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Boston College's McMullen Museum of Art is free and open to the public. Our summer hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 11-3 and Sunday 12-5. Normal hours will resume on September 6. The Museum will be closed Memorial Day, May 30, and Independence Day, July 4. The Museum will also be closed between exhibitions from July 13 to August 21, reopening on August 22.

The Museum is located on the first floor of Devlin Hall, one of the many Neogothic buildings on the upper campus. Its street address is 140 Commonwealth Avenue. The Museum is handicapped accessible.

Getting to the McMullen Museum by subway: Take the B branch of the MBTA Green Line to the Boston College terminus. Cross to the other side of Commonwealth Avenue and turn right. Walk up the hill (west) on Commonwealth Avenue to the main gate.

By car: The Museum is located on the main campus on Commonwealth Avenue (Route 30) in Chestnut Hill, just west of the Boston-Newton line.

From points north and south: Take Interstate 95 (Route 128) to Exit 24 (Route 30). Proceed east on Route 30, also known as Commonwealth Avenue, and follow for about five miles to Boston College. See below for directions to the parking garage.

From points west: Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (Route 90) to Exit 17. At the first set of lights after the exit ramp, take a right onto Centre Street. Follow Centre Street to the fourth set of lights, and turn left onto Commonwealth Avenue. Follow Commonwealth Avenue 1-1/2 miles to Boston College. See below for directions to the parking garage.

From downtown Boston: Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (Route 90) to Exit 17. Take a left over the bridge after passing the Sheraton Tara Hotel. Take the first right onto Centre Street. Follow Centre Street to the fourth set of lights, and turn left onto Commonwealth Avenue. Follow Commonwealth Avenue 1-1/2 miles to Boston College. See below for directions to the parking garage.

Parking: One hour parking is permitted, as posted, on Commonwealth Avenue. Free parking is also available in the Lower Campus garage. The parking garage is handicapped accessible. Parking is not available on Saturdays when there is a home football game. A season football schedule is available here.

To enter Lower Campus from Commonwealth Avenue from Downtown Boston: Turn left at the light just before the Boston College Green Line T Stop. (The T stop and Lake Street will be on your right; St. Ignatius Church will be ahead on your left.) Take the next right, towards the security guard station. Follow this road to the parking garage, which will be on your right. Exit from the top of the garage (level 7), turn left and cross the plaza in front of O'Neill Library to reach Devlin Hall.

To enter Lower Campus from points west: Continue past the main gates of the college and down the hill to the light (The T Stop and Lake Street will be on your left; St. Ignatius Church will be on your right.) Turn right at the light. Take the next right, towards the security guard station. Follow this road to the parking garage, which will be on your right. Exit from the top of the garage (level 7), turn left and cross the plaza in front of O'Neill Library to reach Devlin Hall.