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A R T   M U S E U M S
 

Boston University Art Gallery
855 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
tel: 617 353.3329
web site: www.bu.edu/art



 

Decordova Museum and Sculpture Park
51 Sandy Pond Road
Lincoln, MA 01773-2600
tel: 781 259.8355
web site: www.decordova.org

 

Admission:
adults - $6
seniors, students, and children under 12 - $4
children under 6 - free

 

Hours:
Tuesday - Sunday and selected Monday holidays from 11am to 5pm



Harvard Art Museums
note:One ticket admits visitors to all three Harvard University art museums

 

Busch-Reisinger Museum
32 Quincy Street, Cambridge
tel: 617 495.9400

 

Fogg Art Museum
32 Quincy Street, Cambridge
tel: 617 496.8576

 

Arthur M. Sackler Museum
485 Broadway, Cambridge
tel: tel: 617 495.9400

 

Admission:
adults - $5 senior citizens - $4
students - $3
18 and under - free.
free to all on Sat. 10-noon

 

Hours:
Mon-Sat 10-5
Sun 1-5



 

Institue of Contemporary Art (ICA)
955 Boylston Street
tel: 617 266.5152

 

Admission:
Adults - $5.25
free Thurs. 5-9

 

Hours:
Wed.-Sun. noon-5
Thurs. noon-9



 

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
280 The Fenway
tel: 617 566.1401

 

Admission:
Adults -$9
Senior Citizens - $7
students - $5
ages 12-17 - $3
under 12 - free

 

Hours:
Tues-Sun 11-5
some Monday holidays



 

List Visual Arts Center
Weisner Building, 20 Ames Street
tel: 617 253.4680

 

Admission:
Free

 

Hours:
Weekdays noon-6
weekends 1-5
Closed July and August



 

MFA
465 Huntington Ave.
General Museum Information and Weekly Events
Tel: 617 267.9300
Concerts, Lectures, Films, and other Public Programs
617 369.3300

 

Admission:
Adults - $10
Senior Citizens - $8
17 and under - free
admission reduced $2 Thurs. and Fri. after 4, voluntary admission Wed. 4-9:45

 

Hours:
Entire museum Mon.-Sun. 10-5
Wed. 10-10
West Wing also Thurs. and Fri. 10-10 with admission reduced by $2



 

Peabody Essex Museum
East India Square
Salem, MA 01970
tel: 800 745.4054
website: www.pem.org/

 

Admission:
Adults - $10
Seniors 62 and over, Students 17 and over - $8
16 and under - free
Salem, Massachusetts residents FREE with ID

 

Hours:
November 1 to March 31
Tuesday-Saturday, 10amto 5pm
Sunday, noon to 5pm
April 1 through October 31
Monday-Saturday, 10am to 5pm
Sunday, noon to 5pm



 

Worcester Art Museum
55 Salisbury St.
Worcester, MA
tel: 508 799.4406
web site: www.worcesterart.org/

 

Admission:
Adults - $8
Seniors and Students - $6
17 and under - free
FREE for everyone on Saturday mornings 10-noon

 

Hours:
November 1 to March 31
Wednesday/Friday/Saturday - 11amto 5pm
Thursday - 11am to 8pm
Saturday - 10am-5pm
Open some Monday holidays.


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C H I L D R E N 'S   M U S E U M S
 

Children's Museum
300 Congress St.
tel: 617 426.6500

 

Admission:
adults - $7
senior citizens and ages 2 to 15 - $6
ages 1 and under - $2
$1 Fri. 5-9 for all.

 

Hours:
Fall-Spring
Tues.-Thurs., Sat.-Sun. 10-5
Fri. 10-9
Summer
Mon.-Thurs., Sat.-Sun. 10-6
Fri. 10-9


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H I S T O R I C A L   M U S E U M S
 

Boston Tea Party Ship and Museum
Congress St. Bridge
tel: 617 338.1773

 

Admission:
$7

 

Hours:
Memorial Day-Labor Day 9-6
Labor Day-Dec. 1 and March-Memorial Day, 9-5.



 

Museum of Our National Heritage
33 Marrett Rd, Lexington
tel: 617 861.6559

 

Admission:
$1 suggested donation

 

Hours:
Mon.-Sat. 10-5
Sun. noon-5



 

Old South Meetinghouse
310 Washington St
tel: 617 482.6439

 

Admission:
Adults - $3
senior citizens, students - $2.50
children 6 to 18 - $1
under 6 - free

 

Hours:
Daily 9:30-5



 

Old State House Museum
206 Washington St.
tel: 617 720.3290

 

Admission:
Adult- $3
senior citizens, students - $2
ages 6 to 18 - $1

 

Hours:
Daily 9:30-5



 

USS Constitution
Constitution Wharf, Charlestown Navy Yard
tel: 617 242.5670

 

Admission:
Free

 

Hours:
9:30-sunset



 

USS Constitution Museum
Constitution Wharf, Charlestown Navy Yard
tel: 617 426.1812

 

Admission:
adults -$4
Senior Citizens - $3
ages 6 to 16 - $2
under 6 - free

 

Hours:
Mar.-May and Sept.-Nov.
daily 10-5
June-Labor Day
daily 9-6
Dec.-Feb.
Daily 10-4


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S C I E N C E   &   T E C H N O L O G Y   M U S E U M S
 

Boston University Observatory
725 Commonwealth Ave.
tel: 617 495.3045

 

Admission:
Free

 

Hours:
Wed. nights
April-Sept. 8:30-9:30
Oct.-March 7:30-8:30



 

Charles Hayden Planetarium
Science Park at Charles River Dam
tel: 617 523.6664

 

Admission:
adults - $7.50
senior citizens, children - $5.50

 

Hours:
Call for show times



 

The Computer Museum
300 Congress St.
tel: 617 426.2800

 

Admission:
adults - $7
senior citizens, children - $5
under 2 - free
1/2 price Sun. 3-5

 

Hours:
Summer, daily 10-6
winter, Tues.-Sun. 10-5



Harvard Art Museums
note:One ticket admits visitors to all three Harvard University art museums

 

Botanical Museum
24 Oxford St., Cambridge
tel: 617 495.3045

 

Mineralogical & Geological Museums
tel: 617 495.3045
24 Oxford St., Cambridge

 

Museum of Comparitive Zoology
24 Oxford St., Cambridge
tel: 617 495.3045

 

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge
tel: 617 495.2248

 

Admission:
adults - $5 senior citizens - $4
students - $3
ages 3 to 13 - free.
free to all on Sat. p-noon

 

Hours:
Mon-Sat 9-5
Sun 1-5



 

MIT Museum
265 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge
tel: 617 253.4444

 

Admission:
adults - $3
senior citizens, students, children - $1

 

Hours:
Tues.-Fri. 10-5
weekends noon-5



 

Museum of Science
Science Park at Charles River Dam
tel: 617 723.2500

 

Admission:
$8

 

Hours:
Daily 9-5
Fri. 9-9 (extended hours July 5-Sept.5


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