Hanukkah: The Festival of Lights

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Dates:	Wed from 12/17/14 - 12/17/14
Hours:	6:00PM-9:45PM
Ages:	Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	Free
Category:	Fairs & Festivals

Enjoy an evening of art and activities celebrating Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights.

Learn about the MFA’s collection of Judaica, sketch in the galleries, make a work of art to bring home, and listen to festive music in the Shapiro Family Courtyard.

Don’t miss the Oculus Rift virtual reality art installation in the Druker Family Pavilion windows, a preview of 8 Nights, 8 Windows—a 2015 project of New Center NOW and CJP bringing the miracle, illumination, and innovation of Hanukkah to Boston.

All special events are FREE
6–9:45 pm
Free admission for all

Special Events:
Welcome Remarks and Menorah Lighting | 6 pm, Shapiro Family Courtyard
Installation: 8 Nights, 8 Windows Preview | 6–9:45 pm, Druker Family Pavilion, Room 159
Film: Fresh Flix | 6–9:30 pm, Riley Seminar Room,156
Music: The Seekers of Light | 6:15–9 pm, Shapiro Family Courtyard

Tours:

Gallery Talk: Hanukkah Lamps | 6:30–7:30 pm, Meet at Sharf Visitor Center Assistive Listening System Highlights Tours: Judaica | 7, 7:30, and 8:30 pm, Meet at Sharf Visitor Center Assistive Listening System

Food

Olive Oil Tasting | 6–9 pm, Druker Family Pavilion, Room 160
Taste Cafe and Wine Bar | Open until 9 pm, Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art, Level 1

Art Making:

Stained Glass Windows | 6-9 pm, Shapiro Family Courtyard Blind or Low Vision Dreidels | 6-9 pm, Druker Family Pavilion, Room 160 Blind or Low Vision Drawing in the Galleries | 6-9 pm, Gallery 168

WEBSITE

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www.mfa.org/programs/series/hanukkah-the-festival-of-lights

LOCATION

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465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115 map
Phone: 617-267-9300

Take the Green Line E train to the Museum of Fine Arts stop, or the Orange Line train to the Ruggles stop.