On March 21, join author Jonathan Lackman and illustrator Zachary James Pinson for the R&D Store’s first edition of the graphic novel book club, where they’ll be discussing their book “The Woman with Fifty Faces: Maria Lani & the Greatest Art Heist That Never Was”!

Snag your copy and save your spot at the link in our bio, or come on in to the R&D Store to pick up this gripping, lushly illustrated read.

The artists featured in "Technologies of Relation" examine the current state of technology, considering how we can rethink our relationships to our devices, to computing, and to artificial intelligence, while bringing increased ethics and agency into the digital landscape.

Join fellow museum members, MASS MoCA curators, friends from the community, and artists on February 21 for a conversation moderated by Susan Cross, MASS MoCA Director of Curatorial Affairs, and join us for the opening celebration afterwards as we celebrate new exhibitions in The Robert W. Wilson Building (Building 6).

At 4pm on MASS MoCA’s Community Free Day, join choreographer and dance artist devynn emory in Jeffrey Gibson’s exhibition “POWER FULL BECAUSE WE’RE DIFFERENT” to gather around medical mannequin Jeanie as she departs this plane into the next as part of emory’s interdisciplinary work “boiling rain.”

“boiling rain” features emory, Yanira Castro, and maura nguyễn donohue as they overlay their voices and tongues with the sounds and memories of the club — sweating, insisting on last breaths, and guiding a procession through Gibson’s suspended garments, lights, and ancestral realms.

Together with emory, we will offer Jeanie to the skyworld, as she ascends into the live vocal compositions of artist Holland Andrews.

To commemorate the birthday of the legendary boxer and activist Muhammad Ali, we’re taking a look at Vincent Valdez’s “Beginning is Near (An American Trilogy), Chapter Two: Dream Baby Dream,” (2017—18), which images the mourners at Ali’s funeral.

In watching the proceedings, Valdez was astounded by the collected eulogists, a rare gathering of individuals from various races, politics, and religious denominations united in celebration of a man who fought for underrepresented Americans. Rendered in black, white, and grey, with touches of red around the eyes, noses, and hands, this series reminds us of our collective resistance to numbness, even in our darkest hours.

A lot has changed since 2016, but our commitment to free, art-centered fun is still going strong!

Check out these photos from our 2016 Community Free Day, and don’t miss this year’s celebration on January 24, which includes exhibition activations, family storytimes, a chance to chat with local community organizations, and so much more!

Community Free Day is made possible by MountainOne (@MountainOne), MASS MoCA`s Lead Community Sponsor.

Opening November 7, 2026, MASS MoCA presents “Laurent Grasso: Metaphysical Maze,” the largest exhibition to date in the United States devoted to the French conceptual artist, in its signature Building 5 gallery.

The exhibition will include Grasso’s most emblematic films, along with a new commission in-progress, “Cosmic Drive,” produced during his research residency at the @setiinstitute and will extend beyond their realm to include new works — paintings, sculptures, and architectural interventions — that come together as a whole. Conceived as a journey, the exhibition will immerse visitors in a contemplative state that will expand their perceptions of time. 

“Entering my exhibition,” says Grasso, “is like walking into a forest — an imaginary landscape where you wander without trying to identify every species of tree.”

Images:
Laurent Grasso, “Cosmic Drive,” film HR, 2026 (in progress). © Laurent Grasso Studio. Courtesy of the artist, Sean Kelly, and Perrotin. 
© Laurent Grasso / ADAGP, Paris, 2026 

Portrait of Laurent Grasso. Courtesy of the artist and CNCITY Foundation.

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The "Text/ile Library" in "Jimena Sarno: Rhapsody" invites viewers into a space where textiles can be read as much as they are seen. A play on the words “text” and “textile,” both rooted in the Greek word "textere," meaning to weave — Sarno honors the medium as a carrier of knowledge, memory, and identity.

Scaled to the dimensions of the Sarno`s own studio, the floor within the space is marked with tape outlining tools like a loom and pottery wheel — offering a glimpse into the process that brought these works to life.