University Membership
Free MFA admission for students, faculty, and staff of participating schools
The University Membership Program offers free ticketed admission to students, faculty, and staff with valid ID from participating colleges and universities. See below for list of eligible student groups (faculty and staff are included in all participating schools).
Please note that organizational members can obtain same-day general admission and special exhibition tickets by visiting a ticket desk and presenting a valid ID on the day of their visit. Visit Tickets for more information.
University Membership benefits also include:
- Free self-guided and guided group tours designed to support academic and social goals, introduce students to the MFA, and enhance the college experience
- Learn more about our group tour options and how to book yours in advance on Group Visits
- $5 film tickets for students
- $30 discount on personal memberships for students
- 10% discount in all Museum shops for students
University Members
Massachusetts
- Babson College (undergraduate students)
- Bentley University (undergraduate and graduate students)
- Berklee College of Music (undergraduate and graduate students; High School Composition Intensive students)
- Boston College (undergraduate and graduate students)
- Boston University (undergraduate and graduate students; BU Academy students)
- Brandeis University (undergraduate students)
- Bridgewater State University (art students only)
- Curry College (undergraduate students)
- Emerson College (undergraduate and graduate students)
- Emmanuel College (undergraduate and graduate students)
- Framingham State University (undergraduate students)
- Gordon College (undergraduate students)
- Harvard University (undergraduate and graduate degree-seeking students, including DCE)
- Lasell University (undergraduate and graduate students)
- Lesley University (undergraduate students; College of Art & Design undergraduate and graduate students; Threshold Program)
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design (undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education students)
- Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (undergraduate and graduate students)
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (undergraduate and graduate students)
- Montserrat College of Art (undergraduate students)
- New England Conservatory (undergraduate and graduate students)
- Northeastern University (undergraduate, graduate, and USPP students)
- Olin College of Engineering (undergraduate students)
- Showa Boston Institute (undergraduate students)
- Simmons University (undergraduate and graduate students, including distance learning)
- Suffolk University (undergraduate and graduate students)
- Tufts University (undergraduate and graduate students)
- University of Massachusetts Boston (undergraduate students)
- University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (CVPA and Honors College undergraduate and graduate students)
- University of Massachusetts Lowell (Art and Design undergraduate students)
- Wellesley College (undergraduate students)
- Wentworth Institute of Technology (undergraduate students)
- Wheaton College (undergraduate students)
Pozen Community College Access Program
Free Museum admission is available for 15 schools, in 24 locations, that comprise the Massachusetts Community College System.
- Berkshire Community College
- Bristol Community College
- Bunker Hill Community College
- Cape Cod Community College
- Greenfield Community College
- Holyoke Community College
- Mass Bay Community College
- Massasoit Community College
- Middlesex Community College
- Quincy College
- Mount Wachusett Community College
- North Shore Community College
- Northern Essex Community College
- Quinsigamond Community College
- Roxbury Community College
- Springfield Technical Community College
Lunder Maine Student Membership Program
- Bates College
- Beal College
- Bowdoin College
- Central Maine Community College
- Colby College
- College of the Atlantic
- Eastern Maine Community College
- Heartwood College of Art
- Husson University
- Kennebec Valley Community College
- Maine College of Art
- Maine College of Health Professions
- Maine Maritime Academy
- New England Bible College
- Northern Maine Community College
- Saint Joseph College of Maine
- Southern Maine Community College
- Thomas College
- Unity College
- University of Maine
- University of Maine at Augusta
- University of Maine at Farmington
- University of Maine at Fort Kent
- University of Maine at Machias
- University of Maine at Presque Isle
- University of Southern Maine
- University of New England
- Washington County Community College
- York County Community College
McLane Family New Hampshire Student Membership Program
- Antioch University New England
- Colby-Sawyer College
- Dartmouth College
- Franklin Pierce University
- Granite State College
- Great Bay Community College
- Keene State College
- Lakes Region Community College
- Magdalen College of the Liberal Arts
- Manchester Community College
- Nashua Community College
- New England College
- NHTI, Concord’s Community College
- Plymouth State University
- River Valley Community College
- Rivier University
- Saint Anselm College
- Southern New Hampshire University
- Thomas More College of Liberal Arts
- University of New Hampshire, Durham
- University of New Hampshire, Manchester
- University of New Hampshire School of Law
- White Mountains Community College
College Programs
College and university students can learn about events, learning programs, and ways to get involved with the MFA. College faculty and staff can learn how the MFA can support your curricular goals.
Learn More about College Programs
University Member Group Visits
University members can book guided or self-guided group visits that use works of art to build connections with course content.
Events for University Members
Conservators in Action
2:00 pm–4:30 pm
Filling and inpainting of a reassembled Mexican ceramic jar, likely made in the 19th century in the style of traditional búcaros de Indias (highly...
In PersonConservators in Action
2:00 pm–4:30 pm
Filling and inpainting of a reassembled Mexican ceramic jar, likely made in the 19th century in the style of traditional búcaros de Indias (highly...
In Person
Conservation Spotlight Talk: Nubian Art
5:00 pm–5:30 pm
Meet in Sharf Visitor Center
In PersonConservation Spotlight Talk: Nubian Art
1:30 pm–2:00 pm
Meet in Sharf Visitor Center
In PersonConservators in Action
2:00 pm–4:30 pm
Filling and inpainting of a reassembled Mexican ceramic jar, likely made in the 19th century in the style of traditional búcaros de Indias (highly...
In Person
Conservation Up Close: Medieval Made Modern
4:00 pm–4:40 pm
Meet in Sharf Visitor Center
In PersonConservation Up Close: Medieval Made Modern
6:00 pm–6:40 pm
Meet in Sharf Visitor Center
In PersonConservation Spotlight Talk: Nubian Art
5:00 pm–5:30 pm
Meet in Sharf Visitor Center
In PersonConservation Spotlight Talk: Nubian Art
1:30 pm–2:00 pm
Meet in Sharf Visitor Center
In Person
Teaching with Hindu Art: Depictions of the Divine in Prints, Paintings, and Sculptures
4:30 pm–6:30 pm
Recommended for K–12 educators and college faculty
In Person
World Religions in Art: Islam
10:10 am–10:50 am
Recommended for Grades 6–12 and College/University students
Online
College Night
5:00 pm–8:00 pm
Tickets available in person on a first-come, first-served basis. Free to college and university students with a valid school ID.
In Person
Visual Culture Consortium Student Symposium
12:00 pm–4:45 pm
College Programs
Information for students, faculty, and staff on programs, events, and more