Museum Partnerships
Museum of Fine Arts
The Museum of Fine Arts is among the country’s most important collections of art. Its collections span the globe and human history. All UMass Boston students and faculty have free admission to the museum. MFA tickets are available same-day only and onsite by showing your university ID.
For opening hours and more information visit the MFA website.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
CLA students and faculty receive free admission to the museum (limit of one General Admission ticket per visit). CLA students and faculty must pick up a yearly UMB ISGM sticker for their UMB ID from their CLA departmental office, the Art Department office, or the Dean's Office. At this time, advanced tickets are required for entry and can be reserved online at gardnermuseum.org/visit. GET TICKETS: Go to the event ticket page on the website.
- Apply promo code UMASSCLA. If you wait until checkout to apply the code, the price will not change if the ticket is already in the basket.)
- Hit "submit"
- Choose your date and time
- Add Student (or Adult ticket for faculty/staff) ticket to the cart - only one per ticket order
- Log in or create an account
- Continue to "check out". You will see the ticket go to $0 in your cart
- Please present both your e-tickets and a valid University ID (with the CLA sticker) with you arrive.
Should you have any difficulty securing tickets online, please contact the Box Office at 617 278 5156 or info@isgm.org.
Internships: UMB-CLA students are eligible to apply for UMB-exclusive, paid summer internships at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Students apply to specific museum departments covering a wide range of activities. Information sessions for these internships take place in the winter. Applications are typically due in the spring. For more information, please contact museumpartnerships@umb.edu.
Institute of Contemporary Art
Students enrolled in Art courses for the current academic year may visit the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston free of charge. The modality for doing so, though, has slightly changed per the museum's policy:
- Student must reserve a free ticket online at the museum's website using the code UMB2024ICA.
- Students must also obtain a free sticker from the Art Department to put on their UMB ID and show it at the museum. These can be obtained from faculty members or the dept. office.
Harvard Art Museums
Admission is free for all. For opening hours and more information visit www.harvardartmuseums.org