In honor of National Book Lovers Day, we’re highlighting the upcoming Book Talks at MASS MoCA’s Research & Development Store throughout August and September!

Save your seat and join political cartoonist Ben Passmore as he takes us through a boisterous, darkly funny, and sobering march through Black militant history in “Black Arms to Hold You Up,” dive into the history of typography with Kelli Anderson’s “Alphabet in Motion,” brush up on your writing skills with Lucy Ives’ “three six five,” and celebrate newly released titles “The Emilys” and “Daytime Moon” by Heather Abel and Kerri Schlottman.

As “Jeffrey Gibson: POWER FULL BECAUSE WE’RE DIFFERENT” enters its final month on view, we’re reflecting on the many collaborative activations and performances that have shaped the exhibition over the past 18 months.

From unforgettable performances by Takiaya Reed and ANOHNI during the exhibition’s Opening Celebration in 2024 to the recent audio takeover, “CHOPPED”, by Halifax-based Two-Spirit Cree transfemme artist Arielle Twist, the exhibition has become a vibrant gathering place for artists, musicians, performers, and audiences to connect, celebrate, and amplify Indigenous voices and experiences.

“Jeffrey Gibson: POWER FULL BECAUSE WE’RE DIFFERENT” is on view through September 7. Plan your visit and experience this captivating exhibition before it closes.

MASS MoCA members and visitors are always chic, but here’s a reminder of why supporting the arts will never go out of style.

Three weeks of gallery concerts summed up in five photos — the Bang on a Can fellows and faculty have truly activated every corner of the campus during their time at MASS MoCA!

Join us for LOUD Weekend, starting tonight, July 30, to witness over 70 groundbreaking musicians from around the world as they give shape to new sounds during this three-day, super-mix of experimental music.

“Sound can create a sanctuary — a space in which we can remember what it feels like to be present in our bodies and lost in our thoughts.” — Son Lux guitarist Rafiq Bhatia

On view beginning September 12, 2026, “Out Into Us (Slow Down)” is a newly commissioned video installation presented by MASS MoCA, Caviar, and Pioneer Works.

Created in collaboration with video director Alex Cook, this 17-minute video shapes the title track from Son Lux’s forthcoming album, “Out Into,” into an all-encompassing space in an effort to recenter creativity and exploration, reclaiming forces of deconstruction and fragmentation to channel them toward discovering a song’s essence. The result is a collective, real-world experience rather than scattered and flat moments amidst an individual’s doom scroll. It remixes both message and medium.

To accompany the installation, Son Lux and MASS MoCA Records will release a limited-edition pink vinyl pressing of “Out Into Us (Slow Down)” on September 12. Signed copies will be available for a limited time at MASS MoCA’s Research & Development Store.

From the flawless weather to the incredible crowd energy, we’re still beaming from last week’s performance with Lucy Dacus and Smidley in Courtyard D!

Take a peek at some of the evening’s highlights, and add a MASS MoCA show to your Summer 2026 bucket list.

📸: @magicharps

R&D is turning three 🎉

Throughout the past three years, MASS MoCA’s Research & Development Store has become a hub for artist-made objects, vinyl, books, conversations, one-of-a-kind finds, and now exhibitions like “50 Years of PUNK.”

Whether you’ve joined us for a book talk or stopped in for the perfect gift, thank you for exploring with us. Stop by, treat yourself to something new, and help us celebrate three years of creative discoveries.

📸: Doug Mason & Ryan Harper

We’re taking some notes from these visitor POVs as we head into the weekend 💫

Plan your visit to take in all of the views and hues that our campus has to offer, and be sure to tag @massmoca in your photos — we’d love to see what catches your attention during your next visit!

This week, we`re going back to back with some of our biggest shows of the summer!

Tonight, Lucy Dacus is returning to MASS MoCA for the first time since her crowd-favorite performance at Courtney Barnett’s Here and There Festival in 2022 for the kind of intimate concert that only she can deliver.

And then tomorrow, Robby Hoffman, who you might recognize from the last two seasons of HBO`s "Hacks" and who`s been hailed as "the future of comedy," will be taking to the Hunter Center with a sold out comedy set that`ll leave you laughing all weekend long.

Bang on a Can`s gallery concerts are officially in full swing across MASS MoCA`s campus!

Tomorrow July 22, there will be a special, entirely free concert at 4:30pm in Courtyard A, as Nani Agbeli and Faith Conant lead the Bang on a Can Summer Festival fellows in a performance of traditional Ghanaian music and dance for the entire North Adams community to come and enjoy! (Rain location B5, free to all)