Change is in the air, with installations closing soon or newly on view and with the election on November 5. As part of our ongoing River Street Billboard Project — a community engagement initiative involving the billboards near the Porches Inn on River Street — MASS MoCA is again collaborating with the Norman Rockwell Museum, whose Unity Project calls upon all Americans to make their voices heard this Election Day. Learn more about the project and check your voter registration status at the link.

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ANOHNI

Saturday, November 2

To celebrate the opening of Jeffrey Gibson’s installation POWER FULL BECAUSE WE’RE DIFFERENT, the trailblazing singer, songwriter, and visual artist ANOHNI returns to MASS MoCA for an intimate concert with pianist Gael Rakotondrabe in MASS MoCA's Hunter Center. Her work across genres examines her relationship to ecocide through the lens of her trans experience.

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Día de los Muertos at MASS MoCA

Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)

Friday, November 1, 5–8pm

Join us for our annual celebration of Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Bring your friends and family members and contribute to an altar with your own ofrenda including photos or tokens of past loved ones and participate in one of our art-making activities.

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Elizabeth Ferrer Louis Carlos Bernal: Monografía

Friday, November 1, 6pm

Join us in the R&D Store for an in-depth look at a pioneering Chicano photographer with a stunning new book, Louis Carlos Bernal: Monografía (Aperture). Elizabeth Ferrer is the curator of this new retrospective exhibition of Bernal's work that preserves the legacy of the southwestern community portrayed in these photographs.

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Installations Not to Miss

Jeffrey Gibson
POWER FULL BECAUSE WE'RE DIFFERENT

On view beginning Sunday, November 3

Jeffrey Gibson’s upcoming commission POWER FULL BECAUSE WE’RE DIFFERENT will fill MASS MoCA’s signature Building 5 gallery space, and will be home to a series of performances by Indigenous creatives from across North America. Gibson is known for creating installations, performances, paintings, and sculpture that elevate and provide visibility to queer and Indigenous communities, whose cultural narratives have been historically marginalized. Preview the exhibition before it opens to the public by joining us on November 2 for a conversation with Gibson and Albert McLeod (human rights activist and a director of the Two-Spirited People of Manitoba), an Opening Preview Celebration, and concert by the trailblazing singer ANOHNI.

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The Plastic Bag Store

Through November 3

"Highlight of my year." "Phenomenal." "The best piece of interactive art I've seen in awhile." See for yourself why visitors have raved about artist Robin Frohardt's The Plastic Bag Store, presented in association with Williamstown Theatre Festival, through November 3. This immersive, multimedia experience melds installation art, theater, film, and a whole lot of humor to spark critical reflection on our culture of consumption and convenience. 

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Advance tickets, priced at $25 and separate from museum admission, required. Discounts are available for MASS MoCA Members, kids ages 6–16, and Williamstown Theatre Festival donors. Not yet a member? Join today and save.

Even More to See & Do

Mike Vos: Somewhere in Another Place

Saturday, October 26

ONCE WITHIN A TIME

Co-Presented with Kinetek

Saturday, October 26

Lulada Club

Saturday, November 9

Artist Workshop: Melanie Mowinski

Friday, November 15

Assets for Artists

Open Call for Studios Residencies

Applications Due Friday, November 8

Calling all artists! The Studios at MASS MoCA is currently accepting applications for June–December 2025 Studios residencies with Fellowship and Financial Aid Support. Deadline to apply is November 8! Artists of all disciplines, at all career stages, and from all walks of life are welcome to apply.

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