Massachusetts has a rich heritage of making and collecting art on display across the state in museums of all kinds.

The world-renowned Museum of Fine Arts in Boston has an encyclopedic collection that ranges from French Impressionists to ancient Egyptian art. The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) showcases contemporary art in its striking new building overlooking Boston Harbor. Across the Charles River in Cambridge, the Harvard Art Museums are home to works by Matisse, Picasso and Italian Renaissance masters in intimate galleries. And traveling north of metro Boston, Salem’s Peabody Essex Museum exhibits connections between art, architecture and culture.

Large-scale American sculpture is sited throughout the 35 acres of the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park in Lincoln. Worcester’s Art Museum, acknowledged as one of America’s leading small art museums, includes works by Cassatt, Gauguin, Goya, Monet, Sargent and Whistler. In Western Massachusetts, the Norman Rockwell Museum houses the largest collection of the illustrator’s original art, many from the Saturday Evening Post. Fuller Craft Museum is one of eight museums in the country specializing in contemporary craft.

  • Bridge Gallery, LLC

    Newburyport

    Vibrant cooperative of local and regional artists featuring landscapes, still life, abstracts and photography. more

  • The Churchill Gallery

    Newburyport

    Located in historic Newburyport, Massachusetts, The Churchill Gallery presents a superior collection of original Fine Art. From the traditional to... more

  • Cushing House Museum

    Newburyport

    Federal mansion (1808); paintings, furniture, carriage house, and garden. more

  • Custom House Maritime Museum

    Newburyport

    The Custom House Maritime Museum is gateway to the rich maritime heritage of Newburyport, the eastern seacoast's first major commercial... more

  • Indigo Artist Studio

    Newburyport

    Indigo Artist Studio/Gallery is a working studio and gallery for artists working in monotype, mixed media, and oils. The... more

  • Newburyport Art Association

    Newburyport

    The Newburyport Art Association was founded in 1948. The NAA is dedicated to promoting and exhibiting our members' work, to providing... more

  • Sisters We Three

    Newburyport

    We are an artisan gallery with 220 local artisans. We have an eclectic mix of items including artwork, photographs, jewelry, pottery,... more

  • Sweethaven Gallery

    Newburyport

    Sweethaven Gallery is dedicated to the art of photography and features landscapes of Newburyport and Plum Island by local photographer... more

  • Valerie's Gallery

    Newburyport

    Fine American Craft, Jewelry and Art. We feature nearly 100 artists, and specialize in jewelry, pottery and local art. more