Explore the exciting world of the art of today through behind-the-scenes access to our collections and exhibitions and conversations with the artists and scholars who are shaping our Museum and the contemporary art world. Programs address pressing issues of our time, creating a space for lively dialogue among enthusiasts, collectors, and curators. Your membership supports the department’s commitment to collecting and presenting art from a wide range of contexts, showcasing artists with many distinct backgrounds and lived experiences, and welcoming local, national, and global voices.
Annual membership is $1,500.* Contributions from every Curators Circles membership provide vital operating funds for the respective departments and curators.
For more information about this Curators Circle's programming, please contact Indigo Casais, department coordinator, at [email protected].
*$100 per person is not tax deductible.
Dates, times, and events are subject to change.
Past Events
An Evening with Jeffrey Gibson
6:00 pm–9:00 pm
An Evening with Fabiola Jean-Louis
6:00 pm–8:30 pm
Travel Opportunity: New Orleans
All Day
An Evening with Alan Michelson
8:00 pm–9:30 pm
Season Opener Celebration: “Our Family Portrait”
6:30 pm–9:00 pm
Season Closer Celebration: “Dress Up”
6:30 pm–9:30 pm
An Evening with Napoleon Jones-Henderson
6:00 pm–7:30 pm
An Evening with the Department of Contemporary Art
6:00 pm–7:30 pm
Season Opener Celebration: “Tender Loving Care”
6:30 pm–9:00 pm
Diedrick Brackens: Weaving, Making, Knowing
6:00 pm–8:00 pm
Optional Travel Opportunity: Frieze New York
All Day
New Contemporary Acquisitions and Travels: In Company with Artists and Curators
5:30 pm–7:00 pm
In-Person Event
Smuggled, Stolen, and Sold: Art Restitution in the 21st Century
6:00 pm–7:00 pm
Online event for all Curators Circles
OnlineContemporary Artists in “LIFE Magazine and the Power of Photography”
3:30 pm–4:30 pm
In-Person Event
In PersonNew Light on Collecting and Displaying Contemporary Art
6:30 pm–8:30 pm
In-Person Event
In PersonNew Contemporary Acquisitions: An Evening at the MFA in Company with Artists and Their Work
5:30 pm–7:00 pm
In-Person Event
In Person“Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?”: A Reflection on Linda Nochlin’s Groundbreaking Essay
6:00 pm–7:00 pm
An Evening for all Curators Circles
Online Event
OnlineHarvest Celebration: “Garden for Boston”
1:00 pm–2:30 pm
In Person on West Lawn of the MFA’s Huntington Avenue Entrance (at Museum Road)
In PersonArtist Conversation with Helina Metaferia
5:30 pm–6:30 pm
Online Event
OnlineA Sneak Peek into “New Light: Encounters and Connections”
5:30 pm–6:30 pm
Online Event
Online