The Council for the Arts at MIT underwrites MIT’s memberships at many Boston area cultural organizations, including the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston (ICA), and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Free tickets are available to students, faculty, and staff for timed entry to these museums. Please see below for more detailed information on our partnerships with specific institutions.

The Council also helps underwrite discounted student tickets to the Boston Ballet, and provides students with information about discounted tickets to performances by several area ensembles. The Bobko BSO Ticket Fund, created by Philip and Barbara Bobko, provides discounted tickets to BSO performances, and is administered by CAMIT.

 

Please contact council-arts@mit.edu with questions.

 

Request more information about tickets to the MFA and Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

 

Join our Arts Access Student Email List to receive alerts about arts opportunities, including free and discounted ticket offers
A geometric, modern building with "ICA" logo on a waterfront.
ICA Boston. Courtesy of the ICA.

Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston (ICA)

The Council for the Arts supports free general admission to the ICA for MIT students, faculty, and staff. 

 

The ICA reopened on March 20, 2021. Information about reserving free tickets through MIT’s University Membership is available on the ICA website.

 

Visit the ICA website to take part in their virtual programs, including artist talks, at home art-making, virtual gallery tours, and more.

More information about the ICA

 

Status: open as of March 20, 2021

 

Eligibility: Current MIT students (with valid Student ID) and current MIT faculty and staff (with valid Employee ID)

Yellow flowers with Italianate arches and a classical statue in the background.
Gardner Museum Courtyard.

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

The Council for the Arts at MIT provides free general admission to the Gardner Museum for MIT students, faculty, and staff. 

 

The Gardner Museum is open as of February 5, 2021. Please click here for information about reserving a free timed-entry ticket.

 

Explore the Gardner’s collection on the museum’s website.

More information about the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

 

Status: open as of February 5, 2021

 

Eligibility: Current MIT students, faculty, and staff; temporary free admission for all MIT affiliates (with valid ID)

A geometric metal sculpture on a lawn outside a grey building and a white building.
MFA Boston.

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA)

The Council for the Arts at MIT provides free general admission to the Museum of Fine Arts for MIT students, faculty, and staff.

 

The MFA is open as of February 3, 2021. Please click here for information about reserving a free timed-entry ticket.

 

Visit the MFA website to view their virtual collections and check out online events.

More information about the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 

 

Status: open as of February 3, 2021

 

Eligibility: Current MIT students (with valid Student ID) and current MIT faculty and staff (with valid Employee ID)

An orchestra conductor conducts a concert.
Andris Nelsons, Boston Symphony Orchestra, 2017.

Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO)

The Bobko BSO Ticket Fund underwrites student access to the BSO through the College Card program. College Card sales for the 2020-21 season have ended; information about the 2021-22 season will be provided in the summer.

 

Visit the BSO at Home webpage for links to virtual events and other ways to engage with music remotely.

More information about the Boston Symphony Orchestra

 

 

Eligibility: Current MIT students and postdocs (with valid ID)