Artist Talk | Janaina Tschäpe

Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg 255 Beach Dr NE, St. Petersburg, FL, United States

Janaina Tschäpe’s fantastical scenes dissolve boundaries, seamlessly intertwining in an ever-flowing continuum of evolution and transformation in a grand opera that delves into themes of change, gender, and the construction of myth and history. The universe created by artist Tschäpe beckons one into a parallel world of ambiguous scale—indeterminate in both time and space. Join […]

The Story of Art: It’s The End of the World as We Know It! Artists and Apocalypses

Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg 255 Beach Dr NE, St. Petersburg, FL, United States

The Story of Art series focuses on the story of human history, one that is continually being retold as we discover new things and look afresh at the familiar. Join MFA curators on a journey to learn more about our collection, contextualized with other objects from around the world, as we take a grand tour […]

The Overview Effect | Jane Poynter

Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg 255 Beach Dr NE, St. Petersburg, FL, United States

Join us for an enthralling talk with Biosphere 2 crew member and Space Perspective CEO Jane Poynter. The Overview Effect is part of a series of public programming events designed to illuminate our next exhibition, The Nature of Art, which looks at the myriad ways humans have used art to navigate and mediate our environment. […]

The Story of Art | Nature and Technology

Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg 255 Beach Dr NE, St. Petersburg, FL, United States

The Story of Art series focuses on the story of human history, one that is continually being retold as we discover new things and look afresh at the familiar. Join MFA curators on a journey to learn more about our collection, contextualized with other objects from around the world, as we take a grand tour […]

Egyptomania: Fashion’s Conflicted Obsession

Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg 255 Beach Dr NE, St. Petersburg, FL, United States

Egyptian art has long served, and continues to serve, as a primary inspiration for fashion designers, solidifying the legacy of Egyptomania—the influence of the art of ancient Egypt. Join us as we welcome Darnell-Jamal Lisby, assistant curator of fashion at the Cleveland Museum and curator of Egyptomania: Fashion’s Conflicted Obsession, who will discuss the exhibition […]

Making the Middle Republic with Dan-el Padilla Peralta

Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg 255 Beach Dr NE, St. Petersburg, FL, United States

During the fourth and third centuries BCE, Roman expansion into Italy reshaped the peninsula’s Archaic societies and prompted new political relationships, economic practices, and sociocultural structures. Rural landscapes and urban spaces throughout Latium saw intensified use amidst novel principles of land management, animal husbandry, and architectural design. Join scholar and author Dan-el Padilla Peralta as […]

Artist Talk | Ursala Hudson

Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg 255 Beach Dr NE, St. Petersburg, FL, United States

Ursala Hudson (Kadusné) is a transdisciplinary artist of European, Filipino, and Alaska Native (Tlingit) descent, T’ak Deintaan clan from the Head House of the Raven moiety. Raised amidst her parents’ full-time multi-media artist lifestyle, Ursala explores the experience of a modern-day, globalized Woman with complex ancestry through two-dimensional performance and fiber arts. Join us for […]

Make Yourself Uncomfortable | Life Inside After Carbon with Dr. Daniel A. Barber

Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg 255 Beach Dr NE, St. Petersburg, FL, United States

In conjunction with our current exhibition, The Nature of Art, and its themes, join scholar Dr. Daniel A. Barber as he discusses ecology in non-modernist cultures, tropical modernism, new narratives of ecological thinking, designing for discomfort, and architecture as the mediation between the infrastructural and the personal. Daniel A. Barber is a professor of architecture at […]

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Art in Bloom

Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg 255 Beach Dr NE, St. Petersburg, FL, United States

A grand Spring tradition, Art in Bloom presents floral interpretations of works in the MFA Collection. Designs are created by professional florists, talented hobbyists, and members of The Stuart Society. Join us as we celebrate Spring! Floral interpretations will be displayed in the museum’s galleries and gardens Thursday, April 4 – Sunday, April 7, and […]

The Lost Birds performed by the MC Voices (from the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay)

Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg 255 Beach Dr NE, St. Petersburg, FL, United States

The MFA proudly presents the MC Voices from The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay performing Christopher Tin’s “The Lost Birds” – a musical memorial to bird species driven to extinction by humankind. Led by Artistic Director Matthew Abernathy, MC Voices will perform a haunting tribute to those soaring flocks that once filled our skies, but […]

