The MFA is home to more than 1,200 instruments, including rare examples from Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. An integral part of the MFA’s collection for 100 years, instruments have played an essential role in the Museum’s exhibitions, publications, and musical programming. Join noted authorities and talented musicians to learn about instruments from across history and around the world through exclusive live performances, conversations, and close viewing of our instruments.
Annual membership is $1,500.*
For more information about this Curators Circle’s programming, please contact [email protected].
*$100 per person is not tax deductible.
Dates, times, and events are subject to change.
Past Events
CT Scanning: A Look inside the Music
Monday, June 22, 2026
2:00 pm–4:00 pm
2:00 pm–4:00 pm
Picasso, Miró, Dalí: A Conversation
Monday, April 27, 2026
6:00 pm–9:00 pm
In Person 6:00 pm–9:00 pm
Emily Hale: Music Hot off the Press
Sunday, April 26, 2026
2:00 pm–4:00 pm
2:00 pm–4:00 pm
Jake Blount: Afrofuturist Folklore and the Banjo
Friday, September 12, 2025
5:30 pm–7:30 pm
5:30 pm–7:30 pm
An Evening with Jeffrey Gibson
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
6:00 pm–9:00 pm
In Person 6:00 pm–9:00 pm
Reception: Art in Tune
Thursday, February 27, 2025
7:00 pm–9:00 pm
7:00 pm–9:00 pm
You Are Instrumental!
Friday, November 22, 2024
6:00 pm–8:00 pm
6:00 pm–8:00 pm
Music from the Age of Rembrandt
Saturday, October 14, 2023
2:00 pm–3:30 pm
In Person 2:00 pm–3:30 pm
The Music of the Kora
Thursday, May 4, 2023
6:00 pm–8:00 pm
In Person 6:00 pm–8:00 pm