Art in Tune at the MFA

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Venue:	Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA)
Hours:	6:00 pm–8:00 pm
Ages:	Toddlers, Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	Free see below
Category:	Music & Concerts

It's the MFA like you've never seen—or heard—it before! The Museum’s musical instrument collection comes to life and fills the galleries with spectacular sound during this evening of free performances.

On Friday, April 8 from 6–8 pm, the MFA hosts an evening of performances highlighting the Museum's musical instruments collection.

Internationally celebrated musical artists have chosen galleries, artworks or, in many cases, collection instruments that resonate with their craft, spinning out a blend of musical and visual art unlike any other.

Visitors are invited to take advantage of reduced general admission ($5, available on-site the day of starting at 5 pm), wander the galleries and discover music from all over the world.

Performances take place in galleries relating to the eras and cultures of the instruments, creating an immersive experience you don’t want to miss.

Performances include:

Upper Rotunda
Instruments: Sioux and Seneca flutes
Performer: Hawk Henries (Nipmuc)

Native North American Art (Gallery LG34)
Instruments: Native North American percussion and voice
Performer: Chris Newell (Passamaquoddy)

Art of the Americas (Gallery 132)
Instruments: Puerto Rican cuatro and voice
Performer: Fabiola Méndez

New Light: Encounters and Connections and Helina Metaferia: Generations (Galleries 155 and 168)
Instrument: voice
Performers: Women of the World

Art of Africa from the 19th Century to Today (Gallery 171)
Instrument: West African bala
Peformers: Balla Kouyaté and World Vision

South and Southeast Asian Art (Gallery 176)
Instruments: Indian sarangi and tabla
Performers: Suhail Yusuf Khan and Giri Subramaniam

Art of Flanders and the Netherlands in the 17th Century (Gallery 242)
Instruments: Flemish virginal
Performers: musicians from the Handel and Haydn Society

Chinese Song Dynasty Gallery (Gallery 274)
Instrument: Chinese erhu
Performer: Shaw Pong Lui

Supported by the Nancy Lee Clark Concert Series Fund and the Scully Family Foundation.

COST

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Reduced admission ($5) after 5:00pm Purchase Tickets

WEBSITE

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www.mfa.org/

LOCATION

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465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA map
Phone: (617) 267-9300