Curators Circles: The Contemporaries

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].

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

Past Events

An Evening with Jeffrey Gibson

Tuesday, April 15, 2025
6:00 pm–9:00 pm
In Person

An Evening with Fabiola Jean-Louis

Thursday, April 3, 2025
6:00 pm–8:30 pm
In Person

Travel Opportunity: New Orleans

Thursday, December 5–Saturday, December 7, 2024
All Day

An Evening with Alan Michelson

Thursday, November 14, 2024
8:00 pm–9:30 pm

Season Opener Celebration: “Our Family Portrait”

Wednesday, September 18, 2024
6:30 pm–9:00 pm

Season Closer Celebration: “Dress Up”

Tuesday, May 14, 2024
6:30 pm–9:30 pm
In Person

An Evening with Napoleon Jones-Henderson

Thursday, April 4, 2024
6:00 pm–7:30 pm
In Person

An Evening with the Department of Contemporary Art

Thursday, February 29, 2024
6:00 pm–7:30 pm
In Person

Season Opener Celebration: “Tender Loving Care”

Tuesday, September 19, 2023
6:30 pm–9:00 pm
In Person

Diedrick Brackens: Weaving, Making, Knowing

Friday, May 19, 2023
6:00 pm–8:00 pm
In Person

Optional Travel Opportunity: Frieze New York

Tuesday, May 16–Wednesday, May 17, 2023
All Day

New Contemporary Acquisitions and Travels: In Company with Artists and Curators

Tuesday, April 4, 2023
5:30 pm–7:00 pm

In-Person Event

Smuggled, Stolen, and Sold: Art Restitution in the 21st Century

Tuesday, January 24, 2023
6:00 pm–7:00 pm

Online event for all Curators Circles

Online

Contemporary Artists in “LIFE Magazine and the Power of Photography”

Sunday, October 2, 2022
3:30 pm–4:30 pm

In-Person Event

In Person

New Light on Collecting and Displaying Contemporary Art

Monday, May 9, 2022
6:30 pm–8:30 pm

In-Person Event

In Person

New Contemporary Acquisitions: An Evening at the MFA in Company with Artists and Their Work

Friday, March 11, 2022
5:30 pm–7:00 pm

In-Person Event

In Person

Black Power in Print

Monday, November 15, 2021
6:00 pm–7:00 pm

Online Event

Online

“Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?”: A Reflection on Linda Nochlin’s Groundbreaking Essay

Wednesday, October 13, 2021
6:00 pm–7:00 pm

An Evening for all Curators Circles

Online Event

Online

Harvest Celebration: “Garden for Boston”

Saturday, September 25, 2021
1:00 pm–2:30 pm

In Person on West Lawn of the MFA’s Huntington Avenue Entrance (at Museum Road)

In Person

Artist Conversation with Helina Metaferia

Wednesday, April 28, 2021
5:30 pm–6:30 pm

Online Event

Online

A Sneak Peek into “New Light: Encounters and Connections”

Wednesday, March 24, 2021
5:30 pm–6:30 pm

Online Event

Online

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