Celebrate the special mothers and mother-figures in your life! Dive into contemporary art, make a Mother’s Day memento together, and enjoy a selection of special treats from the ICA Wine + Coffee Bar. Plus, pick up an artful gift for Mom at the ICA Store! 

Art-making and guided tours are free with admission or membership, no pre-registration required. Participation is drop-in on a first-come, first-serve basis as space allows. 

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, May 9 + Sun, May 10 | 12–4 PM
Art-making: Perpetual Gratitude
A person stands in a gallery, looking at a colorful painting of a unicorn, rainbow, and emoji on a black background. Other visitors view artworks displayed on black walls in the middle of the space.
Sat, May 9 + Sun, May 10 | 1 PM
Derrick Adams: View Master Tour
A woman in a floral jacket and patterned cap leans in to closely examine framed artwork on a gallery wall, while two other visitors observe the displays in the background.
Sat, May 9 | 2:30 PM
Say It Loud: AAMARP, 1977 to Now Tour
Four people, including two children, stand in an art gallery looking at a colorful painting on a white wall
Sun, May 10 | 11 AM
Family ART-trek Tour
A side view of a paintiing featuring two side-by-side profiles of two women with geometric, multicolored facial features, each wearing a real puffer jacket—one purple and one pink—protruding from the canvas. The wall it hangs on has black and yellow stripes.
Now on view
Derrick Adams: View Master
An adult in a black jacket and cap holds hands with a child in a lavender jacket as they admire colorful art in the gallery.
Now on view
Say It Loud: AAMARP, 1977 to Now
Two people sit on a bench in a gallery, viewing a large, colorful abstract painting with vibrant splashes of blue, orange, and yellow on a white wall
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
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
A light blue butterfly mug, a floral-patterned purse, and two colorful Mother’s Day cards are arranged against a purple background—perfect gifts to celebrate ICA Boston Mother's Day.
Find artful gifts for Mom
ICA Store
A parent and a child decorate small cardboard boxes together
Boston families visit for free on Mother’s Day!
Boston Family Days
A woman in a bright magenta coat holds hands with a young girl in a colorful dress as they walk through the busy ICA lobby, with other people and display tables visible around them.
Free membership for youth + teens
+1 Membership
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Give art + experiences
ICA Gift Membership