The Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro Film Program at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, features contemporary international cinema, restored classics, American independent films (including those by local artists), Boston premieres, and retrospectives by international filmmakers. The Program also hosts a number of film festivals throughout the year, plus special screenings and events relating to special exhibitions. Visiting artists frequently attend screenings and discuss their work with the audience. For upcoming Film Program information, call the MFA Film Line at 617-369-3907 (Mon-Fri, 9 am to 5 pm).
Admission & Pricing: MFA members, seniors, and students $9; general admission $11. Matinee discount tickets (weekdays before 5 pm, weekends before 12:30 pm) $7; $8. For after-hours programs, both the State Street Corporation Entrance and the Huntington entrance will be open.
Come for a film, stay for a drink! Among the Museum’s many changes this fall was the debut of a new café and wine bar called Taste. Offering light food options as well as coffee, espresso drinks, and a selection of wines, Taste is a comfortable retreat in the heart of the Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art.
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BROWSE FILMS
This Week This Month All Films
Now Playing
The Story of Film: An Odyssey (May 16-27)
Coming Soon
Louise Wimmer (May 30, 7:30 pm)
Walking in the City (May 31, 7:30 pm)
Global Lens 2012 (June 1-14)
Sons of Tennessee Williams (June 7)
We Still Live Here (June 7-13)
The Roxbury International Film Festival (June 14-17)
Payback (June 21-27)
Small, Beautifully Moving Parts (June 21-27)
Lost Bohemia (June 21-27)
Portrait of Wally (June 28-July 1)
The Turin Horse (June 28-July 5)
Sponsors
The Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro Film Program at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is funded by the Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation and also made possible with endowment support from the Katharine Stone White Film Fund, the Museum Film Program Endowment Fund, the Dean W. Freed Fund, the Marilyn and Selwyn Kudisch Endowed Fund for the Benefit of the Film Program, and the MFA Associates and MFA Senior Associates Fund for Film and Video. A gift from an anonymous Friend of Film makes program notes for select events possible. Visits by film and video artists are made possible by the Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation Fund. Additional support is provided by the Adobe Foundation.
The media sponsor is The Boston Phoenix.
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By Phone
Call the MFA Ticket Line at
1-800-440-6975
Mon-Sat 9 am to 9 pm
Sun 9 am to 6 pm
In Person
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