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ADULT/UNIVERSITY GUIDED TOURS
Year-Round
Museum Collections
Available daily, start time every 15 minutes
Sat-Tue 10 am-3 pm
Wed-Fri 10 am-8 pm
Enjoy a one-hour tour of the Museum's rich and extensive collection led by trained guides. The tour can be modified to cater to a group's particular interests.
Beginning Nov 29, 2010
Highlights of the Art of the Americas
Available daily, start time every 15 minutes
Sat-Tue 10 am-3 pm
Wed-Fri 10 am-8 pm
Enjoy a one-hour tour of outstanding works within the Museum's magnificent Art of the Americas wing.
Nov 29, 2010-Jan 28, 2011
Fresh Ink: Ten Takes on Chinese Tradition
Sat-Tue 10:00 am-3 pm
Wed-Fri 10:00 am-8 pm
Groundbreaking exhibition in which 10 leading artists from China and the Chinese diaspora will present new works that they created in direct response to masterpieces in the Museum’s collection.
Apr 19-Jul 22, 2011
Chihuly: Through the Looking Glass
Sat-Tue 9:30 am (early entry)-3 pm
Wed-Fri 9:30 am (early entry)-8 pm
Groups with reservations will recieve priority access
Major retrospective of Dale Chihuly, who revolutionized the art of blown glass, moving it to the realm of large-scale sculpture.
Advance reservations are required for all group visits. Please complete our online request form.
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ADULT/UNIVERSITY SELF-GUIDED VISITS
Year-Round
Museum Collections
Available daily, start time every 15 minutes
Sat-Tue 10 am-3:30 pm
Wed-Fri 10 am-8:30 pm
Includes admission to Fresh Ink: Ten Takes on Chinese Tradition (Nov 20, 2010-Feb 13, 2011)
Apr 19-Jul 22, 2011
Chihuly: Through the Looking Glass
Sat-Tue 10 am-3 pm
Wed-Fri 10 am-8 pm
Groups with reservations will recieve priority access
Major retrospective of Dale Chihuly, who revolutionized the art of blown glass, moving it to the realm of large-scale sculpture.
Advance reservations are required for all group visits. Please complete our online request form.
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STUDENT/YOUTH GUIDED TOURS
Jun 14-Oct 3, 2010
Discovering the Museum of Fine Arts
Daily. Start times: Mon-Thu 10 am; 11 am-closing every 15 minutes. Fri-Sun 10 am-closing every 15 min.
Explore a variety of objects from different collections, through close looking and discussion. Ideal for first-time visitors or classes interested in a cross-cultural approach to art.
Oct 4, 2010-Jun 9, 2011
MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
Available Mon-Thu (one hour)
All MFA Guided Tours support the following MA State Curriculum Frameworks: (ELA Language Strand Standards 1–4, Arts Connections Strand Standards 6–10)
Art of Ancient Egypt, Nubia, and the Near East
9:30 am (early entry), 10:30 am
Is there more to Egypt than mummies? Objects from the MFA’s collection let you “dig up the past” in Egypt, Nubia, and the Near East.
(HSS 7.7 – 7.16)
Art of Ancient Greece and Rome
9:30 am (early entry), 10:30 am
Bring to life classical mythology. What do sculptures, pottery, and paintings tell us about the lives of the ancient Greeks and Romans?
(HSS 7.24 – 7.43 Foreign Languages Cultures Strand)
Discovering the Museum of Fine Arts
Daily. Start times: Mon-Thu 10 am; 11 am-closing every 15 min.
Fri-Sun 10 am-closing every 15 min.
Explore a variety of objects from different collections, through close looking and discussion. Ideal for first-time visitors or classes interested in a cross-cultural approach to art.
(Various)
Art of Europe
9:45 (early entry), 10:45 am
With works from the seventh to the late twentieth centuries, our European collection includes masterpieces by the greatest artists in history. Learn more about European art by exploring works of art from various periods. Choose from one or more cultures.
