Midnight at MAAM

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Dates:	Thursday, February 26, 2026 - Friday, February 27, 2026
Hours:	9pm – 12am
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	Free see below
Category:	Arts & Culture

Nothing good happens after midnight…or does it?

This February, MAAM’s popular Twilight series goes late night to spotlight our current exhibition, Masako Miki: Midnight March.

Throughout the night, an aerialist from Boston Circus Guild performs gravity-defying stunts suspended above Paine Gallery while live figure drawing models serve as inspiration for sketching alongside Makaso Miki’s colorful wool-felted forms.

Get creative with quirky projects in the Barkan Family Big Ideas Studio, enjoy a galactic-inspired mocktail that sparkles like the night sky, and don’t miss a special screening of the critically-acclaimed 2001 animated feature Spirited Away by Studio Ghibli sensation Hayao Miyazaki.

Meet Boston Circus GuilD & Featured aerialist Mandy Hackman:

The Boston Circus Guild is a collaborative, membership-based organization of talented circus performers, musicians, fire artists, dancers and event producers from the New England area.

Mandy is an aerialist, dancer and choreographer.

She has performed on stages across the US and beyond: productions in Boston and the northeast, immersive works with Control Group and Rainbow Militia in Denver, with Sinecdoche Dance, SAWtooth Dance, Mike Kelley, and others in NYC, at the Kennedy center and across the front range with Frequent Flyers Productions, and as a guest circus artist at Darpana, India, and Casa Chango, Mexico.

Mandy has created her own dance-theater work as the founder/director of Tree Project and Shapeshifter collective, which toured throughout the US.

She has built commissioned choreography for many dance, theater and circus companies and has been a featured artist at the Aerial Dance Festival, Excessive Realness Dance Festival, Hupstate Circus Festival, and others.

She has been featured as an event aerialist, stilt walker, and tarot reader.

Offstage, you can find her coaching at Esh Circus Arts & Commonwealth Circus Center, and sharing her love of functional movement as the founder of body inclusive strength and posture service, All Our Bodies.

Ticketing Notice:

This event is free with advance registration.

MAAM may accommodate unregistered walk-up guests on the evening of this event only as capacity allows; walk-up tickets on the evening of the event are not guaranteed.

Evening events often sell out; plan ahead and register in advance.

Beverage:

Beverages ticketed, maximum two per person.

Note beverages will only be permitted on the first floor of the museum during this event.

Documentation Notice:

Photos and/or videos will be taken at this event.

By attending this event, you acknowledge and agree that your likeness may be included in photos and videos of the event and that those photos and videos may be used by MassArt in connection with MassArt and MassArt Art Museum communications.

If you do not agree with this usage, please notify a staff member upon arrival to receive a no-photo sticker.

Access:

MassArt Art Museum is committed to creating a welcoming, accessible, and inclusive environment during in-person and virtual programs and events.

To request an access or disability-related accommodation, please contact MassArt Art Museum at [email protected] at least two weeks before the date of the event.

COST

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FREE

WEBSITE

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maam.massart.edu/midnightatmaam

LOCATION

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621 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 02115 map
Phone: 617 - 879 - 7333

How to get to MAAM:
MAAM is located on the MassArt campus at 621 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA.

Green Line:
Take the MBTA Green Line (E) to Longwood Medical stop. MAAM is located directly across the street from the station.

Orange Line:
You can also ride the MBTA Orange Line to Ruggles Station, and MAAM is only a half mile away. You can also board the CT2 bus bound for Ruggles via Kendall/MIT and exit at the Huntington and Longwood stop.

Bus:
There are several MBTA bus routes that will get you to MAAM, including #39, CT2, #65, #8, #47, #19.

Commuter Rail:
Take the Franklin Line or Providence/Stoughton Line to Ruggles Station. MAAM is a half mile from the station or you can board any CT2 bus bound for Sullivan Square and exit at the Huntington and Longwood stop.

By car:
MAAM is located near the entrance of the MassArt campus at 621 Huntington Avenue. Please note that street parking is limited in our neighborhood. The closest self-park garage is located at the Museum of Fine Arts, 20 Museum Road (0.3 miles away). Hourly and day rates are available.

In addition to taxis, a number of rideshare companies service Greater Boston, including Lyft and Uber.

TIPS

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We highly recommended taking public transportation if possible!