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Name, City, Type of Resource

Museums Massachusetts Boston

  Massachusetts

  Boston

  Boston African American NHP

  46 Joy St

  Boston  MA    02114    

  Phone  617 742-5415

  Web Site http://www.nps.gov/boaf/

  Alt Web http://www.afroammuseum.org/

  Description  15 pre-Civil War structures of African American heritage on 1.6 mile

                    trail, including African Meeting House, oldest standing church in US

  Type of Resource  Museum

  Primary Focus  Building Collection

  Building Type  Church

  Group Identity  African American

  New or Updated:   8/1/2006

  MA

  Boston

  Boston Children's Museum

  300 Congress Street

  Boston  MA   02210    

  Phone  617 426-8855

  Web Site www.bostonkids.org/

  E-mail  mailto:info@bostonchildrensmuseum.org

  Description  airplay, Arthur,  Construction Zone, Global Gallery,

                    Science Playground

  Type of Resource  Museum

  Primary Focus  Children

  New or Updated:  8/22/2007

Massachusetts
Boston
Bostonian Society - Old State house Museum
Old State House
206 Washington Street
Boston MA 02109
Phone 617 720-1713
Web Site http://www.bostonhistory.org/
E-mail mailto:oldstatehouse@bostonhistory.org
Description historic building served as government and financial center from 1713 until 1841, now holds museum and library
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Building Type Civic
Collection N-Z Paintings
Research /Reading Library
New or Updated: 05/11/2003
 

  Boston

  Boston National Historical Park

  Charlestown Navy Yard

  Boston MA   02129    

  Phone   617 242-5642

  Alt Phone  617 242-5601

  Web Site  http://www.nps.gov/bost/

  E-mail  mailto:BOST_Email@nps.gov

  Description  manages multiple properties in the heart of Boston, including Faneuil Hall,

                    Charlestown Navy Yard, USS Constitution, Bunker Hill

  Type of Resource  Museum

  Primary Focus  Town

  New or Updated:     11/30/2005
 

Boston
Commonwealth Museum
Columbia Point
220 William R Morrisey Boulevard
Boston MA 02125
Phone 617 727-9268
Alt Phone 617 727-9150
Web Site http://www.state.ma.us/sec/mus/musidx.htm
E-mail mailto:commonwealthmuseum@sec.state.ma.us
Description official state history museum, located in the State Archives building
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Local History
Research /Reading Archives
New or Updated: 05/13/2003
 

  Massachusetts

  Boston

  Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

  280 The Fenway

  Boston  MA   02115    

  Phone   617 566-1401

  Web Site  http://www.gardnermuseum.org/

  Description  painting, sculpture, other arts in  3 floors of galleries surrounding courtyard with active concert schedule

  Type of Resource   Museum

  Primary Focus  Arts

  Kind of Activity   Performance

  Industry /Profession Music

  Collection A-F Decorative Arts

  Collection N-Z  Tapestries

  New or Updated:  12/3/2005

  Massachusetts

  Boston

  Museum of Fine Arts - Boston

  465 Huntington Avenue

  Boston  MA     02115    

  Phone   617 267-9300

  Alt Phone   617 369-3127

  Web   www.mfa.org

  Description  general art museum with wide range of collections, large Egyptian element

  Type of Resource   Museum

  Primary Focus  Arts

  Industry /Profession Textiles

  Collection G-M  Musical Instruments

  Collection   Paintings

  Research   Library

  New or  Updated   1/19/2006


Boston
Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Art
300 Walnut Avenue
Boston MA 02119
Phone 617 227-6993
Web Site http://www.ncaaa.org/
Alt Web http://www.lib.neu.edu/archives/collect/findaids/m44find.htm
Description African and African American artists
Type of Resource Museum
Primary Focus Arts
Collection N-Z Paintings
Group Identity African American
New or Updated: 07/05/2003