Worcester EventsThis week's calendar

What's showing

Exhibitions at the museums and galleries in and around Worcester, MA, Worcester first. Walk in any time the place is open. Open in the calendar

28 on view now, 15 opening later. Select one for details and directions.

Closing in the next three weeks

Closes Nov 21 · 19 days leftHold Me Tender: Sculptures by Bayda AsbridgeDolphin Gallery at Worcester StateCloses Nov 22, 2026 · 20 days leftZora J Murff: Race/HustleMASS MoCA, North Adams

Opening soon

Opens Nov 3 · this weekRaíces de AmorWorcester PopUpOpens Nov 5 · this weekA Conversation with the Blackstone River at Whitin MillSpaulding R. Aldrich Heritage Gallery, WhitinsvilleOpens Nov 7 · this weekLaurent Grasso: Metaphysical MazeMASS MoCA, North AdamsOpens Nov 12Small Works 2026 and Drinks on MeArtsWorcesterOpens Nov 21The Grinch's GrottoSpringfield Museums, SpringfieldOpens Nov 21Beasts of Legend: Animals in East Asian ArtWorcester Art Museum

In Worcester

Worcester Art Museum

Closed todayWed to Sun 10 to 4Exhibitions page
Tim de Christopher: Paper and Stone, A RetrospectiveOct 16 to Dec 6$22Christine E. Brown: Our Hearts in the MarginsOct 16 to Dec 13$22Stories ReimaginedDec 9 to Jan 10, 2027Opens Dec 9Beasts of Legend: Animals in East Asian ArtNov 21 to Feb 21, 2027Opens Nov 21

Long-term and collection: Martine Gutierrez: First Revelation of the Sovereign Queen (through Sep 23, 2028)

ArtsWorcester

Closed todayThu to Sun 12 to 5Exhibitions page
Small Works 2026 and Drinks on MeNov 12 to Dec 13Opens Nov 12The Twenty-Third Annual College ShowFeb 10, 2027 to Mar 27, 2027Opens Feb 10

Worcester Center for Crafts

Open todayMon to Sat 10 to 5, Sun 11 to 4Exhibitions page
Cup ShowDec 3 to Dec 24Opens Dec 3What's the Word? By Us and About UsFeb 1, 2027 to Feb 28, 2027Opens Feb 1

Worcester PopUp

Closed todayWed to Sat 2 to 6Exhibitions page
Raíces de AmorNov 3 to Nov 22Opens Nov 3Loom in EssenceNov 28 to Dec 20Opens Nov 28

Cantor Art Gallery at Holy Cross

Closed todayTue to Fri 10 to 5, Sat 12 to 5Exhibitions page
Queens, Gods, and Devotees: Selections from the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art at Cantor Art GalleryAug 25 to Nov 24Free

Dolphin Gallery at Worcester State

Closed todayWed to Fri 11 to 5, Sat 1 to 5Exhibitions page
Hold Me Tender: Sculptures by Bayda AsbridgeOct 22 to Nov 2119 days leftCreatures of WorcesterDec 3 to Jan 9, 2027Opens Dec 3Currents '27 Student ShowJan 21, 2027 to Feb 20, 2027Opens Jan 21

Museum of Worcester

Closed todayTue to Sat 10 to 4Exhibitions page
Arab Massachusetts: Building Community in the CommonwealthSep 26 to Feb 28, 2027$10

Within an hour

Fitchburg Art Museum

FitchburgClosed todayWed to Fri 12 to 4, Sat and Sun 11 to 5Exhibitions page
Festival: A Celebration of African ArtApr 3, 2025 to Dec 13FreeElisa H. Hamilton: HeirloomsOct 3 to Sep 19, 2027Free

Long-term and collection: Kaleidoscope: 100 Years of Collecting for Our Community (through Jul 3, 2027)

The Icon Museum and Study Center

ClintonClosed todayThu to Sun 10 to 4Exhibitions page
Light from the East: Masterpieces from the Ikonen-Museum RecklinghausenOct 16 to Mar 21, 2027~$10–$18

New England Botanic Garden

BoylstonOpen todayDaily 10 to 5Exhibitions page
GnomevemberNov 1 to Nov 30$22–$24

Danforth Art Museum

FraminghamClosed todayTue to Sun 12 to 5Exhibitions page
Elizabeth Clark Libert: Boy CrazySep 19 to Dec 20$7Suzanne Gainer: Every Woman and NobodySep 19 to Dec 20$7Neal Rantoul: A Life in PhotographsSep 19 to Dec 20$7

Springfield Museums

SpringfieldClosed todayTue to Sat 10 to 5, Sun 11 to 5Exhibitions page
Markets, Foodways, and the Essence of Place: Works from the Museo de Arte de PonceSep 5, 2025 to Jan 3, 2027$27.50Legacies of Surrealism: Works from the Museo de Arte de PonceSep 5, 2025 to Jan 3, 2027$27.50In Nature's Studio: Two Centuries of American Landscape PaintingOct 10 to Jan 24, 2027$27.50Tara Sellios: Ask Now the BeastsOct 24 to Feb 7, 2027~$15–$25Visions of the SupernaturalOct 24 to Feb 7, 2027~$15–$25The Grinch's GrottoNov 21 to Jan 10, 2027Opens Nov 21

Davis Museum at Wellesley

WellesleyClosed todayTue to Sun 11 to 5Exhibitions page
Shi: Stories in StoneSep 25 to May 30, 2027FreeExcavating Antioch: The Archaeology of an Ancient CitySep 25 to May 30, 2027Free

Hammond Art Gallery

FitchburgOpen during Hammond Art Gallery hours
Bill Porter: What We Learn to Believe at Fitchburg State UniversityOct 26 to Dec 20Free

Spaulding R. Aldrich Heritage Gallery

WhitinsvilleOpen todayMon to Fri 9 to 4
A Conversation with the Blackstone River at Whitin MillNov 5 to Dec 18Opens Nov 5

Worth the drive

MASS MoCA

North AdamsOpen todayWed to Mon 10 to 5, closed TueExhibitions page
Zora J Murff: Race/HustleDec 6, 2025 to Nov 2220 days leftJimena Sarno: RhapsodyOct 18, 2025 to Jan 31, 2027$25Michael E. Smith: The makings of youMay 23 to Feb 21, 2027$25Spatial PoemsMay 23 to Apr 4, 2027$25Daniela Rivera: Hacia Cuando (To When)Jul 11 to Jun 13, 2027$25Laurent Grasso: Metaphysical MazeNov 7 to Feb 18, 2027Opens Nov 7Machine Dazzle: ChangesDec 19 to Feb 18, 2027Opens Dec 19Annie-B Parson and Alla Kovgan: The OathJan 9, 2027 to Feb 18, 2027Opens Jan 9

Long-term and collection: Technologies of Relation (through Jul 25, 2027)

Also tracked, nothing listed right now: Schiltkamp Gallery at Clark, EcoTarium, Fruitlands Museum (closed for the season, reopens Apr 15, 2027), RISD Museum.

Dates come from each museum's own exhibitions page and are checked every week. Hours and admission can change; check with the museum before you go.