Your guide to free museums in Boston and beyond, plus discount days
Love culture but not the cost? Whether you’re looking for a fun family activity, a date on a rainy day or to nerd out about local history, in Boston there’s plenty you can do for free!
More Visual Arts
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Co-founder of Embrace Boston on mixed reviews for King sculpture
The new sculpture honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King was recently unveiled. -
Open Studio: Indigenous Artist Rose B. Simpson makes her mark at the ICA
The mixed-media artist talks about her Indigenous identity and why she sees her sculptures as beings rather than objects. -
Open Studio: Art walks the runway and roams the Emerald Necklace
Open Studio with Jared Bowen takes viewers inside the creative process. -
Open Studio: Race in America as seen through artists’ eyes
Open Studio with Jared Bowen takes viewers inside the creative process. -
Open Studio: How NFTs are changing the arts, and the lasting power of a Ukrainian tradition
Dive into the arts world in New England with Jared Bowen on Open Studio -
From Banksy to Boston: How art activism is transforming city walls and public spaces
Meet the local artists who are blending art with activism in Greater Boston and beyond. -
Open Studio: Exploring light and space with art pioneers
Open Studio with Jared Bowen marvels at the art of light and discusses ongoing effects of the pandemic on the arts. -
How a pasta mural took shape in East Somerville
Local artist Michael Talbot finds inspiration in life experiences and handmade Italian -
Fabric Of A Nation: Quilting Is Finally Being Recognized As Fine Art
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston has a new exhibition that shines the spotlight on quilting. -
Arts This Week: The Rose Art Museum Reopens At Brandeis University
Jared Bowen takes us through the reopening of the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University and speaks with the artist behind the new Chinatown mural “Where We Belong.”