Free Museum Admission
Gas (and basically everything else) is increasing in price, so each month Bay State Parent magazine compiles a list of Massachusetts museums that offer free admission for kids and/or families, so you can spend quality time with your children without emptying your wallet.
Blackstone Historical Museum, 23 Main St., Blackstone. First & third Saturdays from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m and every Thursday, noon to 4 p.m. Visit the mill room, recently renovated Veteran's room, school room, farm life exhibits and much more. Free. E-mail: orcasymphony@comcast.net
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Free Wednesdays, 4 - 9:45 p.m. Youths are free on weekdays after 3 p.m., weekends, and public school holidays. www.mfa.org.
Target $1 Friday Nights. Boston Children's Museum. 5 - 9 p.m. www.bostonchildrensmuseum.org.
Free Thursday Night at ICA. Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston. Free Thursday e nights from 5 - 9 p.m. Families are free on e the last Saturday monthly as part of the museum's Play Date programming. www.icaboston.org.
Free Wednesday Evenings. Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton. 5 - 9 p.m. Visit the Museum of Contemporary Craft. 508-588-6000 or www.fullercraft.org.
Harvard University's Museum of Natural History. Cambridge. Free admission Sunday morning (year-round) from 9 a.m. to noon. A nature story time for ages 6 and under Sundays at 11 a.m. www.hmnh.harvard.edu.
The MIT Museum. 265 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. Free admission on Sundays, 10 a.m. - noon. Best suited for ages 8+. http://web.mit.edu/museum/
Be our Guest. Concord Museum, Concord. Admission is free for all on Aug. 20 from 5 - 8 p.m. 978-369-9609. www.concordmuseum.org
Free Sunday and Friday Evenings. Providence Children's Museum, Providence, RI. 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Free first Sunday monthly and Fridays after 5 p.m. 401-273-KIDS or www.childrenmuseum.org.
Free Admission Worcester Art Museum, Salisbury St., Worcester. Saturdays, 10 a.m. - noon. 508-799-440. www.worcesterart.org.
To recommend a free museum or submit a free museum listing, e-mail calendar@baystateparent.com. Deadline for the September print edition is August 7th at 6pm.
