Dark grey statue of an Egyptian king and his wife with her arms wrapped around her husband.

Unknown artist, King Menkaura (Mycerinus) and queen (detail), Egyptian, Sometime Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Menkaura, 2490–2472 BCE. Greywacke. Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition.

Bring together the Patron Programme today!

Patrons' back up is at the centre of our ability to sustain the MFA's mission and expand its impact. Patrons provide essential unrestricted funding for the Museum by contributing almost 7 million dollars annually. Patron support underwrites key exhibitions and programs that bring people and art together in a way that both opens eyes and lives. Join u.s. today to feel the power of your philanthropic leadership at work!

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Patron Program 2021–22 Season

View our full season of Patron events in our digital brochure.

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Levels and Benefits

Patron members bask special benefits including:

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Gratuitous Admission

Twelve months of general admission and fellow member benefits

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Special Admission

Early on access to complimentary special exhibition tickets

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Directly Line

Access to staff dedicated to personally handling your requests

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Recognition

Recognition in the Annual Report

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Discounts

Upwardly to 40% off parking, 15% off dining, and 10% off at Museum shops

Membership Levels

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Courtesy of Liza Voll Photography.

Patron Member

$three,000 to $five,999 / year

Insider access to special events that celebrate art and the MFA's mission.

  • Daily general access for six adults and 4 youths (ages 7–17)
  • Twelve free tickets per special exhibition
  • Discounted tickets for boosted guests
  • Opportunity to acquire more than near the collections with Curators Circles

$340 per couple; $170 per person is non tax deductible

  • Daily general admission for half dozen adults and iv youths (ages 7–17)
  • Twelve gratis tickets per special exhibition
  • Discounted tickets for additional guests
  • Opportunity to larn more most the collections with Curators Circles

$340 per couple; $170 per person is not tax deductible

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Patron Young man

$6,000 to $eleven,999 / year

Deeper MFA access to intimate events including the annual Connoisseurship Seminar.

  • All benefits at the Patron Fellow member level
  • Fourteen free tickets per special exhibition
  • Invitations to all Patron Swain events and learning opportunities

$500 per couple; $250 per person is non tax deductible

  • All benefits at the Patron Member level
  • Fourteen free tickets per special exhibition
  • Invitations to all Patron Fellow events and learning opportunities

$500 per couple; $250 per person is not tax deductible

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Patron Sponsor

$12,000 to $29,999 / year

Behind-the-scenes programs with curators and conservators at the Museum.

  • All benefits at the Patron Boyfriend level
  • Sixteen complimentary tickets per special exhibition
  • Invitations to all Patron Sponsor events and learning opportunities
  • Power to rent space at the MFA to host your private event with a 50% discount on the reservation fee

$700 per couple; $350 per person is not tax deductible

  • All benefits at the Patron Fellow level
  • Xvi free tickets per special exhibition
  • Invitations to all Patron Sponsor events and learning opportunities
  • Ability to hire space at the MFA to host your private event with a 50% discount on the reservation fee

$700 per couple; $350 per person is not revenue enhancement deductible

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Director'due south Circle

$30,000 to $49,999 / year

Visit a private collection in a Boston-area home and attend the Director's annual Holiday Party.

  • All the benefits at the Patron Sponsor level
  • Unlimited admission for you and your guests and up to four youths (17 and under)
  • 18 free tickets per special exhibition
  • Invitations to all Manager'south Circle events and learning opportunities
  • Invitation to join the Ann and Graham Gund Director for a special travel opportunity*
  • Ability to rent space at the MFA to host your individual event with the reservation fee fully waived and to host a nuptials at the MFA (every bit the couple or the parents of the couple)

$one,090 per couple; $545 per person is not tax deductible

  • All the benefits at the Patron Sponsor level
  • Unlimited admission for yous and your guests and up to four youths (17 and nether)
  • Eighteen free tickets per special exhibition
  • Invitations to all Director's Circle events and learning opportunities
  • Invitation to join the Ann and Graham Gund Director for a special travel opportunity*
  • Ability to rent space at the MFA to host your individual event with the reservation fee fully waived and to host a hymeneals at the MFA (as the couple or the parents of the couple)

$1,090 per couple; $545 per person is not tax deductible

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President's Circle

$50,000 to $99,999 / year

Philanthropic leaders of the MFA'south family.

