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Museums & Culture

The museums that make Boston feel like Boston — galleries and cultural stops worth your time.

On-property

Panopticon Gallery

Hotel Commonwealth's in-house fine-art photography gallery — rotating shows of contemporary and historic photographers. Pop in on your way to coffee.

On-site

Directions Website

Back Bay

Boston Public Library

Bates Hall, the Sargent murals, and the Italianate courtyard for an espresso. A working library, not just a landmark.

18 min walk

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Cambridge

Harvard Art Museums

Three museums under one Renzo Piano roof on the Harvard campus — Fogg, Busch-Reisinger, and Sackler. The light-filled central courtyard alone is worth the ride.

15 min drive

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Seaport

Institute of Contemporary Art

A cantilevered glass-and-steel building hanging over Boston Harbor in the Seaport. Rotating contemporary shows and one of the better museum harbor views in the country.

15 min drive

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Fenway

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

A Venetian-style palazzo built around a central courtyard, displayed exactly as Mrs. Gardner arranged it. The empty frames are intentional. Free for anyone named Isabella.

22 min walk

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Fenway

Museum of Fine Arts

One of the largest art museums in the country. Strong Impressionist and Egyptian collections and a striking Art of the Americas wing. Allow at least three hours.

20 min walk

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