Monday, April 13, 2015

Free and Reduced Museum Times

I put this together for students whom I teach, but it's a quick guide for some local museums:


                                  Exploring Museums


Boston Children’s Museum
Fridays, 5pm – 9pm   $1 admission
308 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
617.426.6500
From Downtown Crossing: The MBTA #7 bus stops in the Downtown Crossing area at Summer and Otis Streets and at South Station (See walking directions from South Station to the Museum). The bus will indicate that the destination is City Point.

Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans Way (not gps address)
Boston, MA 02115
18 and under – Free
Take the Green Line E train to the Museum of Fine Arts stop, or the Orange Line train to the Ruggles stop

Harvard Art Museum(s)
32 Quincy St, Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 495-9400
Saturdays 10- 12pm- Free (under 18 always free)
5 minute walk from Harvard stop red line

Museum of Fine Art
465 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115
(617) 267-9300
Wednesdays 4 pm- 9:45 pm pay what you wish
Take the Green Line E train to the Museum of Fine Arts stop, or the Orange Line train to the Ruggles stop


 MIT Museum
465 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115
(617) 267-9300
Last Saturday of every month- Free (except July and August) The MIT Museum is a 7-minute walk from the Central Square stop on the Red Line.
The # 1 bus stops on Massachusetts Avenue a few blocks from the MIT Museum.


deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
http://www.decordova.org/
First Wednesday of each month is free
51 Sandy Pond Road
Lincoln, MA 01773
781.259.8355