  • All benefits at the Director's Circumvolve Patron level
  • Twenty gratuitous tickets per special exhibition
  • A complimentary exhibition catalogue selected past MFA staff

$i,090 per couple; $545 per person is not tax deductible

  • All benefits at the Director's Circumvolve Patron level
  • Twenty free tickets per special exhibition
  • A gratuitous exhibition catalogue selected by MFA staff

$1,090 per couple; $545 per person is not taxation deductible

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Chairman'southward Circle

$100,000 / twelvemonth

Provide essential operating support to the MFA at the highest leadership level.

  • All benefits at the President's Circle Patron level
  • Thirty gratuitous tickets per special exhibition
  • Opportunity to host an intimate cocktail party for up to ten guests at the MFA with the curator and drove of your option
  • Complimentary valet parking
  • Complimentary annual membership in a Curators Circumvolve of your choosing

$1,090 per couple; $545 per person is non tax deductible

  • All benefits at the President's Circle Patron level
  • Xxx free tickets per special exhibition
  • Opportunity to host an intimate cocktail party for up to ten guests at the MFA with the curator and collection of your selection
  • Complimentary valet parking
  • Complimentary annual membership in a Curators Circle of your choosing

$1,090 per couple; $545 per person is not tax deductible

*MFA Travel is not currently scheduling trips for Patrons during the 2021–22 season, but we wait forrad to sharing plans for time to come travel opportunities in the months alee.

Patron Program Events

Patrons receive insider invitations throughout the twelvemonth to both online and in-person special events.

Patron Program Newsletter

The Patron Newsletter is a biannual chronicle of engaging gatherings, backside-the-scenes talks, curator-led excursions, and more than.

MFA Travel

MFA Travel is a benefit of Patron membership. While trips are currently on hold, we hope you will bring together us in the future.

Ways to Give

Monthly Payments

Prefer to requite a set amount each calendar month? With monthly payment options, giving has never been easier!

Contact the Patron Program office at 617-369-3211 or patronprogram@mfa.org to prepare your monthly installments.

Monthly payments range from $250 for Patron Members, $500 for Patron Fellows, to $1,000 for Patron Sponsors.

Automatic Renewal

Want to make renewing piece of cake and newspaper complimentary? Your souvenir goes farther when you lot enroll in MFA Automated Renewal.

Check the MFA Automatic Renewal box when renewing online or contact the Patron Programme part at 617-369-3211 or patronprogram@mfa.org to set this upwardly.

Matching Gifts Through Your Employer

Is your visitor a matching souvenir employer? Many companies will increase the touch of your souvenir to the MFA. Please check Matching Gifts to run into if your employer will match your donation. Obtain a Matching Gift Form from your human resources department and transport it in with your Patron Plan answer carte and payment.

Foundations, Donor-Advised Funds, and IRA Charitable Rollovers

The Patron Program is pleased to welcome grants for the full amount of Patron membership recommended from charitable foundations, donor-advised funds, or IRA charitable rollovers. Specific rules use: Patron members who requite through these channels and wish to nourish events must "pay as they go" for benefits received at events. Donors will be prompted to pay the entire per person value of each issue. Accompanying each effect invitation is an RSVP insert with payment information to be filled out and returned to our office.

If yous have whatsoever questions, please contact the Patron Program office at 617-369-3211 or patronprogram@mfa.org.

Gift of Securities

When you lot make a gift of appreciated securities, you provide invaluable back up to the MFA while receiving a double revenue enhancement benefit—a charitable deduction and avoidance of uppercase gains tax.

Before initiating a gift, please contact Terry Lighte at 617-369-3733 or tlighte@mfa.org or Liz Sevy at 617-369-4311 or lsevy@mfa.org and then that nosotros know to expect the securities you are donating and tin can promptly acknowledge your contribution.

For more than information, please visit Gifts of Securities