- Allen Vintage Motorcycle Museum, The
Collection of vintage post war racing, and high performance motorcycles.
www.allenmuseum.com
- American Detritus Institute
The ADI Department of Recollection and Repair studies waste materials and forgotten remnants of recent history, mining them for information and reassembling them in an experiential studio museum.
www.americandetritus.com
- American Textile History Museum
Collection includes household textiles, clothing, decorative objects, machinery, tools, and books.
www.athm.org
- American Vaudeville Museum
Includes magazine information and past articles.
vaudeville.org
- Attleboro Museum, Center for the Arts
Community arts organization dedicated to education, creativity, and cultural awareness through the visual and performing arts.
AttleboroMuseum.org
- Ballou Project
Exhibit of the work of Giddings Hyde Ballou, 19th century portrait artist who worked for many years on Cape Cod.
www.ghballou.com
- Berkshire Museum
Three museums in one, with collections in art, natural science, and history.
www.berkshiremuseum.org
- Boston Children's Museum@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Museums_and_Exhibits/Boston_Children_s_Museum
- Boston Historical Society and Museum@
dir.yahoo.com/.../History/Organizations
- Butterfly Place, The
Indoor living environment which has been designed for the propagation and development of butterflies.
www.butterflyplace-ma.com
- Cahoon Museum of American Art
Features work by Ralph and Martha Cahoon, contemporary primitive painters.
www.cahoonmuseum.org
- Cape Museum of Fine Arts
Offering exhibitions that illustrate the role Cape Cod and the Islands have played in American art.
www.cmfa.org
- Center for Arts in Natick
Bringing arts into the daily lives of MetroWest residents through the establishment of a community center for music, dance, theater and visual arts.
www.natickarts.org
- Chesterwood Estate and Museum
Summer home, studio, and garden of sculptor Daniel Chester French. Includes French's models of Abraham Lincoln for the Memorial in Washington D.C.
www.chesterwood.org
- Concord Museum
Community renowned as the site of the battle that began the American Revolution and as the home of the most original thinkers and writers of the American literary renaissance.
www.concordmuseum.org
- Cyrus E. Dallin Art Museum
Dedicated to the work of Cyrus Dallin, best known for using American themes of Patriots, Indians, and War Heroes in hiw works.
www.dallin.org
- DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park
Dedicated to the exhibition, collection, and preservation of works by living New England artists.
www.decordova.org
- Edward Gorey House
Celebrates and preserves the life and works of Edward Gorey, the American illustrator, author, and playwright.
www.edwardgoreyhouse.org
- Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, The
Showcasing a collection of picture book art from around the world.
www.picturebookart.org
- Frelinghuysen Morris House and Studio
Bauhaus style home of American abstract artists George L.K. Morris and Suzy Frelinghuysen, displaying works by them and by some of their contemporaries.
www.frelinghuysen.org
- Friends of the Museum of Printing
Catalogue of printing equipment collection.
www.museumofprinting.org
- Fuller Museum of Art
Focusing on work of New England artists from 19th century to present.
www.fullermuseum.org
- Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
tdc-www.harvard.edu
- Heritage Plantation of Sandwich
Museum of Americana and gardens located on 76 acres with three buildings; antique autos, military collections, a carousel, folk art, store and cafe.
www.heritageplantation.org
- Herman Melville's Arrowhead
Melville's home from 1850-1862, and the place where he wrote Moby-Dick. A Registered National Historic Landmark.
www.mobydick.org
- Higgins Armory Museum
Presents the history of arms and armor in a broad cultural context.
www.higgins.org
- Historic Deerfield
A museum of New England history and art within the carefully preserved 329 year old western Massachusetts village of Deerfield.
www.historic-deerfield.org
- House of the Seven Gables
History and events at the historic house and museum, from the House of the Seven Gables Settlement Association, an educational organization dedicated to historic preservation and human services.
www.7gables.org
- Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
Information on current and future exhibitions, events, media and more.
www.icaboston.org
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Offering a look at its paintings, sculpture, architecture, and history.
www.gardnermuseum.org
- John Alden House Museum
www.alden.org
- Kendall Whaling Museum
Twelve maritime galleries house an international collection of art, history, and ethnology celebrating the age-old human fascination with whales.
www.kwm.org
- Land of Witches Pirates, The
Relive the adventures of Captains Kidd and Blackbeard off Boston's North Shore, known as the Gold Coast.
www.piratemuseum.com
- Marine Museum at Fall River
Includes a Titanic exhibit.
