Museum of Fine Arts Boston - Kids Classes

The MFA Boston Teaches Kids Art Inside Its Own Galleries

The Museum of Fine Arts Boston runs a full-service kids' studio art school on-site at 465 Huntington Avenue - classes held in dedicated studios with gallery visits woven throughout, so students draw and paint with direct access to the MFA's permanent collection.

Classes and Camps

Fine-grained age banding and multiple session formats. Options include:
- Preschool (ages 3-4) with adult companion
- Drop-off classes for ages 5-11, grouped 5-7, 6-8, 8-10, 9-11
- Saturday/Sunday weekly 10-week academic-year sessions (fall/winter/spring)
- Summer full-day sessions
- February and April vacation-week classes (Tue-Fri, capped at 12)

What's Included

• Drawing, painting, sculpture, collage, and printmaking
• Themed units like "The Art of Play," "Making Waves," "P(art)y Animals"
• Gallery visits drawing inspiration from the permanent collection
• Professional teaching artists plus museum educators

Experience

A uniquely MFA experience - a kid working on a Van Gogh-inspired landscape can walk upstairs and stand two feet from an actual Van Gogh. Class size caps (12 students for vacation weeks) keep attention high. Popular enough that registration fills quickly.