Boston museums events

The Language of Color Exhibit

Friday, May 24 9:00a

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge

Whether it’s the brilliant blue wings of a butterfly, the scarlet feathers of a tanager, or the stripes of a zebra, animals display color in vastly different ways and for different reasons...

The Blaschka Glass Flowers: Harvard's world-famous Exhibit

Wednesday, Dec 31 9:00a

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge

One of the Museum’s most famous treasures is the internationally acclaimed Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants, the “Glass Flowers...

Boston Children's Chorus 10th Anniversary Concert

Friday, May 31 7:30p

Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston

To celebrate their 10th anniversary, the BCC presents an evening of contemporary choral music, featuring a new work by composer Daniel Bernard Roumain.

BOT Showcase Fun! Flowers Spout First

Sunday, Jun 2 12:00p

MIT Museum, Cambridge

Enjoy an afternoon showcase of robotic challenges named in honor of famed MIT Professor Woody Flowers whose robotics class was the inspiration for FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science ...

To Boston With Love

Saturday, May 25 10:00a

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Visit "To Boston With Love," an installation of hundreds of hand-sewn squares created created by quilters in the US and around the world, including Canada, England, Ireland, France, Holland, Austra...

Samurai! Armor from the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Collection

Friday, May 24 10:00a

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Japanese armor worn by shoguns, or warlords, from the 12th to the 19th centuries, from a respected Texan private collection...

Historic New England Open House

Saturday, Jun 1 11:00a

Historic New England Properties, Boston

Thirty-two of the region’s finest historic properties are open free to the public during Historic New England’s open house. Open the door to four centuries of New England home and family life...

The Human Shore: Seacoasts in History

Sunday, Jun 23 3:30p

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge

More than half of Americans now live within 50 miles of ocean, but should they? John Gillis (Rutgers University) argues that an inadequate understanding of the natural and human history of our shor...

The Houses of Ancient Israel

Friday, May 24 10:00a

Semitic Museum, Cambridge

The Houses of Ancient Israel, offers a view of life in an ancient Near Eastern agricultural society. The exhibit includes a full scale replica of an Iron Age Israelite home.

Discount Day

Thursday, Jul 4 9:30a

Old South Meeting House, Boston

Free museum admission for children aged 18 and under with paying adult at Old South Meeting House. This discount is offered as part of Boston Harborfest...

Concert for Very Young People

Sunday, Jun 2 2:30p

Boston Children's Museum, Boston

In partnership with the BSO, Boston Children’s Museum is piloting a program in the 2012-2013 Season that brings BSO Musicians together with young children ages 2-5 and their families for live, inte...

Mollusks Exhibit: Shelled Masters of the Marine Realm

Monday, Sep 30 9:00a

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge

Mollusks explores the amazing diversity and history of mollusks—snails, clams, squid and other invertebrates that comprise almost a quarter of all known marine species...

Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery

Friday, May 24 9:00a

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge

The newly-renovated Earth & Planetary Sciences gallery features a spectacular array of stunning minerals and intriguing rocks...

Full Moon Tour

Friday, May 24 7:30p

Gore Place, Waltham

Imagine what it would be like to live in a house full of servants! The Gores did. Those servants included Robert Roberts, author of House Servant's Directory...