Once again in 2010 If you've got a Bank of America checking account, ATM or credit card then you have a free pass (general admission only) to a selection of museums around the country on the first weekend of every month through the Museums on Us program. Please take a photo ID with you, some museums may request it before letting you enter.
The February 6, 2010 and February 7, 2010 you can visit these museums in and around Boston for free by showing your Bank of America card or check:
- Museum of Fine Arts
- Harvard Museum of Natural History
- DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
- Danforth Museum
- Ecotarium
What you can expect to see:
Museum of Fine Arts (Boston)
Ongoing exhibits include:
- Contemporary Outlook: Seeing Songs - Ending Feb 21
- Echoes of Heian Kyo: Court Culture in the Floating World
- Glorious Beasts in Persian Painting
- Tibet/China Confluences
- Luxuries from Japan: Cultural Exchange in the 17th and 18th Centuries
- Patterns of Long Ago: Reflections of China in Japanese No Costume
- Albrecht Dürer: Virtuoso Printmaker
- Harry Callahan: American Photographer
- Object, Image, Collector: African and Oceanic Art in Focus
- The Way of the Gods:Shinto Shrines and Their Art
- Café and Cabaret:Toulouse-Lautrec's Paris
- Bharat Ratna! Jewels of Modern Indian Art
- Preserving History, Making History: The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Harvard Museum of Natural History(Cambridge)
New: Domesticated: Modern Dioramas of Our New Natural History Photographs by Amy Stein
Ongoing:
- The Language of Color is and exhibit about color and its evolution in the natural world.
- Climate Change: Our Global Experiment
- Permanent Exhibits:
- The Great Mammal Hall
- Evolution
- Arthropods: Creatures that Rule
- The Glass Flowers
- The Zoological Galleries
- The Mineralogical and Geological Gallery
Decodova Sculpture Park and Museum(Lincoln)
Ongoing:
Current:
- The 2010 DeCordova Biennial
- Platform 2: Eric Hongisto
- Out of the Box: Photography Portfolios from the Permanent Collection
Danforth Museum of Art(Framingham)
Current exhibitions:
- David Aronson: The Paradox - Ending Feb 28
- Gerry Bergstein: Effort at Speech
- Morgan Bulkeley: Who's the Daddy?
- Henry Schwartz: The Eternal Footman
- Beth Kromes: Winter Light
- Meta Warrick Fuller: Sculptures from the Studio
Ecotarium(Worcester)
In addition to the walking trails available for exploration, the animals that live there, and the permanent exhibits, you can see these special exhibits:
Ongoing:
-
Seasons of Change- New Exhibit Now Open Learn about the local impact of climate change
- Cool Moves: The Artistry of Motion: Create your own cool moves! Interact with pendulums, a touchable tornado, three-wheeled racers, a dancing wall, wind and more! Enjoy the science of motion!
Permanent Exhibits:
- Secrets of the Forest
- The Green Carnivores: A community exhibit
- Water Planet
- Fresh Water Ecosystems
- Look, Touch, Explore
- MicroDiner
- African Communities
- Thinking Globally, Abiding Locally
- Minerals
- Curator's Workshop
For more info: Museums on Us
Pictures:
- State Street Corporation Fenway Entrance/Source: Museum of FIne Arts
- Harvard Museum of Natural History/Source: HMNH
- Polar Bear at the Ecotarium/Source: Flickr
Comments
Great deal! Thanks, Carolyn.
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