Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2021: Free MFA Museum Admission

Celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day with free general admission to the MFA on Saturday, October 9, part of the Fenway Alliance’s annual Opening Our Doors Day. Indigenous Peoples’ Day recognizes and honors the heritage of all Indigenous peoples and the histories of their nations and communities. Stop by the MFA for free admission and giveaways of art-making kits as well as children’s books selected by Elizabeth James-Perry (Aquinna Wampanoag) and Ekua Holmes (African American), artists, activists, and creators of “Garden for Boston,” an exhibition on the Museum’s front lawn.

From 10 am to 3 pm, families can stop by the Huntington Avenue lawn to pick up free corn husk weaving art kits, created in collaboration with James-Perry and inspired by her installation Raven Reshapes Boston. Inside, in the Carol Vance Wall Rotunda, families can choose from five picture books, recommended for children of different ages, to take home:

– Black Is a Rainbow Color (written by Angela Joy, illustrated by Ekua Holmes)
– Muskrat Will Be Swimming (written by Cheryl Savageau, illustrated by Robert Hynes)
– Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets (written by Kwame Alexander with Chris – Colderley and Marjory Wentworth, illustrated by Ekua Holmes)
– Thanks to the Animals (written by Allen Sockabasin, illustrated by Rebekah Raye)
– The Tiny Seed (written and illustrated by Eric Carle)
– Art kits and books are available while supplies last.

Tickets to see the special exhibition “Monet and Boston: Legacy Illuminated” on Saturday, October 9, are available for purchase starting Thursday, September 9, at 10 am.

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