Make the MFA your Thursday night destination! On the third Thursday of every month, enjoy the Museum after dark with $5 admission from 5 to 10 pm. Explore the galleries, join hands-on art-making, shop unique finds, and grab drinks and a bite to eat. Every month brings something new! From community celebrations to live performances, there are plenty of reasons to gather with friends, meet new ones, or escape with art at the MFA.

What’s on View

Make the most of your Thursday evening—wander the collection galleries, visit old favorites, and discover something new. Don’t miss the exhibition “Picasso, Miró, Dalí: Unbound” and explore imaginative world of livres d’artiste, a groundbreaking art form that transformed the book into a creative collaboration among artists, writers, designers, and printmakers.

Events and Activities

Spotlight Talk: Miró, Ready for Anything

6 and 7 pm
Torf Gallery, 184

Looking specifically at methods and materials, learn about the collaboration between an artist, a Surrealist poet, and a publisher that culminated in Á toute épreuve, one of the most important livres d’artiste of the 20th century. This illustrated book, which is on view in “Unbound,” invites lively discussion of Joan Miró’s experimentation with printmaking processes, papers, and visual language.

With Katrina Newbury, Saundra B. Lane Conservator, Virginia Herrick Deknatel Paper Conservation Laboratory.

Sound Bites: Steph Davis Plays “The Prayers of Black Folk”

6–6:45 and 7:15–8 pm
Gallery 168

Steph Davis is a critically acclaimed marimbist, composer, and cultural activist whose work explores Black creative expression, culture, and subjectivity. With “The Prayers of Black Folk,” he presents a solo marimba and gyil performance that translates the hopes and dreams of Africans in America through sound. Weaving together the traditional and art music of the Dagara and Lobi people from northern Ghana and people of African descent in the United States and Europe, this music honors, in the words of writer Aaron Robertson in his 2024 book The Black Utopians, “the dreamers who always wanted more than they had—and who did more than just hold on to life, but expanded its possibilities and preserved its beauty.”

Supported by the Nancy Lee Clark Concert Series Fund.

Drawing in the Galleries

6–8 pm (last entry 7:45 pm)
Gallery 146

Drop in to sketch works of art in the galleries! All ages and skill levels are welcome. Museum educators are available to help you get started and offer tips and suggestions along the way—just bring your creativity! All drawing materials are provided.