MASS MoCA Free Day 2025

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Dates:	Saturday, January 25, 2025 - Saturday, January 25, 2025
Hours:	10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Ages:	Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	Free
Category:	Special Events

Admission is free at MASS MoCA on Saturday, January 25, 2025, as Free Day — MASS MoCA’s annual community celebration — returns to the creative campus in North Adams, Mass.

Offering a variety of author talks in the R&D Store, art-making in Kidspace, gallery activations, and more, all free of charge.

MASS MoCA will be open from 10am to 5pm on January 25.

RSVPs are encouraged to skip the line and reserve program spots throughout the day.

An annual celebration, January’s Free Day is presented by MASS MoCA’s Lead Community Sponsor, MountainOne and is supported by Berkshire Gas.

Where – MASS MoCA, 1040 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA 01247

When – Saturday, January 25, 2025; 10am–5pm

Schedule of Events

Free admission all day, 10am–5pm:

Author Talks & Programs in the Research & Development Store
10am Eden Robins: Remember You Will Die
2pm Derek Dellinger: The Joy of Winter Hiking
4pm Susan Weiss: THE ORCHARD
5pm Meet the Artists & Authors Reception with Nick of Swords

Gallery Activations & Artist Workshops
• 10:30am Family Storytime, Kidspace, Building 10, 2nd Floor
• 11am Artist Workshop: Fritz Horstman and Interacting with Color, Club B10, 3rd Floor
• 11am Hot Corners Activation with Amy Yoes, Building 6, Exhibition Space
• 2pm Amy Yoes In Action: The Making of New Silkscreen Prints, Building 13 (Gary Lichtenstein Editions)
• 3pm The Fire Next Time, Anaïs Duplan Reads James Baldwin, Building 6, 2nd Floor, Exhibition Space
• 5:30pm Guided Active Imagination Session with Petra Szilagyi, Building 4, 2nd Floor, Like Magic Exhibition Space

Thematic Tours
Meet in the lobby near the 3-D map of MASS MoCA’s campus
• 11am Public Highlights Tour (English), Building 10, Lobby
• 1pm Public Highlights Tour (English & Spanish), Building 10, Lobby
• 2pm Connections Tours, MASS MoCA Galleries

Special Events & Performances
• 11:30am Creative Soul Dance Class, Swing Space, Building 11, 2nd Floor
• 1pm Laura Ortman Performance in Jeffrey Gibson: POWER FULL BECAUSE WE’RE DIFFERENT, Building 5, Exhibition Space

Meet & Greet With Community Organizations, starting at 10am
Event Space, Building 6, 2nd floor Chat with local community organizations including Hoosic River Revival, Community Access To The Arts (CATA), Common Folk, Drag Story Hour, Berkshire Pride, Soldier On, Discover North Adams, North Adams Public Schools, FIRST Fridays, and Department of Children and Families, and more.

Exhibitions on view, various locations
Select exhibitions include:
Osman Khan: Road To Hybridabad, Building 4
Like Magic, Building 4.2
Jeffrey Gibson: POWER FULL BECAUSE WE’RE DIFFERENT, Building 5
Steve Locke: the fire next time, Building 6
James Turrell: Into the Light, Building 6

Explore the MASS MoCA Stores
MASS MoCA Gift Shop (Lobby)
Fun and funky contemporary gifts for all ages, with a focus on products created sustainably and ethically both within the Berkshires and beyond.

The Research & Development Store (R&D) Store (Building 4, floor 1)
Enter through the clocktower door to discover high-quality, affordable artist editions and books at the R&D Store, which combines gallery and retail space.

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MASS MoCA
1040 MASS MoCA Way
North Adams, MA 01247