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Eleanor's Dream: A 100th Birthday Soirée
Saturday, March 7
6 – 9 PM
Celebrate 100 years of the Fitchburg Art Museum and the opening of Kaleidoscope: 100 Years of Collecting for Our Community. See hundreds of artworks from our permanent collection in galleries transformed into immersive, floor-to-ceiling art displays, enjoy specialty cocktails and culinary delights, and listen to vibrant entertainment.
| | Generous Support for Eleanor's Dream: A 100th Birthday Soirée is provided by our sponsors. Centennial Sponsors: Fitchburg State University, Rockland Trust, Gale Simonds Hurd, and Anderson, Bagley & Mayo Insurance. Community Sponsors: NewVue Communities, Ken and Jane Ansin, and Country Bank. Founders Sponsor: Achla Designs. FAMily Sponsors: ArtsWorcester, All One Credit Union, Donna and Dustin Hodge, Authentic Interiors, Mary Levin Koch, and the Fitchburg Redevelopment Authority. Friends Sponsors: GAAMHA, Inc., Sitka Creations, North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce, IC Credit Union, Franca Barricelli, Katy and Steve Ostroff, Holly Elissa Bruno, Ralph and Judith Baker, Arthur Dion, and Rebecca Wright and Tom Keaney | | Kaleidoscope: 100 Years of Collecting for Our Community | |
Now On View
Kaleidoscope is the second in a series of exhibitions marking FAM's Centennial, and features hundreds of artworks from our permanent collection, ranging across the globe, human history, and artistic media and movements.
Kaleidoscope juxtaposes old favorites, new acquisitions, and rarely before seen artwork, allowing visitors to create their own visual, psychological, and intellectual meanings.
| | Tara Sellios | Ask Now the Beasts | |
On View through May 24, 2026
Tara Sellios's photographs highlight the beauty of the grotesque. Sellios creates still-life vignettes from organic materials, including animal bones, insect specimens, and dried flowers, which she photographs using a large format camera. Printed at a grand scale, Sellios’s photographs capture the vivid details of her materials.
| |  | FESTIVAL: A Celebration of African Art at the Fitchburg Art Museum | |
On View through December 3, 2026
FESTIVAL is the first in a series of exhibitions honoring FAM’s Centennial.
FESTIVAL demonstrates both the breadth of our collection and the diversity of cultures and contexts across the African continent.
| | Curator Talk: Jean Borgatti on FESITVAL | |
Postponed to Wednesday, March 11
12:30 – 1:30 PM
Jean Borgatti, Consulting Curator for African, Oceanic, & First Peoples Art, will lead a guided tour of FESTIVAL: A Celebration of African Art at the Fitchburg Art Museum. Borgatti will speak about the works that distinguish FAM’s African Art collection and how objects have come into the collection over time.
Sign Up is encouraged so that we know you are attending, though it's not required.
| | | Artist Talk: Daniela Rivera | |
Sunday, March 22
2 – 3 PM
Artist Daniela Rivera views the works of art in Kaleidoscope: 100 Years of Collecting for Our Community as amplifying one another in a lively dialogue. Through Rivera’s eyes, learn how artworks spanning across time and artistic movements create both dissonance and harmony in the gallery. Rivera will also speak about her drawing on view in the exhibition and how it fits into FAM’s history of collecting.
Sign up is encouraged so we know that you are attending, though it’s not required.
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Saturday, March 28
Drop in between 11 AM – 2 PM
Join us for free drop-in artmaking in the Art Place on Elm Studio, led by a FAM educator. Get inspired by artwork in our exhibitions, then create your own to take home! All ages are welcome and no experience is necessary. No sign-up is required to attend.
In this month’s Make Art @ FAM program, use paint and collage materials to create art that explores a sense of place! This program is based on the exhibition Kaleidoscope: 100 Years of Collecting for Our Community.
This program is generously supported by Rockland Trust and The Cathedral Fund.
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March 19, April 16, May 21, June 18
Thursdays from 1 – 3 PM
Hidden Treasures is a free art program designed to support and engage individuals with the early to middle stages of Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia, along with their care partners, or family members. Advanced registration is required. Contact Suzanne Hauerstein at 978-424-4542 or shauerstein@fitchburgartmuseum.org
Hidden Treasures is supported by a grant from Fallon Health.
| | | | Workshop: Inventing Stories with Artist Sandy Litchfield | |
Saturday, April 18
2 – 4 PM
A picture is worth a thousand of your words! Artist Sandy Litchfield will guide you through a creative writing process to weave together stories inspired from the works of art in Kaleidoscope: 100 Years of Collecting for Our Community, which includes one of Sandy's own paintings! Come relax in this exploratory and collaborative program, designed for adults and youth ages 8 and up.
Advanced sign-up is required for this program.
| | | | Fitchburg Farmers' Market | |
Thursday, March 5
FAM is free for all visitors, 12 – 7 PM. From 3 – 5:30 PM, shop at the indoor Farmers' Market, in partnership with Growing Places. This programming is supported by an endowment given to FAM in memory of Martha Malm.
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Thursday, March 5
5:30 – 6:30 PM
Openest Mic has partnered with FAM at Night to present Words from the Burg, a popular poetry reading event hosted by local arts organizer, Laura DiCaronimo. Featured “local-ish” poets will include: Zak Bos, Sara Afshar, Paula Giaquinto, and John Keough. This free community programming is open to all and will take place in The George R. Wallace III Gallery.
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For all Programs & Events:
If you require accessibility accommodations, modifications, or have specific preferences, please let us know in advance so we can prepare for your visit.
info@fitchburgartmuseum.org
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What inspires your connection to FAM?
Add your voice to the FAM Storybank.
Help tell Fitchburg Art Museum's story! We’re collecting community stories, memories, and reflections as part of our Centennial celebration — and we’d love to include yours.
Responses will remain anonymous, and we may highlight selected stories or quotes in future Museum communications.
Thank you for being part of our FAMily.
| | | | Fitchburg Public Schools After School Art Program at FAM | |
March 5 – March 30, 2026
This month’s exhibition displays artwork created by Fitchburg Public School students in the Spring 2026 session of the Afterschool Art Program.
Fitchburg Art Museum and Fitchburg Public Schools After School Partnership Program:
Twice weekly, Longsjo Middle School students visit the Museum galleries to explore current exhibitions. Then they head to the Art Place on Elm art studio for some hands-on art making activities. Program content and themes are inspired by the Museum's exhibitions.
The Community Gallery is supported by a grant from Dr. Roderick and Donna Lewin.
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Open during Museum hours
Visit our family-friendly Learning Lounges, interactive spaces designed to provide fun and engaging ways to explore themes and creative processes featured in our exhibitions.
Learning Lounges are generously supported by The Cathedral Fund.
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Museum Hours
Wednesdays through Fridays: 12 – 4 PM
Saturdays and Sundays: 11 AM – 5 PM
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FAM at Night, Thursday, March 5: Open until 7 PM
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