(HSS World I Foreign Languages Cultures Strand)
Art of Asia
10:15 am
The MFA is home to one of the finest collections of Asian art, spanning thousands of years, across multiple countries and regions: India, China, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia. Illuminate your study of world history by examining art from one or more cultures.
(HSS 4.4 – 4.7, World I Foreign Languages Cultures Strand)
Art on the Silk Road
10:15 am
See how trade transformed cultures, bringing Buddhism to “the east” and Chinese style to “the west,” along with other spicy transactions as you examine art from India, Iraq, Vietnam, China, Korea, and Japan.
(HSS 4.4 – 4.7, World I)
Modern and Contemporary Art
10:00 am
Explore art from the twentieth century and the present day. Engage with objects from the Museum’s collection and special exhibitions.
(HSS World II, US II)
WHAT ARTISTS DO
Available Mon-Thu (two hours)
All tours in this category support Arts Learning Standards for Visual Arts 1–5, in addition to the Curriculum Frameworks relevant to tour content.
In this rich, two-hour program, gallery instructors lead an hour-long tour focusing on your choice from below. During the second hour, studio art instructors lead an art project so students better understand the creative process.
Art of Europe
9:45 (early entry), 10:45 am
See guided tour description above.
Studio: Create paintings filled with light, bright colors, and vibrant brush strokes, inspired by the revolutionary style of Impressionism.
(HSS World I Foreign Languages Cultures Strand)
Art of Asia
10:15 am
See guided tour description above.
Studio: Learn the techniques of Chinese calligraphy or Japanese sumi-e to create your own hanging scroll.
(HSS 4.4 – 4.7, World I Foreign Languages Cultures Strand)
Art of Ancient Greece and Rome
9:30 (early entry), 10:30 am
See guided tour description above.
Studio: Create your own clay bust portrait, mythological heroes, gods and goddesses, or creatures inspired by the Ancient Greeks and Romans.
(HSS 7.24 – 7.43 Foreign Languages Cultures Strand)
Ancient Egypt, Nubia, and the Near East
9:30 (early entry), 10:30 am
See guided tour description above.
Studio: The ancient Egyptians were well prepared for their trip to the afterlife. In clay, create a favorite object you would like to bring with you.
(Arts Connections Strand, History and Social Studies 7.12—7.16 (Egypt))
EXHIBITION
Nov 29, 2010-Jan 27, 2011
Fresh Ink: Ten Takes on Chinese Tradition
Available Mon-Thu
9:45 am (early entry)
Guided by Gallery Instructors, explore this groundbreaking exhibition in which 10 leading artists from China and the Chinese diaspora will present new works that they created in direct response to masterpieces in the Museum’s collection.
(Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks: Foreign Language Cultures Strand, History and Social Science World History I and World History II)
Apr 26-Jun 9, 2011
Chihuly: Through the Looking Glass
Available Mon-Thu
9:45 am (early entry)
Guided by Gallery Instructors, visit this major retrospective of Dale Chihuly, who revolutionized the art of blown glass, moving it to the realm of large-scale sculpture.
Jan 3-Jun 9, 2011
MUSEUM COLLECTIONS-Art of the Americas Wing Tours
Available daily (one hour)
Introducing the Art of the Americas: Highlights of the MFA Collection
Start times: Mon-Thu 10 am; 11 am-closing every 15 minutes. Fri-Sun 10 am-closing every 15 min.
This Highlights tour offers an overview of the art of North, Central and South America in the museum’s 53 new galleries. The collection includes Pre-Columbian and Native American art, as well as the full range of American art from the colonial period through the first half of the 20th century. Students will look closely at a selection of paintings, sculpture, decorative arts and artifacts in the new wing to learn how artists use the elements of art to create meaning and how art reflects the time and culture in which it is made. This tour is recommended for all ages.
