You know those museums that are really quiet and you can’t touch anything? These are definitely not those museums. Take the Boston Children’s Museum. It’s one-of-a-kind, world-renowned center for enrichment. But the kids don’t care about that. They just like that it’s as fun as a barrel of monkeys. The Museum of Science has scary dinosaurs, loud electric bursts, and an Imax screen the size of a basketball court, and it’s still extremely educational. The Kidspace at Mass MoCA has really mind-blowing art, including some uniquely interactive work. At the Discovery Museums in Acton, kids can bounce a ball three stories high or engineer their own train track. Of course, if your family loves those quiet museums, we have plenty of those too.
Watch a video on Edith Wharton’s The Mount in Lenox.
EcoTarium - A Museum of Science & Nature
Worcester
Fisher Museum and Trails at the Harvard Forest
Petersham
Fitchburg Art Museum
Fitchburg
Fruitlands Museum
Harvard
Historical Piano Concerts, Inc.
Ashburnham
The Icon Museum and Study Center
Clinton
L. S. Starrett Museum
Athol
Millers River Environmental Center
Athol
New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill
Boylston
Old Sturbridge Village
Sturbridge
Optical Heritage Museum
Southbridge
Vaillancourt Folk Art
Sutton
Worcester Art Museum
Worcester
3Museums.org
Boylston
The collaboration of 3 Great Museums, all within a few miles distance, offering discount admissions incentives to enhance visitation to these... more
Cultural Center at Eagle Hill
Hardwick
A place to connect with the arts and with each other in rural Central Massachusetts, presenting a wide range of... more
Fitchburg Historical Society
Fitchburg
Founded by James F.D. Garfield in 1892, the Fitchburg Historical Society is an independent non-profit that was created to collect,... more
Worcester Center for Crafts
Worcester
Crafts school; exhibit galleries, giftshop. more
Worcester Historical Museum
Worcester
Worcester Historical Museum (WHM) is the only institution devoted to local history. It includes a research library of over 7,000 titles,... more
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EcoTarium - A Museum of Science & Nature
222 Harrington Way
Worcester
508-929-2700 - B
Fisher Museum and Trails at the Harvard Forest
324 North Main Street
Petersham
978-724-3302 - C
Fitchburg Art Museum
185 Elm St
Fitchburg
9783454207 ext.312 - D
Fruitlands Museum
102 Prospect Hill Road
Harvard
978-456-3924 - E
Historical Piano Concerts, Inc.
15 Water Street
30 Main Street
Ashburnham
978-827-6232 - F
The Icon Museum and Study Center
203 Union St.
Clinton
978-598-5000 - G
L. S. Starrett Museum
121 Crescent Street
Athol
978-249-3551 - H
Millers River Environmental Center
100 Main Street
Athol
978-248-9491 - I
New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill
11 French Drive
Boylston
508-869-6111 - J
Old Sturbridge Village
1 Old Sturbridge Village Road
Sturbridge
800-SEE-1830 - K
Optical Heritage Museum
12 Crane Street
Southbridge
7742308016 - L
Vaillancourt Folk Art
9 Main Street
Suite 1h
Sutton
877-665-2244 - M
Worcester Art Museum
55 Salisbury St.
Worcester
508-799-4406 - N
3Museums.org
Boylston, Clinton And Worcester Massachusetts
Boylston
(508) 869-6111 - O
Cultural Center at Eagle Hill
242 Old Petersham Road
Po Box 116
Hardwick
413-477-6746 - P
Fitchburg Historical Society
781 Main Street
Po Box 953
Fitchburg
9783451157 - Q
Worcester Center for Crafts
25 Sagamore Rd.
Worcester
508-753-8183 - R
Worcester Historical Museum
30 Elm Street
Worcester
508-753-8278
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