Items

bookmarkAll parcels, umbrellas, and bags larger than 11" x 15" must be checked, including backpack-style child carriers. Bags in excess of 11"x15" containing needed medical equipment or for use in nursing or baby care are allowed in the Museum. Baby strollers are allowed in all galleries.

Drop-off & Pick-up

bookmarkPlease bring and retrieve your child to and from the meeting location and stay with them until the Museum Instructors arrive. Children that are 5 years old and up may be dropped off for the duration of the class, but your instructor will ask you to leave your name and cell phone number in case of emergency.

Children under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult. For their safety they cannot enter or exit the MFA without a parent or guardian.

Museum Guidelines

bookmarkParents are responsible for the behavior of their child(ren). If you choose to stay with the group during the tour, please help your child(ren) follow these guidelines.

  • Works of art in the Museum should not be touched.
  • Use walking feet in the Museum.
  • Use inside voices.
  • Always stay together as a group.
  • Please don't eat, drink, or chew gum in the galleries.

    • Photography

    bookmarkPhotography without a flash is allowed in most galleries. Flash photography and video are only permitted in the art studio. Your Museum instructor will let you know if the group enters a gallery where photography is not allowed.

    Directions

    bookmarkPlan your arrival and learn more about getting to the MFA.