ARTS
- MUSEUMS
USS
Constitution Museum
The USS Constitution Museum brings to life the
stories of the individuals who authorized, built,
served on and preserved USS Constitution. Through
hands-on exhibits, displays of historic artifacts,
computer simulated re-enactments, and public programming,
the Museum strives to make a personal connection
to our American past and the heritage of USS Constitution
Museum
of Fine Arts
The Museum aims for the highest standards of quality
in all its endeavors. It serves as a resource
for both those who are already familiar with art
and those for whom art is a new experience. Through
exhibitions, programs, research and publications,
the Museum documents and interprets its own collections.
It provides information and perspective on art
through time and throughout the world.
Museum
of Afro American History
The Museum of Afro American History (MAAH) is
a non-profit history institution dedicated to
preserving, conserving and accurately interpreting
the contributions of African Americans during
the colonial period in New England.
Massachusetts
Museum of Contemporary Art
Open to the public since May 1999, MASS moCA is
an extraordinary project to convert a 27-building
historic mill complex in the Berkshire mountains
of Western Massachusetts into a multi-disciplinary
center for visual, performing and media arts.
John
F. Kennedy Library and Museum
The Museum's goal is to capture, preserve and
exhibit for scholars and visitors of future generations
the history and essence of President Kennedy's
life and career, and to encourage understanding,
respect for and participation in public service.
Institute
of contemporary Art
Founded in 1936, The Institute of
Contemporary Art is the oldest non-collecting
contemporary arts institution in the United States.
The ICA strives to share the pleasure of reflection,
inspiration, provocation, and imagination that
contemporary art offers by providing public access
to art, artists, and the creative process.
Children's
Museum
The Children's Museum in Boston helps
children understand and enjoy the world in which
they live. A variety of scientific and cultural
exhibits encourage imagination, curiosity, role-playing,
and questioning.
ARTS
- THEATER
Wilbur
Theater
As a Broadway in Boston venue, The Wilbur hosts
quality touring and pre-Broadway theatre for Boston-metro
community and guests.
Wang
Theater
The Wang Center is known throughout New England
as a true community arts center whose doors are
open to all. With the belief that arts make and
keep us a civilized nation, The Wang Center presents
the finest performing artists and cultural attractions
from around the world.
Underground
Railway Theater
Underground Railway Theater explores a changing
landscape of artistic forms and social concerns,
combining puppetry, music and acting to engage
diverse audiences with images that challenge and
delight, inform and celebrate.
Shubert
Theater
Considered Boston's Theatre District's
Little Princess, the 1600-seat Shubert Theatre
has a rich cultural and artistic history dating
back to the beginning of the 20th century.
Shear
Madness
Shear Madness is a comedy whodunit, where the
audience gets to solve the crime. Housed in the
Charles Playhouse Stage II, the first production
of Shear Madness opened in January of 1980, and
holds the Guiness Book of World Record as the
longest-running play in the history of American
theater.
Blue
Man Group
Blue Man Group is a creative organization
dedicated to creating exciting and innovative
work in a wide variety of media. Critics have
described the Blue Man Group's award-winning theatrical
productions as "ground-breaking", "hilarious",
"visually stunning" and "musically powerful."
These performances feature three enigmatic bald
and blue characters who take the audience through
a multi-sensory experience that combines theatre,
percussive music, art, science and vaudeville
into a form of entertainment that is like nothing
else.
Broadway
in Boston
Broadway In Boston presents critically-acclaimed
Broadway musicals and plays in three historic
theatres in downtown Boston: The Colonial Theatre,
The Wilbur Theatre and The Charles Playhouse.
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