Explore art at the ICA this holiday season! Experience inspiring contemporary art, find creative gifts, bring your little ones for art-making and fun short films, listen to live music, and warm up at the ICA Wine + Coffee Bar.

A paved road passes under a large, naturally formed rock arch with layered, reddish stone. Blue sky and distant, rocky hills are visible through the opening in the arch.
Thu, Dec 18
Free short films
A group of people stands closely together in a gallery, intently observing a large, textured blue artwork displayed on a white wall. Some lean forward to examine the details during the tour.
Sat, Dec 20 + Sun, Dec 21
Exhibition tour
A man concentrates on coloring a craft at a table covered with a pink tablecloth, while others, including children, engage in creative activities in a bright, art-filled room.
Sat, Dec 20 + Sun, Dec 21
Fri, Dec 26–Sun, Dec 28
Big Baby: Big Baby: A Story of Maushop
A claymation scene shows a round, green character with stick limbs and red shoes holding a yellow object, smiling at a happy pink worm in a whimsical forest filled with mushrooms and large leaves.
Sun, Dec 21
Sat, Dec 27 + Sun, Dec 28
Kid Flicks Short Films
A jazz quartet, reminiscent of the Gregory Groover Jr Trio, performs in a modern venue. The musicians play drums, saxophone, double bass, and keyboard. An audience in casual attire listens intently as light streams through large windows onto coral-colored wall art.
Fri, Dec 26–Sun, Dec 28
Free live music
Colorful abstract painting with bold, textured brushstrokes. Features geometric shapes, zigzag and circular patterns, and vibrant hues of red, green, blue, and purple against a cream background.
Now on view
An Indigenous Present
A gallery featuring a vibrant abstract orange and purple mural, colorful square paintings arranged in a grid, and a red circular ceiling installation
Now on view
2025 James and Audrey Foster Prize
A colorful abstract painting by Portia Zvavahera, on view at ICA Boston, features two human-like figures near the top amid stylized reddish-orange trees and a yellow spiral shape at the center bottom, set against a mostly white and purple backdrop.
Now on view
Portia Zvavahera: Hidden Battles / Hondo dzakavanzika
Two people stand close together, viewed from behind, looking at a vibrant abstract painting dominated by red and pink hues in an art gallery.
Last chance
Portraits from the ICA Collection
A bottle of red wine next to a glass of red wine on a table facing a window
Sip + snack
ICA Wine + Coffee Bar
One-of-a-kind gifts
ICA Store
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Explore art at the ICA this holiday season! Experience inspiring contemporary art, find creative gifts, bring your little ones for art-making and fun short films, listen to live music, and warm up at the ICA Wine + Coffee Bar.