MASS MoCA exhibits work by both well-known and emerging artists of today. More than 200,000 sq ft of exhibition space, including a single gallery as long as a football field allows large-scale and complex installations that are impossible to realize in conventional museums.
Although MASS MoCA is not a collecting institution, some commissioned year-round and seasonal installations are found on the grounds.
MASS MoCA is among the most productive sites in the country for the creation and presentation of new art, music, dance, theater, film, and video. Located on 13 acres MASS MoCA encompasses a complex of 19th-century factory buildings, occuping nearly one-third of the city's downtown business district. Listed in the National Historic Register, the site's 26 buildings form an elaborate system of interlocking courtyards and passageways; Bridges, viaducts, elevated walkways, and red brick facades lend architectural interest to the complex.
Exhibitions & Dates
Suffering from Realness
Apr 13 2019 -
Works examine the human condition, and ultimately provide a sliver of optimism amidst uncertainty
Trenton Doyle Hancock: Mind of the Mound: Critical Mass
Mar 9 2019 -
Immersive installation explores mythical invented worlds and reflective culture
Sarah Oppenheimer: S-3374373
Fall 2019 -
2 large-scale, glass-and-metal structures shift and move, activated by visitors, emphasizing space-body relationships
Jarvis Rockwell: Us
Nov 10 2018 -
Toys and figurines interact and organize themselves on elevated glass panels
Cauleen Smith: We Already Have What We Need
May 25 2019 -
Immersive installation invites us to see anew—what is and what could be
Marcos Ramírez ERRE
Aug 3 2019 -
Works emphasize how language, movement, and architecture shape our experience and our identities
Rafa Esparza: Staring at the Sun
Jan 19 2019 -
Explores adobe as both material and politics, creating “brown architecture:”
Still I Rise
Jun 15 2019 -
Nuanced portrayals of women, with a focus on women of color