General Ticketing Information

All visitors to the Museum, regardless of age, require a ticket. All ticket sales are final. Tickets may not be refunded, are nontransferable, nor may they be resold. All prices, venues, dates, and times are subject to change.

There are no fees for orders placed online. A $6 per-order processing fee applies to all phone orders. Some purchases may be subject to additional fees.

For updates on cancellations and closings, check mfa.org or call 617-267-9300.

Museum Admission

All full price and member tickets are available for purchase or reservation in advance online, by phone, or in person (pending exhibition availability). See Free and Discounted Admission for all the opportunities to visit the Museum for free or with discounted admission tickets.

General Admission

General Admission tickets do not include access to ticketed special exhibitions. They do include access to all other Museum galleries open to the public. To plan ahead, visit Gallery Updates to see what is on view at the time of your visit.

Special Exhibitions Admission

Special exhibitions require a specific exhibition ticket with a timed-entry time slot for the gallery. Special exhibition tickets include general admission.

Special exhibition entry time slots are 30 minutes; visitors must enter the exhibition within that 30-minute window. Once inside the gallery, visitors may stay as long as they like. No re-entry into a special exhibition.

Exchanges and Returns

Admission tickets are non-refundable, but may be exchanged prior to the day of your visit. Please contact us in advance of your visit date by calling 1-800-440-6975 to exchange for another date for a $4 fee. Unused timed-entry exhibition tickets are forfeit and may not be exchanged after the fact.

Tickets to public programing events, such as lectures, films, and concerts, are non-refundable and cannot be exchanged for other events.

Members

• For special exhibition or other paid admission tickets, contact us in advance of your visit date by calling 1-800-440-6975 to exchange your tickets for another date. Admission tickets are non-refundable, but can be exchanged prior to the visit date. A $4 exchange fee applies.
• If you do not arrive for the special exhibition at your ticketed time, you will forfeit your limited free exhibition ticket(s).

Nonmembers

• Admission tickets are non-refundable, but can be exchanged prior to the visit date. Contact us in advance of your visit date by calling 1-800-440-6975 to exchange your tickets for another date. A $4 exchange fee applies to any exchanges.

Refunds

Please note tickets may not be refunded, are non-transferable, and may not be resold.

Ticketed Programs

Lectures

To purchase, visit Lectures
Questions? E-mail: [email protected]

Concerts

To purchase, visit Music
Questions? E-mail: [email protected]

Classes

Online Classes: tickets for online classes are only available for purchase in advance through the website and are non-refundable and nontransferable.
In-Person Classes: tickets for in-person classes are only available for purchase in advance through the website or by phone, and are non-refundable and nontransferable.

No ticket sales in-person or by e-mail.
We do not offer make-up classes for students who need to miss a class.

For information and questions regarding class tickets, contact the individual programs.

Studio Art Classes

To purchase, visit Studio Art Classes
Questions? E-mail: [email protected]

Artful Adventures Home School Programs

To purchase, visit Home School Programs
Questions? E-mail: [email protected]

Beyond the Spectrum Classes

To purchase, visit Beyond the Spectrum
Questions? E-mail: [email protected]