Featured Event
June 8 | 7:30 pm on Fridays
A punchy compilation of Shakespeare monologues, Beat poetry, and live music composed and performed by Will LeBow. The Bard The Beat The Blues raises some of Shakespeare’s most memorable language and characters, mixed with LeBow’s original songs and the poetry of Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
Joining Wilco at MASS MoCA for three days of festivities is Sylvan Esso (were you at MASS MoCA in 2018 for the duo's sold-out show?), Japanese Breakfast, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Nick Offerman, and many more. Check out the full lineup and then make your plans—these tickets go fast.
Amy Yoes’ site-specific installation Hot Corners, on view May 28, 2022, will transform a 142-foot hall space in MASS MoCA’s Building 6 into a multi-room, immersive complex with thematic forms and functions.
We are so excited to bring back our Open Studios events and invite you to meet the artists-in-residence!
Armando Cortés activates his installation Castillos—on view in the exhibition Ceramics in the Expanded Field— with a performance exploring his Mexican roots, while using the traditional sport of cockfighting as a metaphor for the rituals of masculine bravado and the relationships between men.
Armando Cortés activates his installation Castillos—on view in the exhibition Ceramics in the Expanded Field— with a performance exploring his Mexican roots, while using the traditional sport of cockfighting as a metaphor for the rituals of masculine bravado and the relationships between men.
Grammy-winning zydeco master, educator, activist, and 8th generation Louisiana Creole Terrance Simien brings his red hot band back to MASS MoCA for a special night of music, storytelling, and joy on the eve of Juneteenth to celebrate the holiday.
The third iteration of Time of Now—MASS MoCA’s annual festival of thought and performance—explores themes of fragility, community, and repair through pop-ups, performances, talks, and film screenings by artists, musicians, dancers, designers, and thinkers, including exhibiting artists Lily Cox-Richard and Jessica Jackson Hutchins, Helga Davis, Treya Lam, and more.
The Kidspace exhibition Defining Moments explores how memories are formed, recalled, and visualized.
Montréal-based Cirque Kalabanté combines breathtaking acrobatics with live music played on the traditional instruments of their native Guinea, including kora, djembe, and various kinds of percussion. This beautiful presentation of dazzling circus arts and cultural exploration is the perfect summer afternoon for the whole family.
Pop-folk singer-songwriter Brooke Annibale conjures up a dreamy, dark, and enticing sonic landscape. Her exquisite writing and musicianship has created opportunities to share the stage with the likes of Mt. Joy, Iron & Wine, Lucius, and Rufus Wainwright.