(Various)
Available Mon-Thu (one hour)
Exploring the New World: Art from the Ancient Americas, Colonial America, and the New Nation
9:30 (early entry), 10:30 am
The New World tour offers a chance to explore the earliest art of the Americas. Portraits, furniture, silver and gold tell stories about life in the pre-Columbian era, colonial North America, and the new nation. This tour is recommended for students who are interested in the history and culture of the Americas before 1820.
(HSS 5.1-5.2, 5.4, 5.6-5.11, 5.17-5.18)
Understanding Massachusetts History: The Art and Objects that Illustrate its Distinctive Past
9:45 am (early entry)
The Massachusetts tour provides a window into the American Revolution and daily life in the 18th and 19th centuries. Students will see paintings of revolutionary leaders and of the events associated with them. They will visit period rooms from both rural and urban houses, become familiar with everyday objects and artifacts, and learn how ship captains, merchants and artisans made a living. This tour is recommended for students who are interested in the history and culture of Massachusetts.
(HSS 3.1-3.7, 3.12)
Creating an American Identity: Art from the Early Republic to World War II
10:15 am
The American Identity tour illustrates the events of the 1800s and early 1900s that shaped how Americans perceived themselves. Students will explore the impact of industrialization, westward expansion, the Civil War, immigration, and the American role in international relations. They will see examples of painting, sculpture and decorative arts from that time period that reflect those changes. This tour is recommended for high school classes studying United States history and culture of the 19th and 20th centuries.
(HSS US I, US II)
WHAT ARTISTS DO
Available Mon-Thu (two hours)
In this rich, two-hour program, gallery instructors lead an hour-long tour focusing on your choice from below. During the second hour, studio art instructors lead an art project so students better understand the creative process.
New World
9:30 (early entry), 10:30 am
See guided tour description above.
Studio: Clay: The Functional Art
Clay was used by both the Native Americans and the Colonists to make practical but beautiful objects. Among these were vessels to carry water, store food, etc. Both cultures developed certain images for decoration, though they differed in their designs and symbols. In this exploration, students choose a style of the Native Americans or the early colonizers and build an object with clay.
(HSS 5.1-5.2, 5.4, 5.6-5.11, 5.17-5.18)
Massachusetts
9:45 am (early entry)
See guided tour description above.
Studio: Painting Boston Neighborhoods
The neighborhoods of our city are as vibrant and colorful as we are. In this exploration, we ask students to choose what makes their neighborhood special and unique—a favorite place, neighbors and friends, a park or the games they can play there. Students then paint their neighborhood portrait with acrylics on canvas.
(HSS 3.1-3.7, 3.12)
American Identity
10:15 am
See guided tour description above.
Studio: Mixed Media
Our country is comprised of elements from many cultures while still reflecting a unique identity. Languages, food, fashion, style, art, and music from many parts of the world all come together here to develop the unique American Identity. By mixing images from print, magazines, and labels with acrylic paint on canvas, students are invited to create their own version of our unique American Identity.
(HSS US I, US II)Advance reservations are required for all group visits. Please complete our online request form.
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STUDENT/YOUTH SELF-GUIDED VISITS
Advance reservations are required for all group visits. Please complete our online request form.
Year-Round
Museum Collections
Available daily, Start times every 15 minutes
Sat-Tue 10 am-3:30 pm
Wed-Fri 10 am-8:30 pm
(except during school year, Mon-Thu 10 am-11:00 am unavailable)
Nov 29, 2010-Jan 28, 2011
Fresh Ink: Ten Takes on Chinese Tradition
Available daily, Start times every 15 minutes
Sat-Tue 10 am-3:30 pm
Wed-Fri 10 am-8:30 pm
(except during school year, Mon-Thu 10 am-11:00 am unavailable)
Explore this groundbreaking exhibition in which 10 leading artists from China and the Chinese diaspora will present new works that they created in direct response to masterpieces in the Museum’s collection.
Advance reservations are required for all group visits. Please complete our online request form.
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