Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida

07/30/2026

The MFA has been nominated in Creative Loafing Tampa Bay’s Best of the Bay Awards, and we’d love your support!

Cast your vote for the MFA in the following categories:
🏛️ Best All-Around Museum
🎉 Best Art Party: Art After Dark & Art in Bloom
🖼️ Best Museum Exhibit: “In Caravaggio’s Light”
🎨 Best Visual Art Curator: Katherine Pill Katherine Pill
✂️ Best Craft Classes
💍 Best Place for a Wedding
Every vote helps celebrate the art, creativity, and community that make the MFA so special. You can vote once a day through August 30 at vote.cltampa.com.
💛 Thank you for your support!

07/28/2026

Join us for the opening weekend of “New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations” at the MFA!

🎉 Art After Dark: Preview Party: Thu, August 13 | 5–8 PM
Be among the first to experience the exhibition before it opens to the public, enjoy Afrobeats by DJ Nilla Green, and sip a signature spritz from Café Clementine.

🖼️ Curator Tour with Dr. Amanda M. Maples: Sat, August 15 | 9–10 AM
Explore the exhibition with organizing curator Dr. Amanda M. Maples before the galleries open to the public.

💬 In Conversation with Dr. Stanton Thomas & Dr. Amanda M. Maples: Sat, August 15 | 11 AM–12 PM
Hear Dr. Stanton Thomas and Dr. Amanda M. Maples discuss the artists, collaborations, and living traditions behind “New African Masquerades.”

Experience contemporary African masquerade through the work of four acclaimed artists from Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone, and Cameroon.

🎟️ Learn more and reserve your spot at mfastpete.org

07/26/2026

Listen to Noah Cox, Assistant Curator at the MFA, as he shares insights into our newest exhibition, “A Terrible Beauty.” Discover how powerful photographs—from the Civil War to 9/11—explore the complex relationship between history, memory, and art.

Plan your visit and learn more at mfastpete.org.

07/25/2026

Join us tomorrow: https://mfastpete.org/event/art-nature-sunset-tour-7-26-26/

The collaborative guided tours connect nature-themed artwork and sea-guided tours, displaying the influence the natural world has over artists’ creativity.

07/24/2026

Your pink photo op awaits! 🌷

Don’t miss your chance to experience Yvette Mayorga’s “Magic Grasshopper.” Bring your brightest pink attire, snap a selfie with the whimsical carriage, and see this colorful installation before it’s gone!

07/21/2026

Coming August 15 | “New African Masquerades: Artistic Innovations and Collaborations”

Step into the vibrant world of contemporary African masquerade and discover the artists behind these extraordinary works. Featuring Chief Ekpenyong Bassey Nsa (Nigeria), David Sanou (Burkina Faso), Sheku “Goldenfinger” Fofanah (Sierra Leone), and Hervé Youmbi (Cameroon), this groundbreaking exhibition celebrates the innovation, collaboration, and living traditions that continue to shape masquerade arts today.

Challenging long-held ideas of the “anonymous African artist,” “New African Masquerades” highlights the creativity, craftsmanship, and global influence of four contemporary artists whose work bridges cultural heritage with the present day.

07/19/2026

🌅🎨 Art. Nature. Adventure. All in one unforgettable day.

Experience the best of St. Pete with this one-of-a-kind collaboration between the Museum of Fine Arts and Tampa Bay Watch Discovery Center. Begin with a docent-led tour exploring nature’s influence in art, then set sail on a sunset cruise led by marine scientists. Spot local wildlife, visit a bird sanctuary, take in breathtaking waterfront views, and create your own artwork inspired by the day’s discoveries.

📅 Sunday, July 26
🖼 3:30–4:30 PM: MFA Docent-Guided Tour
⛴ 7:30–8:30 PM: Sunset Cruise with Tampa Bay Watch Discovery Center
🎟 $45 ($5 discount for MFA Members) | Children under 3 are free

07/18/2026

🎀 The carriage is getting ready to leave St. Pete...

Yvette Mayorga’s “Magic Grasshopper” is packing up for its next adventure. Before it departs, visit the MFA and experience this extraordinary 30-foot installation that celebrates migration, resilience, and the pursuit of the American Dream.

On view through July 26.

07/16/2026

Step inside Babs Reingold’s studio and hear the story behind “After Venus: Pumped.”

Why is this the only work in the exhibition where the woman’s face is visible? In this special artist insight, Babs Reingold shares why she chose to depict renowned bodybuilder Anja Langer and how that decision transforms the conversation around strength, beauty, and the female body.

Experience “After Venus,” on view at the MFA through August 30, 2026, and see “After Venus: Pumped” in person.

07/15/2026

🥧 Bake, create, and discover the stories behind one of America’s favorite desserts.

Explore pie as both a craft and a cultural artifact in this hands-on workshop with Café Clementine Founder & Creative Director Paulina Graniela and Kitchen Manager, Pastry Chef Cay Scheuer. Learn the secrets to flaky pastry, assemble your own seasonal hand pies, and discover how food connects us through memory, culture, and place.

Your ticket includes a welcome glass of wine, snacks, printed recipes, a box of hand pies to take home, a jar of house-made jam, and Museum admission to explore the galleries after the workshop.

📅 Thursday, July 23 | 5–7 PM
🎟 $60 MFA Members | $75 Not-Yet-Members
👤 Adults 18+ | Space is limited

Come as you are—no baking experience required!

StPeteEvents Images: Café Clementine