Our Mission:

The Museum of Fine Arts houses and preserves preeminent

collections and aspires to serve a wide variety of people
through direct encounters with works of art.
The Museum aims for the highest standards of quality in all
its endeavors. It serves as a resource for both those who are
already familiar with art and those for whom art is a new
experience. Through exhibitions, programs, research and
publications, the Museum documents and interprets its
own collections. It provides information and perspective on
art through time and throughout the world.

465 Huntington Avenue

Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617-267-9300
Email: tickets@mfa.org
Website: www.mfa.org

The Museum of Fine Arts,

Boston

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

The Museum holds its collections in trust for future

generations. It assumes conservation as a primary
responsibility which requires constant attention to
providing a proper environment for works of art and
artifacts. Committed to its vast holdings, the Museum
nonetheless recognizes the need to identify and explore
new and neglected areas of art. It seeks to acquire art
of the past and present which is visually significant and
educationally meaningful.
The Museum has obligations to the people of Boston
and New England, across the nation and abroad. It
celebrates diverse cultures and welcomes new and broader
constituencies. The Museum is a place in which to see and
to learn. It stimulates in its visitors a sense of pleasure,
pride and discovery which provides aesthetic challenge and
leads to a greater cultural awareness and discernment.
The Museum creates educational opportunities for visitors
and accommodates a wide range of experiences and
learning styles. The Museum educates artists of the future
through its School. The creative efforts of the students and
faculty provide the Museum and its public with insights
into emerging art and art forms.
The Museums ultimate aim is to encourage inquiry and
to heighten public understanding and appreciation of the
visual world.

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Come Visit Us in the Beautiful

City of Boston!

Get to know the

Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston
The Museum of Fine Arts opened its
doors to the public on July 4, 1876. At
the time, the museum contained 5,600
works of art. The MFA now contains
collections that show more than
450,000 objects from all periods and
cultures. The MFA welcomes around
one million visitors each year from
all around the globe. It is one of the
great encyclopedic art museums in the
world. The MFAs mission is to serve a
wide variety of people from children to
adults through direct encounters with
works of art. The museum reaches out
to people around the entire world, not
just in Boston.

Pictured Above: Ann and

Graham Gund Director at the
MFA, Matthew Teitelbaum

Come for family fun!

The MFA offers many different family friendly activities. If you want to
entertain and observe, pick up one of
our family activity tote bags to partake
in some self-guided gallery activities.
Have your children ever wanted to
learn how to draw? Well now is the
chance! Every Wednesday from 6 p.m.
to 9 p.m., anyone can get a chance to
sketch from live models and other
objects in the collections. If your child
seems to have a love for art, celebrate
their birthday here with us! Dont forget to get some food before the day is
over, the Garden Cafeteria is open from
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.. Here, we offer a salad
bar, pizza, sandwiches, hamburgers,
soups, snacks and desserts. You can
even eat outside when the weather is
nice!

From the Americas, Europe and Asia

to the Ancient world, The MFA offers
many more unique collections of art,
twelve exhibits to be exact! Now is the
time to come and visit us! The museum opens every day of the week at 10
a.m.. Admission is free for children
under six years of age, and is only $25
for adults. With the price of admission
you get all-day access to galleries and
special exhibitions, one repeat visit
within 10 days (applies to full-price
Adult, Senior and Student tickets
only) and free guided tours and gellery
talks.