Artful Conversation: Dr. Stanton Thomas & Luis Seixas

Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg 255 Beach Dr NE, St. Petersburg, FL, United States

Join us for an engaging discussion between Luis Seixas, objects conservator, and Dr. Stanton Thomas, Chief Curator, as they talk about the MFA’s recently acquired Spanish tabernacle. Currently the focus of Live Conservation: Restoring a 17th Century Tabernacle, this remarkable object presents a number of fascinating questions, especially as it is meticulously cleaned and conserved. […]

Open House: MFA & PCS 10-Year Celebration

Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg 255 Beach Dr NE, St. Petersburg, FL, United States

Join us for an open house celebration commemorating the remarkable 10-year partnership between Pinellas County Schools and the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg. History and art are brought to life as student artwork and performances animate the evening’s festivities. Tuesday, May 7, 2024 7:00 – 9:00 pm Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg 255 […]

Painting in the Park at the MFA

Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg 255 Beach Dr NE, St. Petersburg, FL, United States

Bring your little artists downtown for a day of hands-on fun at the Museum of Fine Arts! This event will include 10 art and activity stations for kids to create their own masterpieces inspired by the MFA Collection, including chalk art along Bayshore Drive inspired by Mary Proctor’s “Dancing on the Street Pave in Gold”; […]

Artful Conversation | True to the Tint: The Quest for Color Photography

Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg 255 Beach Dr NE, St. Petersburg, FL, United States

Join us for an engaging discussion with Dr. Robert Drapkin, one of Tampa Bay’s foremost collectors, Jason Wyatt, Director of Collections Management, and Dr. Stanton Thomas, Chief Curator, as they explore the exhibition True to the Tint: The Quest for Color Photography. On view through September 22, this exhibition showcases extraordinarily rare early photographs that […]

Skyway 2024 | Artist Panel

Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg 255 Beach Dr NE, St. Petersburg, FL, United States

Skyway 2024 is a multi-venue exhibition shared among five institutions: the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota; Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College Art and Design; the Tampa Museum of Art; and the University of South Florida Contemporary Art Museum, Tampa. Working together, curators from each institution […]

Free for MFA Members or with the cost of admission for Not-Yet-Members.

Art After Dark at the MFA: Spooky Edition

Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg 255 Beach Dr NE, St. Petersburg, FL, United States

Art After Dark at the MFA: Spooky Edition invites you to experience the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg like never before. In this special Halloween-themed evening, enjoy eerie docent-led tours that uncover the darker side of the MFA’s collection, with fascinating and spooky stories behind select works of art. Stroll through the galleries after […]

$15 – $17

Art After Dark: Spooky Edition

Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg 255 Beach Dr NE, St. Petersburg, FL, United States

Art After Dark: Spooky Edition invites you to experience the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg like never before. In this special Halloween-themed evening, enjoy eerie docent-led tours that uncover the darker side of the MFA’s collection, with fascinating and spooky stories behind select works of art. Stroll through the galleries after hours, soak in […]

$15

Morning Birding on the Bay

Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg 255 Beach Dr NE, St. Petersburg, FL, United States

Join us the first Saturday and the second Sunday of each month, November through February, for a unique experience inspired by the MFA’s special exhibition Audubon’s Birds of America. Enjoy a Docent-led tour of the exhibition, featuring over 40 of Audubon’s spectacular life-sized bird illustrations, and an eco-vessel birding experience out on Tampa Bay with […]

$3 – $45

Live Conservation Saturday at the MFA

Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg 255 Beach Dr NE, St. Petersburg, FL, United States

Join us for a special live conservation Saturday at the MFA – where we are extending Ask A Conservator day (November 1) into the weekend! ! The conservation of art—preserving objects through professional, specialized treatment—is one of the Museum of Fine Art’s most important goals. This small, intensive exhibition, which is the second iteration of […]

Art After Dark at the MFA

Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg 255 Beach Dr NE, St. Petersburg, FL, United States

Join us for Art After Dark at the MFA, where you can experience the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg in a whole new light! Happening on select Thursday evenings throughout the year, this exclusive event features special pricing and engaging docent-led tours that delve into the captivating stories behind select works of art. Stroll […]

$15 – $17