A Season for Reflection + Connection

However you are closing out your year — or preparing for the one ahead — we hope this season brings you a sense of connection: to friends and loved ones, to the art that encourages us to think and engage, and to each other. Whether we see you in the galleries soon, or you prefer to curl up with a good video at this time of year, thank you for being a part of the MASS MoCA community.

Special Hours

Planning your visit? MASS MoCA is open Wednesdays–Mondays, 10am–5pm, closed Tuesdays and Christmas Day (December 25), and closing at 3pm on December 24. We will be OPEN Tuesday, December 26, and New Year's Day (January 1)! Whenever you return, we look forward to welcoming you back to MASS MoCA this holiday season. Visit our website for complete info.

HOURS

Eat, Sip, Shop the MASS MoCA Campus

Still looking for inspiring, last-minute gift ideas? We've got you covered. MASS MoCA's campus is home to restaurants, makers, two fantastic retail spaces (our Gift Shop and the Research & Development Store) that call the museum home & lots more.

Casita

Casita serves Mexican cuisine inspired by training, travels, and traditional Mexican street fare. Visit their website for the most up-to-date hours and to make a reservation.

Lickety Split Café

Gift cards from MASS MoCA's café, Lickety Split, make a perfect gift for hard-to-buy-for friends and relatives (available at the counter). Fueling up for your visit? Online ordering also available.

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Exhibition Events

Happy New Year from Vicki Island
Saturday, December 30, 11am & 1pm

As we prepare to say farewell to Daniel Giordano’s exhibition (on view through Monday, January 1, 2024) and ring in the new year, join us for two events with the artist:

 - 11am–noon: Artist Workshop
Kidspace
Sculpting in Marzipan with Daniel Giordano will take place for all ages

 - 1–2pm: Artist Talk
Building 4, 3rd Floor Galleries
Daniel Giordano in conversation with Senior Curator Susan Cross

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Coming Up

Family Storytime
Thursday, January 4, 10:30am

On the first Thursday and third Saturday of each month during our winter/spring 2024 season, families with children up to 6 years old are invited to join MASS MoCA Museum Educators for a storytime and related exploration in the galleries. Free with registration; visit our website for details.

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Zainab Johnson
Saturday, January 13, 8pm

We're ringing in the new year with comedy in Club B10! Hailed by Variety as a Top 10 Comic To Watch, stand-up comedian, actor, and writer Zainab Johnson brings her unique point of view, which was shaped growing up as one of thirteen siblings in a Muslim family, to MASS MoCA.

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Celebrations Not to Miss in the New Year

MASS MoCA After Hours | Celebration of EJ Hill: Brake Run Helix
Saturday, January 13,
5–8pm

Join us for a celebration of EJ Hill: Brake Run Helix honoring regional BIPoC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) artists, writers, and performers in the Berkshires. Brake Run Helix is a celebratory work by EJ Hill examining how those from marginalized backgrounds explore joy and play — and in that spirit, we bid it farewell (closing February 11) with a BIPoC mixer in the exhibition’s gallery including dancing and activities from the diaspora.

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Free Day 2024
Saturday, January 27, 10am–5pm

Free for all who walk through our doors, MASS MoCA’s annual community celebration rocks the galleries with thematic museum tours, art-making in Kidspace, FIREBIRD installation viewings throughout the day, and more!

Come by and get inspired, on the house.

FREE WITH RSVP

Assets for Artists

Winter/Spring 2024 Workshop Series
Starting January 3, 2024

Artists in Massachusetts, Connecticut & Rhode Island: Join our Assets for Artists program in a new season of online and in-person workshops, including a professional development series in Spanish offered in partnership with Poetry Is Busy Studio, LLC (PIBS) and the City of Boston, Office of Arts & Culture.

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Help Uplift the Power of Creativity

Thank you for being a part of our community of visitors, artists, supporters, staff, and friends in 2023. If you are moved by the uplifting power of creativity, we hope you will consider making a year-end gift to MASS MoCA. Take a moment to hear directly from the many artists whose creativity has found form at MASS MoCA — we think you'll agree there's nothing more inspiring, and look forward to seeing more projects foster and grow in the year ahead with your support!

EVERY GIFT COUNTS