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BUSCH-REISINGER MUSEUM
Location: Cambridge
Telephone : 617-495-9400
Werner Otto Hall, 32 Quincy St. (enter through the Fogg Art Museum), 617-495-9400. Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Sun 1–5 p.m. Tours: Mon–Fri at 1 p.m. Admission: $9; seniors $7; students $6; children (under 18) free. Central and Northern European artists, with an emphasis on German-speaking countries. Special exhibits: Art and Design from Central and Northern Europe since 1880; A Taste of Power: 18th-century German Porcelain for the Table.
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FOGG ART MUSEUM
Location: Cambridge
Telephone : 617-495-9400
Quincy and Broadway streets, 617-495-9400. Tours: Mon–Fri at 11 a.m.; see Busch-Reisinger Museum for hours and admission fees. The museum displays European and American masterpieces from the Middle Ages to the present and hosts concerts and guided tours. Special exhibits: Modern Art, 1865–1965; 17th-century Dutch and Flemish Painting; Gian Lorenzo Bernini: Sketches in Clay; Investigating the Renaissance; American Art at Harvard; 18th-century European Ceramics and Paintings; Long Life Cool White: Photographs by Moyra Davey.
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HARVARD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
Location: Cambridge
Telephone : 617-495-3045
26 Oxford St., 617-495-3045. Daily 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Admission: $9; seniors & students $7; children (3–18) $6. Among the museum’s 17 galleries is the internationally acclaimed Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants, a unique collection of over 3,000 glass flower models created between 1886 and 1936. Special exhibits: Dodos, Trilobites and Meteorites; Climate Change: Our Global Experiment; Sea Creatures in Glass; Looking at Leaves: Photographs by Amanda Means; Language of Color.
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MIT LIST VISUAL ARTS CENTER
Location: Cambridge
Telephone : 617-253-4680
20 Ames St., 617-253-4680. Tue, Wed & Fri–Sun noon–6 p.m., Thu ’til 8 p.m. Free admission. One of Boston’s premier showcases for contemporary art, the List Center reflects MIT’s position as a cutting-edge research institution by presenting works from the world’s leading contemporary artists. Special exhibits: beginning Oct 13—On the Media Test Wall: Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman by Dara Birnbaum; beginning Oct 11—Adel Abdessemed: Situation and Practice.
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THE MIT MUSEUM
Location: Cambridge
Telephone : 617-253-4444
265 Massachusetts Ave., 617-253-4444. Daily 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Admission: $7.50; children $3. Exhibits interpret themes and ideas related to MIT research and activities. Ongoing exhibits: Mind and Hand: The Making of MIT Scientists and Engineers; Holography: The Light Fantastic; Robots and Beyond: Exploring Artificial Intelligence at MIT; Gestural Engineering: The Sculpture of Arthur Ganson; Flashes of Inspiration: The Work of Harold Edgerton; Deep Frontiers: Ocean Engineering at MIT; Learning Lab: The Cell; Red Lines, Death Vows, Foreclosures, Risk Structures: Architectures of Finance from the Great Depression to the Sub-Prime Meltdown.
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SACKLER MUSEUM
Location: Cambridge
Telephone : 617-495-9400
485 Broadway, 617-495-9400. Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Sun 1–5 p.m. Admission: $9; seniors $7; children (18 and under) free. Designed by James Stirling, Britain’s famous post-modernist architect, the Sackler contains selections from Harvard’s extensive art collection spanning centuries and encompassing works from one end of the globe to the other. Special exhibit: Re-View, a collection of highlights from the Harvard Art Museum.
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