Located on the Charles River, the Boston Museum of Science is on the cutting edge of science education with innovative and interactive exhibits and programs. In addition to more than 500 interactive exhibits, the Museum of Science in Boston features a number of live presentations throughout the building everyday, along with shows at the Museum’s Planetarium and IMAX theater, which is the only domed IMAX screen in New England. Guests at the Museum of Science can also see more than 100 animals, many of which have been rescued and rehabilitated from various dangerous situations.
Heiress and philanthropist Isabella Stewart Gardner collected and carefully displayed a collection comprised of more than 2,500 objects—paintings, sculpture, furniture, textiles, drawings, silver, ceramics, illuminated manuscripts, rare books, photographs and letters—from ancient Rome, Medieval Europe, Renaissance Italy, Asia, the Islamic world and 19th-century France and America.
Boston Children’s Museum is the second oldest, and one of the most influential children’s museums in the world. For over 100 years it has been engaging children in joyful discovery experiences that instill an appreciation of our world, develop foundational skills, and spark a lifelong love of learning.
