Plan Your Visit

Multiple Visits

We encourage teachers to integrate Museum visits into their curriculums. For teachers who plan to bring their class on a series of visits, the first and second visits are full price; the third and any subsequent visits are $3 per student. You must book all visits at once.

Chaperones

A minimum of one chaperone is required for every ten students. Student aides and one adult per every ten students are admitted free. All additional chaperones $18. Chaperones are responsible for preventing loud, boisterous, or disruptive behavior. Art works may not be touched. If you arrive without the appropriate number of chaperones, the Museum reserves the right to cancel your visit.

New Group Entrance

The school group entrance is the new State Street Corporation Fenway Entrance, located off The Fenway.

Gallery Capacity

In order to ensure a meaningful learning experience for all students, gallery capacity is monitored. If a gallery is full, the MFA's Protective Services staff may advise a group to wait temporarily before entering.

Lunch

School groups are welcome to eat their own lunches outside on MFA grounds, free of charge but are not allowed to eat in the cafeteria. Tables, chairs, boxed lunches, or vouchers are available on a limited, pre-registration basis. Teachers have the following options:

1. Reserve lunch tables only. The MFA does not provide food, condiments, napkins, or beverages.It is $40 per half hour, for no more than 60 students at a time. Lunch table reservation time slots, every half hour starting at 10 am, Mon-Fri. Advance registration necessary; available on first-come, first-served basis.
2. Reserve lunch tables and purchase boxed lunches. Boxed lunch order from MFA: $7 per student. Includes: chicken fingers, french fries, juice, and fruit. No changes or substitutions are accepted.
3. Reserve lunch tables and purchase cafeteria vouchers. Pre-purchase cafeteria vouchers in $10 denominations. Vouchers can be used as cash in the cafeteria toward the purchase of food and must be used on specified date of school visit.

Please indicate on the request form if you would like to reserve a lunch table.

Student Shop

The Student Shop Online provides inexpensive educational items for students and youth to remember their trip to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. See available merchandise.

Accessibility

The MFA is wheelchair accessible. Manual wheelchairs are available on a first-come, first-served basis in the coatroom at the Museum Road/West Wing entrance. Assistive-listening devices are available upon request. To inform the Museum of any access needs, contact groups@mfa.org at least four weeks prior to your scheduled visit. For further access information,call 617-369-3189 or TTY/TDD 617-267-9703 or e-mail access@mfa.org.