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Friday, May 2 – Sunday, May 4 – Art in Bloom 2025

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Celebrate spring’s arrival with Art in Bloom at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston! This beloved event showcases the expertise of New England garden clubs, professional designers, and MFA floral volunteers, who create interpretive arrangements inspired by artworks from the collection. Enjoy dozens of bold arrangements throughout the building, along with special events, guided tours, dining, and shopping. This year’s event takes place May 2 – May 4 during Museum hours. Specific lectures and workshops may be found at https://www.mfa.org/event/special-event/art-in-bloom. Highlights include Sandra Sigman Master Classes on Saturday, May 3 at 10:30 am and 1:30 pm (members $300, nonmembers $325), a Member Night on Saturday May 3 from 6 – 10, and a community installation with Jimmy Guzman all weekend, which allows visitors to assist him as he builds botanical pieces in Gallery 168.

Sunday, December 15, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Drop-In Art Making: Nature Journals

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Artists Georgia O’Keeffe and Henry Moore were both inspired by the natural world and spent time experimenting with scale and composition in paintings and sculptures. Take a close look at a variety of objects, then use pencils and watercolors to connect with what you see in a nature journal. This Museum of Fine Arts Drop-In Art Making will focus on December 15 from 10 – 4. Last entry is at 3:45 pm. The event is in the Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro Family Courtyard, and is included with General Admission. https://www.mfa.org/event/gallery-activities-and-tours/drop-in-art-making-nature-journals?event=132301

Saturday, August 3, 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm – Menus Plaisirs – Les Troigros

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For his 50th film, veteran documentarian Frederick Wiseman takes an intimate look at the Troisgros family and their Michelin star–decorated restaurants: Troisgros, Le Central and Colline, located in three neighboring locations in central France. Wiseman captures the day-to-day operations of the preparation and service at these restaurants, following staff as they visit the local produce market, a cheese processing plant, a vineyard, an eco-conscious cattle ranch, and an organic farm that, along with the restaurant’s own garden, is their source of produce. With a distinctive menu and admirable dedication to biodiversity and the reduction of food waste, the Troigros family and their staff exhibit unmatched artistry, ingenuity, imagination—not to mention hard work.

The film will be shown in the Harry and Mildred Remis Auditorium of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston as part of the Boston French Film Festival on August 3 beginning at 12:30 pm. Tickets are available for purchase ($12 MFA members, $15 nonmembers) at www.mfa.org or call 1-800-440-6975. The film is French and English with English subtitles.

Saturday, April 27, 10:30 am and 2:00 pm – Art in Bloom Master Classes with Semia Dunne

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Join the Museum of Fine Arts Boston in creating your own floral masterpiece using a bevy of unique spring florals. Create an arrangement that emphasizes form and movement as you embrace a new understanding of the art of floral design. Led by master florist Semia Dunne from Providence, Rhode Island. MFA members $275, nonmembers $295. Register after April 2 at https://www.mfa.org/event/special-event/art-in-bloom

Friday, April 26 – Sunday, April 28 – Art in Bloom

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We are thrilled to announce that Art in Bloom returns to the MFA’s galleries on Friday, April 26, 2024! You won’t want to miss these beautiful interpretive floral arrangements of 45 artworks. Enjoy the creativity of many talented volunteer and professional floral designers. Preview Day is Thursday, April 25. Tickets and group tour reservations are available now at https://www.mfa.org/event/special-event/art-in-bloom

Wednesday, October 18, 2:00 pm – Art in Bloom On The Road

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The October meeting of The Garden Club of the Back Bay will be held at The Chilton Club, 152 Commonwealth Avenue, on October 18 at 2 pm. This is a members only meeting, but if you’d like to join the Club, visit their website at https://gardenclubbackbay.org/store to take advantage of the full year of activities planned for 2023 – 2024.

The MFA Boston was the first museum in the country to host Art in Bloom — a magnificent pairing of flowers and art.  The Art in Bloom Roadshow brings the Art in Bloom experience to you with an informative PowerPoint presentation of the art and flower arrangements that wows visitors. 

The PowerPoint will be presented by an engaging MFA art guide who has been trained by the museum.  It is followed by a live floral demonstration by an MFA trained Associate.  The floral arrangement is inspired by an art object from the MFA’s collection.  

The Art in Bloom Roadshow offers a compelling “guided tour” and an up-close look at the stunning flowers and art that make Art in Bloom the busiest weekend of the year at the MFA Boston. If you have any questions about GCBB programs, feel free to contact Program Committee co-chairs, Jackie Blombach or Christine Hirshland.

Friday, April 28 – Sunday, April 30 – Art in Bloom at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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Art in Bloom returns to the MFA’s galleries on Friday, April 28, 2023. You won’t want to miss these beautiful interpretive floral arrangements of 45 artworks. Enjoy the creativity of professional floral designers and many talented volunteers. Cost is included in general admission, but on Member Night, Saturday April 29 from 6 – 9, Members and their guests enjoy an exclusive viewing of Art in Bloom, as well as access to the MFA’s galleries, including “Making Past Present: Cy Twombly,” “Hokusai: Inspiration and Influence,” and “Hear Me Now: The Black Potters of Old Edgefield, South Carolina.” Separate tickets are required for this exclusive and fun event. Get tickets and learn more at https://www.mfa.org/event/special-event/art-in-bloom

Saturday, April 8, 10:00 am – 11:45 am – Floral Design: It’s a New Day

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Join Lorraine and Mary Lou from Artistry Floral on April 8 at 10 am for in this Massachusetts Horticultural Society workshop and create your own floral display to take home or give away. We always look forward to a change of seasons –The holidays of early spring are associated with life and the rebirth of nature back into full = blossom. Of course Spring is about traditional daffodils, tulips and Iris – but there’s definitely more to inspire this vibrant time of year. You will take home an arrangement suitable for your home.

In 2016, Lorraine Walsh and Mary Lou Ashur met as floral associates at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. There, studying fundamentals of floristry and working in teams, they designed and executed a variety of art inspired floral arrangements for certain museum locations as well as the restaurants, special events, and holiday installations. Now in the marketplace, they are committed to producing artistic floral creations, using only the highest quality flowers and plants, from local growers and flower producers around the world. They are also focused on sustainable floral design and eco-friendly floral purchases from wearables to table arrangements, bouquets, and large installations. They are inspired to produce arrangements that are unique and designed to honor their clients’ significant events respecting their individual styles, while sourcing seasonal flowers, and respecting the environment.

The class will take place at the Garden at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley. $75 for Mass Hort members, $95 for nonmembers. Register at www.masshort.org

https://www.artistryfloral.com/our-work

Sunday, May 1, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Flower Color Theory with Michael and Taylor Putnam

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As part of this year’s Art in Bloom celebration at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, sign up for a lecture and floral demonstration with world-famous floral designers Michael Putnam and Taylor Putnam who share their creative techniques for using color to inspire breathtaking, romantic floral arrangements. Book signing to follow. The event will be in the Harry and Mildred Remis Auditorium, Auditorium 161, on May 1 from 1 – 3, and you may order tickets by phone at 1 – 800 – 440 – 6975, or online at www.mfa.org. $40 for MFA members, $50 for nonmembers, $6 processing fee for phone orders.