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| Summer starts here — live music, new exhibitions, and outdoor experiences across MASS MoCA’s campus all season long!
Warm up your summer plans with the Art Futures Benefit After Party on Memorial Day Weekend, followed by the return of Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival, outdoor concerts with Lucy Dacus and Big Thief, laugh-out-loud comedy with Robby Hoffman and Jay Jurden, and new exhibitions from Daniela Rivera and Amanda Lovelee — there’s something for everyone throughout the season.
MASS MoCA Member Pre-Sale: Starts NOW, April 8
General Public On-Sale: Friday, April 10, 10am |
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Memorial Day Weekend
Thursday, May 21–Sunday, May 24
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| MASS MoCA kicks off Memorial Day Weekend on Thursday, May 21, with our Art Futures Benefit and After Party, celebrating artist Laurie Anderson — who will debut new work in the Robert W. Wilson Building (B6) — and champion of artists Charlotte Cramer Wagner.
The weekend continues with the opening of Spatial Poems, a sound activation of Jeffrey Gibson: POWER FULL BECAUSE WE’RE DIFFERENT by Arielle Twist, the reopening of outdoor exhibitions, and a full lineup of conversations and celebrations. |
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Outdoor Exhibitions
On view beginning May 23
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| Our outdoor installations reopen for the season on Sunday, May 23!
Whether you’re visiting familiar favorites like Taryn Simon, Anselm Kiefer, and James Turrell, or discovering something new, make time to explore the campus beyond the galleries.
Want to learn more about the outdoor works on view? MASS MoCA members are invited to join a Member Picnic and Outdoor Art Tour on August 10. |
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Technologies of Relation
On View Now
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| Add a stop at the newly opened exhibition Technologies of Relation (B6: The Robert W. Wilson Building).
Responding to the rapidly advancing technologies that are shaping our daily lives and social fabric, the artists in Technologies of Relation examine how we relate to each other, to our devices, and to our future. |
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Daniela Rivera: Hacia cuando (To When)
On view beginning July 11, 2026
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| In the summer of 2026, Daniela Rivera, who is currently based between Boston and North Adams, will complete a new commission for MASS MoCA’s third-floor gallery. Rivera’s work focuses on the migration of cultural objects, narratives, practices, and myths by addressing political, art historical, and personal histories. The exhibition unpacks ideas of transit and migration, both of which are key to the artist, who is an immigrant from Chile. |
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Summer Shows
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Outdoor Concerts
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| Our outdoor stages are heating up — music across the rolling hills and throughout campus, all season long.
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Live on the MASS MoCA Stages
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| Summer shows continue indoors with performances lighting up our galleries and stages.
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Community Free Day: Summer 2026
Saturday, June 13, 10am
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| Free for all who walk through our doors, MASS MoCA’s June 2026 community celebration is an invitation to all to explore every corner of our creative campus.
Our June Community Free Day includes thematic museum tours, art-making in Kidspace, and a special author talk between Isaac Fitzgerald, author of American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed, and Amanda Lovelee.
Other Community Free Day programming includes:
- Amanda Lovelee: Homecoming: An immersive, outdoor exhibition designed to remember a deeper connection between humans and nature, while playfully addressing the urgency of climate change that is causing plants to migrate.
- Pep Rally for the Trees: Join us in welcoming two trees in residence at MASS MoCA as part of Amanda Lovelee’s immersive, outdoor installation Homecoming — and together we will cheer on their resilience!
- Family Storytime featuring Drag Story Hour Berkshires
MountainOne is the Lead Community Sponsor for Community Free Days. Additional support is provided by the Avangrid Foundation in partnership with Berkshire Gas. |
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The Chalet
Thursdays, July 9–September 3, 6pm
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| You know summer is in full swing when The Chalet at MASS MoCA returns! Spend the evening in our beloved beer garden that features live music and “The Chalet,” a bar created by artist Dean Baldwin for the 2013 group exhibition Oh, Canada.
With riverside regulars and friendly new faces, summer’s most magical memories happen at The Chalet — in the midst of the museum, to the hum of local music, under the Berkshire stars. Free and open to all.
Note: There is no Chalet on July 23 & 30. |
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Open Studios
Thursdays, May 28, June 25, September 17, 5–7pm
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| Mark your calendars for this season’s Open Studios at MASS MoCA and get to know the current artists-in-residence over snacks and conversation! Each event will take place in Building 13 and Building 34. As always, this event is free and open to all. |
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Catch Emmy-winning comedian Robby Hoffman and breakout stand-up Jay Jurden — star of Hulu’s Yes Ma’am and one of Variety’s “10 Comics to Watch” — as they bring their sharp, distinctive wit to the Hunter Center and Club B10 stages.
- Robby Hoffman: Friday, July 24, 2026, 8pm in MASS MoCA’s Hunter Center.
- Jay Jurden: Saturday, August 29, 2026, 8pm in MASS MoCA’s Club B10.
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MASS MoCA’s Research & Development (R&D) Store: Glow Up
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| Part gallery, part retail space, and home to book talks and record release events, MASS MoCA’s Research & Development (R&D) Store is expanding to showcase 50 Years of PUNK (on view beginning June 26). 50 Years of PUNK not only honors the groundbreaking legacy of PUNK Magazine but also the artists, photographers, and musicians who helped shape one of the most influential creative movements of the 20th century.
Other events in the R&D Store include:
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Zora J Murff Performs George Jackson’s Blood in My Eye
Saturday, August 15, 12pm
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| George Jackson, Black Panther and founding member of the Black Guerrilla Family, finished writing Blood In My Eye only days before his death in the San Quentin Prison. Published after his death, the text quickly became a key reference for the political theorists within the Black Liberation Movement. The text informs Murff’s visual artworks that examine how systems of domination interlock and how their injurious effects are normalized and made invisible in everyday life. |
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| Established to foster curiosity and art education for children Pre-K through 8th grade, Kidspace is a creative makerspace at MASS MoCA centering experiential learning and engagement with the museum’s rich array of exhibitions, performances, and artist residencies. Signature programs like ArtBar continue and invite visitors of all ages to make art in the space, community art projects rotate in theme every three to six months, and a new Book Nook corner is an area for kids and families to rest, recover, and connect with one another through literature. Admission is always free. |
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| Make planning your getaway easier with our tips for local lodging. Explore our home city of North Adams; check out Mount Greylock, the highest peak in Massachusetts; and dip into neighboring Adams and Williamstown while you’re here. Use these online resources to make the best plan: |
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MASS MoCA Support
Major organizational support for MASS MoCA this year has been provided by grants from the Barr Foundation, Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, The Leonard & Ruth Horwich Family Foundation, Mellon Foundation, and Robert Motherwell and Renate Ponsold (in memoriam).
Thank you, MASS MoCA members and key funders, for your generous support.
All images courtesy of the artist
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