Five Days of Free Museum Admissions
Yes, you can have fun on a budget in Boston.You can save a lot of money on admissions by timing your museum visit just right. Several of Boston’s best museums set aside a few hours each week for the public to come and visit for free.
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The MFA is a world-class art museum that houses an important collection of art from the ancient world, wonderful European masterpieces and important works from colonial- America. Admission is free every Wednesday from 4 PM-9:45 PM. (Volunteer contributions are welcome too.)
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The ICA’s gorgeous new facility on the waterfront has generated lots of buzz in Boston’s art community. The ICA is free for all every Thursday evening from 5 PM-9 PM
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Learning is strictly a hands-on affair at Boston’s Children’s Museum. Although not free, $1 admission to the Children’s Museum every Friday evening from 5 PM-9PM is pretty close to free.
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The Harvard University Art Museums are located just over the Charles River in Cambridge. The Fogg Art Museum (Western/Renaissance Art) the Busch –Reisinger Museum (Germanic Art) and the Arthur M. Sackler Museum (Ancient and Far East Art) all offer free admission from 10 AM-noon every Saturday. You will feel smarter just by visiting!
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The museum of the “other” university in Cambridge. Get in touch with your inner-geek. Nice displays on the history of technology, and very cool holographic art, but the robot room is the big draw here. The MIT Museum is free every Sunday from 10 AM-noon. ( Wake up early, check out the Museum then head to the East Coast Grill for brunch and their justifiably famous “Make Your Own Bloody Mary Bar”.)
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