Open Today 10 AM – 9 PM
Admission is free from 5 to 9 PM on ICA Free Thursdays.


Dive into creativity at the ICA this school vacation week! Join us for hands-on art-making, an interactive scavenger hunt, our vibrant new exhibition Derrick Adams: View Master, and more!

Plus, enter in a free, on-site giveaway for your chance to win a signed Peter H. Reynolds print!


Eligible Boston Pre K–12 students and their families can visit for free from April 21–24 through the Boston Family Days program. Learn more and reserve free tickets

A family sitting at a table doing arts and crafts. An adult and young girl work closely together, while another adult in a cap focuses on a project. Art supplies are scattered across the table; a colorful mural is behind them.
Sat, Apr 18–Sun, Apr 19 | 12–4 PM
Art-making: Perpetual Gratitude
A woman and child sit at a blue table in a bright room, immersed in drawing with markers. The table overflows with paper, markers, and craft supplies. Other people are visible in the background
Tue, Apr 21–Sun, Apr 26 | 12–4 PM
Art-making: Zig Zag Painting
A child with messy hair holds a paint palette and lifts a paintbrush, painting the words The Line Collector on a pastel-colored background
Tue, Apr 21–Sun, Apr 26
Scavenger Hunt: Line Collector
A brightly lit pink and red room at the Museum of Ice Cream features tiled floors, pillars, and a pool filled with pink sprinkles. A sign reads MUSEUM OF ICE CREAM on the back wall.
Fri, Apr 25 | 12–4 PM
Pop-up Museum of Ice Cream Activity
A stylized illustration of a red View-Master toy against a yellow background, with two faces in its lenses. Featuring gaf VIEW-MASTER and Double consciousness is the clue: self-perception
New! Now on view
Derrick Adams: View Master
A woman and a young girl hold hands while viewing colorful artwork in a gallery. The woman wears a black jacket and silver boots; the girl is dressed in a pink outfit. They stand closely, looking at a dynamic, modern painting.
Now on view
Say It Loud: AAMARP, 1977 to Now
An older man and a young boy stand closely together, viewing a colorful painting with a grid of floral patterns in an art gallery. Their backs are to the camera as they observe the artwork.
Now on view
To My Best Friend
A room with blue and yellow painted walls with text reading Extra/Ordinary, text displays, and a long wooden table with white chairs
Now on view
Extra/Ordinary
A group of four people, including a young child, sits around a purple table crafting with papers, markers, and glue. Colorful artwork frames are displayed on the wall in the background.
Tue, Apr 21–Fri, Apr 24
Free Admission from Boston Family Days
An older woman wearing glasses and a patterned coat smiles while sitting at a table with another person in a busy, modern café. Food and coffee are on the table, and other people are seated in the background.
Sip + snack
ICA Wine + Coffee Bar
An adult and a child holding hands look at an abstract, colorful painting in an art gallery with white walls.
Free membership for youth + teens
+1 Membership