Curators Circles: Fashion Council

Since its founding the MFA has been a leader in collecting fashion and its related arts. In 1930 the Museum became the first in the US to have a department dedicated to textile arts. Today the collection is global in scope, and includes tens of thousands of objects ranging from ancient ceremonial dresses to contemporary haute couture and ready-to-wear garments. With a primary focus on the MFA’s collection of 20th- and 21st-century fashion and jewelry, the support of the Fashion Council has funded and made possible important acquisitions and original exhibitions. Join this dynamic group to actively pursue fashion’s impact on the local and global stage and explore the intellectual, cultural, and artistic aspects of fashionable dress and adornment. Through experiential programs with celebrated designers, jewelers, filmmakers, writers, collectors, scholars, artists, and more, members enjoy an exclusive and intimate connection to the fashion arts.

Annual membership is $1,500.*

For more information about this Curators Circle’s programming, please contact [email protected].

Join this Curators Circle

*$100 per person is not tax deductible.
Dates, times, and events are subject to change.

Stories on the Planet: Asagi Maeda at the Fuller Craft Museum

Friday, October 2, 2026
11:00 am–1:30 pm

Excursion: New York City Jewelry Week

Wednesday, November 18–Thursday, November 19, 2026
All Day

The Making of a Traveling Exhibition: Mary Cassatt Virtual Talk

Tuesday, February 9, 2027
12:30 pm–1:30 pm
Online

Anything Goes: American Style in Uncertain Times, 1929–39

Thursday, May 13, 2027
6:00 pm–8:00 pm

Boston’s Hidden Gem: Michael Robinson

Thursday, June 3, 2027
4:00 pm–6:00 pm

Past Events

Daphne Farago Lecture Reception: Radiance and Reverie

Thursday, June 4, 2026
8:00 pm–9:30 pm

The Garden Party

Wednesday, May 13, 2026
2:00 pm–4:00 pm

Picasso, Miró, Dalí: A Conversation

Monday, April 27, 2026
6:00 pm–9:00 pm
In Person

Celebrating ‘Brilliance: Jewelry Art and Fashion’

Friday, December 12, 2025
6:00 pm–8:00 pm

Join Today

Take part in a year of collection-focused programming with curators and experts.

Join This Curators Circle