Exhibitions

SSS

Thursday, November 21

12:00pm

The self-proclaimed “grandmother of performance art,” Marina Abramović collaborated with multi-media artist Charles Atlas to create SSS, an autobiographical performance in which Abramović delivers a personal chronology. This brief narrative history, which references her past in the former Yugoslavia, her performance work, and her collaboration with and separation from long...

Exhibitions

Visions of American Life

Thursday, November 21

12:00pm

Visions of American Life: Paintings from the Manoogian Collection, 1850–1940

Amid the cultural, political, and economic shifts that shaped the decades between 1850 and 1940, American painters developed fresh ways of depicting the country and its people, creating new visions of life in the United States. Through their diverse representations, the...

Exhibitions

Harmony in Expression

Thursday, November 21

12:00pm

Harmony in Expression: The Myron and Barbara Levine Print Collection  

This exhibition of 20th-century prints by European and American artists, including Karel Appel, Jim Dine, Ruth Weisberg, and Adja Yunkers, highlights the recent gift of Myron and Barbara Ruth Levine. As collectors, Myron and Barbara (“Mike and Bobbie”) were unified...

Exhibitions

Useful and Beautiful

Thursday, November 21

12:00pm

Useful and Beautiful: Decorative Arts Highlights  

Referring to the aesthetic movement, with its emphasis on beauty over substance, Oscar Wilde wrote in his preface to The Picture of Dorian Gray, “All art is quite useless.” This exhibition demonstrates that art can be both beautiful and useful, highlighting decorative arts from...

Exhibitions

Industry

Thursday, November 21

12:00pm

This exhibition demonstrates the fascination artists have had in depicting aspects of industry in the United States. Since the early 19th century, American artists have taken the buildings and factories in which raw materials are processed to manufacture goods as their subject. Some artists portrayed these buildings in optimistic and...

Exhibitions

Double Take

Thursday, November 21

12:00pm

Have you ever looked at a work of art and wondered, “What is that made of?” Perhaps it’s a ceramic vase that looks like glass, or a wood sculpture that looks like bone. Artists often manipulate the properties of one medium to appear like something else. The contemporary objects in...

Storytime with Art

Ages 3-5

Explore literature and art through gallery visits and art making experiences.

Three-part Workshops

Ages 6-18

Develop art and visual communication skills through in-depth visual arts experiences.

Monthly Programs

Ages 6-18

Experience a multifaceted art program through in-depth learning experiences.

Baby Tours

Up to 18 months

See the museum galleries through the eyes of your baby! Discover their visual preferences and learn skills to develop their visual and language centers of the brain. 

Preschool Playdates

Recommended for children ages 3 to 5 with a caregiver, but all ages are welcome.

Family programs enable adults and children to explore the visual arts at the FIA. They are designed for children and accompanying caregivers, and are offered free of charge. Groups of six or more, please contact the Education Department to make a reservation.

Art Explorers

Recommended for children ages 18-36 months with a caregiver, but all ages are welcome.

Bring your toddler to explore the FIA! Explore the galleries to find the artwork of the day. Explore the words and illustrations of a story and explore a variety of materials in the art studio.