Free Wednesdays @ The MFA
When:
Wednesday, Apr 19, 2017 4:00p -
9:30p
Repeats weekly
Wednesday, Apr 19, 2017 4:00p -
9:30p
Repeats weekly
Where:
Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Art, Date Idea
Event website:
http://www.mfa.org/visit
UPDATE: Free MFA Wednesdays after 4pm are currently on hold. But you can still enjoy $5 Wednesdays after 3pm courtesy of Chase:
https://twitter.com/mfaboston/status/1357071369742274560?lang=en
Previously:
Wednesday nights after 4 pm, admission is by voluntary contribution (suggested donation $25).
The original MFA opened its doors to the public on July 4, 1876, the nation's centennial. Built in Copley Square, the MFA was then home to 5,600 works of art. Over the next several years, the collection and number of visitors grew exponentially, and in 1909 the Museum moved to its current home on Huntington Avenue.
Today the MFA is one of the most comprehensive art museums in the world; the collection encompasses nearly 450,000 works of art. We welcome more than one million visitors each year to experience art from ancient Egyptian to contemporary, special exhibitions, and innovative educational programs.
The Museum has undergone significant expansion and change in recent years; 2010 marked the opening of the Art of the Americas Wing, with four levels of American art from ancient to modern. In 2011, the west wing of the Museum was transformed into the Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art, with new galleries for contemporary art and social and learning spaces. Improved and new galleries for European, Asian, and African art have opened through 2013, with more to come.
(pro tip: every Wednesday the MFA holds a free "Drawing in the Galleries" program. Details here: http://bit.ly/JHSnu8)
