Arts & Culture in Boston

J. Everett Collins Center for the Performing Arts

ICA Watershed

Big warehouse-turned-gallery featuring video installations & other unique art exhibits, plus events.

Merrimack Repertory Theatre

Diverse contemporary plays featuring professional actors make up each season at this modest theater.

MIT List Visual Arts Center

MIT's contemporary-art collection & temporary exhibits in an I.M. Pei-designed building.

Central Square Theater

Urban theatrical arts facility featuring works by professional companies & collaborative projects.

Paul S. Russell, MD Museum of Medical History and Innovation at Massachusetts General Hospital

The Embrace

Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation

Riverside museum in an 1814 building offering interactive exhibits on famed inventions plus events.

Lyric Stage Boston

Renowned theater company (formed in 1974) performing plays & musicals in an intimate theater.

Charles Hayden Planetarium

Painting with a Twist

Chain of art studios offering easy-to-follow painting classes for groups & individuals.

Rose Art Museum

Extensive collection of modern & contemporary art focused on '60s & '70s, plus rotating exhibitions.

Addison Gallery of American Art

Rotating exhibits from a vast collection of American artworks, from the 18th century to today.

Muse Paintbar - Assembly Row

Gore Place

Visitors can tour this Federal-period mansion & estate, built for governor Christopher Gore in 1806.

New England Quilt Museum

Small museum presenting exhibitions of traditional & modern textile art, with a library & gift shop.

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East

Collection of archeological finds from the Near East, including Egypt, Israel, Iraq & Syria.

Boston Fire Museum

Small museum in an old firehouse featuring exhibits pertaining to Boston's firefighting history.

AMC Causeway 13

American Repertory Theater

This university venue features plays by an award–winning theater company in a contemporary interior.