$5 Third Thursdays at the Museum of Fine Arts

Art&nbsp;in Tune: $5 Third Thursdays Thursday, January 15, 2026 6:00 pm–8:00 pm Join us for Art in Tune, the MFA’s annual celebration of art and music! Don’t miss this evening of live musical performances throughout the galleries. Admission is $5 after 5pm, and Art in Tune takes place from 6–8pm.&nbsp; Discover music from all over the world, performed all over the MFA by internationally celebrated musical artists. Curatorial staff from the Department of Musical Instruments have paired galleries and artworks that resonate with an eclectic mix of instruments and genres, spinning out a blend of musical and visual art unlike any other. Be sure to visit the Musical Instruments gallery after the performances to learn more about many of the featured instruments. PERFORMANCES: Gallery LG33: The Ancient Americas Performer: Héctor Martínez Morales Instrument: charango Shapiro Family Courtyard Performers: Becky Bass Trio Instruments: steel pan, percussion, and bass Gallery 168: Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art Performers: Beth Bahia Cohen and Tareq Rantisi Instruments: yayli tanbur, hardanger fiddle, Cretan lyra, and dumbek Gallery 171: Art of Africa Performer: Althea SullyCole Instrument: kora Gallery 176: South and Southeast Asian Art Performers: Durga Krishnan and Srivatsa Mukandraj Instruments: sarasvati vina and mridangam Gallery 226: American Impressionism Performers: Camden Archambeau and Daniel Dastoor Instruments: cello and violin Gallery 246: Artists on the move in 18th-Century Europe Performer: Olav Chris Henriksen Instruments: lute and baroque guitar Gallery 250: European Painting 1550–1700 Performers: Handel and Haydn Society Instruments: flute, violin, cello, and portative organ Gallery 271: Chinese Sculpture Performers: Zhantao Lin and Yi Ding Instruments: erhu and guzheng Gallery 280: Arts of Japan Performer: Sumie Kaneko Instrument: shamisen

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