www.marinemuseum.org
- Museum of Afro American History
Dedicated to preserving and accurately interpreting the contributions of African Americans. Includes a virtual tour of Boston's Black Heritage Trail.
www.afroammuseum.org
- Museum of Bad Art (MOBA)
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Art too bad to be ignored.
www.museumofbadart.org
- Museum Of Bad Art, The (MOBA)
Dedicated to the collection, preservation, exhibition and celebration of bad art in all its forms.
www.museumofbadart.org
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Museums_and_Exhibits/Art
- Museum of Science, Boston@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Museums_and_Exhibits/Museum_of_Science__Boston
- Museum of Transportation
Multimedia exhibits with show-quality automobiles surrounded by period artifacts, photos, music and films.
www.mot.org
- Museum of Useful Things
Museum and shop celebrating beautiful and useful products for the home.
www.themut.com
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame@
dir.yahoo.com/.../History/Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame
- New Bedford Aquarium
The nonprofit New Bedford Aquarium corporation is building an aquarium with an ocean science center, theatre and walk-through exhibits.
www.newbedfordaquarium.org
- New Bedford Art Museum
Hosts exhibits in all media by local and international artists.
www.newbedfordartmuseum.org
- New Bedford Whaling Museum
Telling the story of American whaling history with a collection of art and artifacts.
www.whalingmuseum.org
- New England Aquarium
www.neaq.org
- New England Quilt Museum
Preserves, interprets, and celebrates historic and contemporary American quilting.
www.nequiltmuseum.org
- Norman Rockwell Museum
The world's largest collection of original art by Norman Rockwell.
www.nrm.org
- Orchard House
Site where Louisa May Alcott wrote Little Women.
www.louisamayalcott.org
- Peabody Essex Museum
Collections of art, architecture, and cultural history since 1799.
www.pem.org
- Peabody Essex Museum
Major collections of Asian art and culture as well as exceptional Native American, African, and Oceanic art, and New England art and architecture.
www.pem.org
- Pilgrim Hall Museum
Owned and operated by The Pilgrim Society. Large collection of pilgrim possessions.
www.pilgrimhall.org
- Plimoth Plantation@
Discover Plimoth Plantation, the living museum in Plymouth, Massachusetts which reconstructs the original settlement of the Plymouth Colony established by the Pilgrims. Sites offer background information, collection of pilgrim possessions, reproductions, educational material, and reconstructions of the first permanent European settlement in southern New England.
dir.yahoo.com/.../Community/History
- Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association
Collection of local antiquities.
www.old-deerfield.org
- Public Health Museum
Established in 1852 as a state almshouse, now offers permanent and temporary exhibits.
www.publichealthmuseum.org
- Quadrangle, The
Museums and libraries in Springfield, MA.
www.quadrangle.org
- Salem Wax Museum/Salem Witch Village
Take a journey back in time to discover both the myths and facts surrounding the subject of witchcraft.
www.salemwaxmuseum.com
- Salem Witch Museum
Dedicated to the Salem Witch Trials of 1692.
www.salemwitchmuseum.com
- Sandwich Glass Museum
Tells the story of the 19th century Boston and Sandwich Glass Company and its founder, Deming Jarves. Includes information about exhibits, demonstrations, tours, and more.
www.sandwichglassmuseum.org
- Southwick's Zoo
Wildlife exhibits, a deer forest, petting zoo, children's play park, shows, and more. Tour the Virtual Zoo.
www.southwickszoo.com
- Sports Museum, The
Nonprofit organization and museum dedicated to honoring leading citizens and athletes of New England.
www.sportsmuseum.org
- Stephen Phillips Memorial Trust House
Historic federal style mansion/museum contains a family collection that spans five generations.
www.phillipsmuseum.org
- Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Williamstown/Entertainment_and_Arts
- Thornton W. Burgess Museum
Collects, maintains, and exhibits artifacts, art, writings, and other personal and professional memorabilia which relate to his life and work.
www.artcom.com/museums/vs/sz/02563-23.htm
- United States Naval & Shipbuilding Museum Online
www.uss-salem.org
- Williams College Museum of Art
With a strong permanent collection and an exciting exhibitions calendar.
www.williams.edu/WCMA
- Worcester Art Museum@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Entertainment_and_Arts/Museums_and_Exhibits
- Zoo New England
Dedicated to teaching wildlife and wildland preservation through responsible management and exhibition of wildlife.
www.zoonewengland.com
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