The art scene in Boston
The Museum of Fine Arts, one of the oldest art museums in the United States, covers every period from ancient Egypt to contemporary art. Close by, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, built like a Venetian palazzo around a flowering courtyard, keeps the hanging its founder chose. On the Seaport waterfront, the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) is dedicated to current work, with views of the harbour from its galleries.
The SoWa district in the South End gathers dozens of artist studios and galleries in former industrial buildings, and artists there regularly open their doors, notably during First Fridays. The region’s many schools and universities, including the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, train artists who often stay on in Boston or Cambridge. Across the Charles River, the Harvard Art Museums are also well worth a visit.
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- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
- ICA Boston, Seaport
- SoWa Art + Design District, South End
