Holidays at the ICA - ICA Boston

A festive graphic with a red background featuring the text Have Yourself an ICA Holiday in bold white and yellow letters. Small snowflakes are scattered across the image, with a drawn snowball and a wrapped gift box depicted in blue.

Two people stand in front of a wall displaying a grid of abstract, mostly dark paintings with geometric designs. Both wear casual clothes and are looking at the art pieces.

Photo by Lauren Miller

A family-friendly concert features musicians playing on a small stage in a bright room. Seated attendees watch, while a man stands with a child on his shoulders. Large windows and abstract wall art are visible in the background.

Photo by Lauren Miller

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 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. — 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. — 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

White text on a black background reads: Give a year of art. Give a gift membership. — Give art + experiences
ICA Gift Membership