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Boston Children’s Museum

300 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210
617-426-8855

Neighborhood: Waterfront

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Boston Children’s Museum

Attraction Description:

Founded in 1913 by a group of teachers in Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood, the Boston Children's Museum began a "hands-on" tradition long before that phrase became commonplace. As early as 1913, it meant engaging youth in identifying and marking nature walks, preparing specimens, making clay and wax models for exhibits, and even attempting a working model of the metropolitan water system.

The Boston Children's Museum pioneered the concept of interactive exhibitions used widely in museums today. Designed and built in-house, exhibits from the Boston Children's Museum have been replicated at prestigious institutions throughout the world. Exhibits focus on early childhood development and have three themes: arts, culture, and science.

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Hours:

Daily: 10 am-5 pm
Fridays: 10 am-9 pm
Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day

Please note our PlaySpace exhibit closes 1/2 hour before the rest of the Museum.

Special Holiday Hours:
Christmas Eve (12/24) 10 am - 3pm
New Year's Eve (12/31), 10 am - 3 pm
New Year's Day (1/1), 12pm - 5 pm

All tickets are general admission at the door.

Adults: $9.00
Seniors(65+): $7.00
Children (2-15): $7.00
Children (1): $2.00
Children under one are FREE

Friday Nights from 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm,
special rate of only $1.00 per person!