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MFA for the Holidays

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Venue:	Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA)
Dates:	Wednesday, December 2, 2009 - Sunday, December 6, 2009
Hours:	see website
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	$$ see below
Category:	Seasonal Fun

Kick off the Holiday Season at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Make the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), part of your holiday tradition with MFA for the Holidays, featuring free events and activities from Wednesday, December 2 through Sunday, December 6 (children 17 and under are always admitted free).

Musical performances range from a concert by the Boston Children’s Chorus to the Bob Christopherson Holiday Jazz Trio, as well as seasonal music by local college a cappella groups. MFA for the Holidays also includes book readings and signings by popular local authors and the opportunity for children to receive free books (hundreds of books will be given away on a first-come, first-served basis). Catie Copley, the friendly black lab featured in the book Catie Copley by Deborah Kovacs, will make a special appearance when her book is read and is available for “pawtographs.”

Visitors can also marvel at a gingerbread replica of Copley Square (the original site of the Museum of Fine Arts), created by chefs from the North Shore Community College, and members enjoy a 20% discount in the MFA Bookstore and Shop.

MFA FOR THE HOLIDAYS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Wednesday, December 2

Unveiling of the Gingerbread Copley Square - 5 pm in the Linde Family Wing, first floor
A large gingerbread replica of Copley Square (original home of the Museum of Fine Arts), constructed by culinary students from the North Shore Community College, will be displayed on the first floor of the Linde Family Wing throughout MFA for the Holidays.

Boston Children’s Chorus - 6 pm in the Koch Gallery
The popular Boston Children’s Chorus will perform holiday favorites in a gallery filled with European masterpieces.

Book Signing - 5:15 pm in the West Wing
MFA Archivist Maureen Melton reads from her new book Invitation to Art: A History of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, an informal, anecdotal, and profusely illustrated social and architectural history that traces the first 125 years of the MFA, from its beginnings as a repository for a lone armor collection to one of the world’s leading arts institutions.

Friday, December 4

Bob Christopherson Holiday Jazz Trio at mfafirstfridays - 5:30 – 9:30 pm in the Koch Gallery
Art lovers can mingle at a special holiday edition of the popular mfafirstfridays series, while enjoying the music of the Bob Christopherson Holiday Jazz Trio, fine art, a cash bar serving holiday cocktails, and a delicious tapas menu. (For ages 21 and older.)

Saturday, December 5

Amaryllis Chamber Ensemble Children’s Concert - 11:30 am– 2 pm in the Linde Family Wing
Back by popular demand, the delightful Amaryllis Chamber Ensemble will offer a concert for children that adults will love as well. Using flute, violin, cello, woodwind and stringed instruments, the Ensemble will play songs that children request, and encourage them to sing along.

Children’s Book Signing and Free Books - 2:15 pm in the Linde Family Wing
Hundreds of books will be given away for free! First come, first served

• The book Red Butterfly: How a Princess Smuggles the Secret of Silk Out of China, about a young Chinese princess who is sent from her father’s kingdom to marry the king of a far-off land, will be read by author Debra Noyes.

• Author and illustrator Emily Redmond will read from Felicity Floo Visits the Zoo, a book inspired by a trip with her children to a petting zoo.

• Finn Throws a Fit, depicting a toddler’s tantrum in all its horror and hilarity, will be read by author David Elliot.

A Cappella Groups in the Lower Rotunda
Visitors can enjoy seasonal a cappella music sung by local college students.
• 3 pm: MIT Muses
• 4 pm: Harvard Lowkeys

Book Signing - 4 pm in the MFA Bookstore
Curator Erica Hirshler will sign copies of her new book Sargent’s Daughters: The Biography of a Painting, exploring the MFA’s famous painting The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit (on view in the Lee Gallery).

Sunday, December 6

Children’s Book Signing and Free Books in the Linde Family Wing
• 12 pm: The Gingerbread Pirates, a story about a gingerbread man coming to life on Christmas Eve, will be read by author Matt Tavares.

• 2 pm: Catie Copley, the book featuring the adventures of the popular black lab from The Fairmont Copley Plaza, will be read by Suzanne Wenz. The real Catie Copley will be present!

A Cappella Groups in the Lower Rotunda
Visitors can enjoy seasonal a cappella music sung by local college students.
• 1 pm: Boston University Treblemakers
• 2 pm: Boston Acoustics
• 3 pm: Simmons Sirens
• 4 pm: Brandeis Too Cheap for Instruments

Classic Holiday Movies in the Remis Auditorium
Classic holiday movies will be screened for visitors in Remis Auditorium.
• 1 pm: A Christmas Story by Bob Clark (1984)
• 3 pm: Miracle on 34th Street by George Seaton (1947)

MFA for the Holidays is free with general admission (which includes two visits in a 10-day period), and is $20 for adults and $18 for senior citizens and students age 18 and older. Tickets for students who are University Members are free, as well as for children 17 years of age and younger (during non-school hours). For more information regarding visits to the MFA this holiday season, please visit www.mfa.org or call 617.267.9300.

For more information regarding visits to the MFA this holiday season, please go to www.mfa.org.

COST

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$20 adults, $18 seniors & students. Children 17 & under are free during non-school hours.

WEBSITE

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www.mfa.org/calendar/sub.asp?key=12&subkey=3731

LOCATION

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

REVIEWS

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Cafeteria closed

This annual MFA event is wonderful. But WHY didn't the website state the CAFETERIA was CLOSED! BIG problem with children. The upstairs cafe and restaurant are totally not kid friendly (goat cheese salad for $17, anyone?) . Luckily we'd packed some things, and sent one parent on a two-block trek to Northeastern University for something from Panera. On the other hand, the art projects and Underground Railway Theater were just wonderful. If the MFA wants to attract families, they'd better get real.

Fun time at MFA holiday event

The MFA holiday events -- we went last Saturday -- were a fun way to introduce a five-year-old to the Museum. There were challenging craft projects in the galleries, festive music and short performances. The food in the downstairs cafeteria is reasonable and great. Parking's a killer though -- wish there were a cheaper alternative.