Welcome to the FIA! We have added supplemental precautions such as enhanced cleanings and a new air filtration system, for the health and safety of our visitors and employees. We are also adhering to guidelines asking that you wear a mask and practice social distancing.

The response to COVID-19 is still ongoing and changes daily. We will continue to monitor recommendations from Governor Gretchen Whitmer, MIOSHA, OSHA, and the CDC to provide a healthy and safe environment above all else.

Visiting

The CDC is recommending that everyone in areas with a high COVID-19 infection rate wear a mask in public indoor spaces, regardless of vaccination status. To be proactive, and ensure a safe environment for FIA visitors and staff we are requiring masks beginning on Wednesday, August 4th. If you plan to visit the FIA and do not have a mask we will have one available for you. We will continue to monitor recommendations from the CDC as well as local COVID-19 infection rates. Thank you for your cooperation as we seek to provide a safe and healthy environment. 

Before Leaving Your House

To prevent the spread of COVID-19 and reduce the potential risk of exposure, we ask that you perform a self-check health screening. Your participation and honesty are essential to help us take measures to protect you and everyone at the FIA. If you answer “yes” to any of the following questions, we kindly ask that you do NOT visit the FIA at this time.

In the last 14 days have you:

• Been diagnosed with COVID-19 by a health care professional?
• Experienced cold or flu-like symptoms which may include cough, shortness of breath or chest tightness, sore throat, nasal congestion and runny nose, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, a fever over 104 degrees, chills, or sweats?
• Had close contact with an individual who was diagnosed with  COVID-19 or cared for someone diagnosed with COVID-19?

When You Arrive

• Visitors will enjoy a hands-free (no-touch) experience
• Visitors showing signs of illness will be asked to return at a later date
• Hand sanitizer stations available throughout museum and Art School

Your Tax Dollars at Work

Thanks to the Genesee County Arts Education and Cultural Enrichment Millage, Genesee County residents receive free museum admission every day at the Flint Institute of Arts. 

The FIA is thankful to have the support of Genesee County voters, who recognize the benefit of not only the visual arts, but also the value of the other cultural institutions included in the millage funding: The Flint Institute of Music, The Whiting Auditorium and the Capitol Theatre, Flint Symphony Orchestra, Flint School of the Performing Arts, Flint Repertory Theatre, Sloan Museum, Longway Planetarium, the New McCree Theatre, Friends of Berston, and the Greater Flint Arts Council. 

Together, these organizations help make our community even more vibrant, offering programming designed to be accessible to all citizens. Visit the FIA to see your tax dollars at work!

Hours of Operation

Galleries are closed on major holidays

The Museum Shop and The Palette Café is open extended hours for select special events

Admission

This includes special exhibitions and permanent collection.

Huntington celebrates the Flint Institute of Arts by providing everyone access free of charge every Saturday. 

Huntington’s “Welcome” philosophy is a perfect fit for Free Saturdays at the Flint Institute of Arts and an open invitation for all to come, see, and experience art. Throughout its 150-year history, Huntington has committed to a full scope of community investments from business growth, affordable housing and financial education to sustaining a better quality of life through support of arts and education.

John Henry, FIA Executive Director said “we are very grateful to Huntington for making our communities better places to live by providing everyone access to the FIA’s extraordinary collection and temporary exhibitions each week without charge. The increased activity on Huntington Free Saturdays generates a level of energy and enthusiasm which makes our museum a truly exciting place to be. 

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The Flint Institute of Arts has partnered with the Institute of Museum and Library Services to participate in Museums for All, a cooperative initiative created to give all families from all backgrounds the opportunity to become a regular visitor of museums.

Present your Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card and a valid photo ID to a Visitor Services Representative at the FIA Lobby front desk. This will allow up to 4 individuals per EBT card admission to the museum for free. This benefit is exclusively reserved for admission to the museum and cannot be applied to any special events or programs at the FIA and may not be used in the FIA Museum Shop, at The Palette Café, or in the FIA Art School.

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