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The deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum is a sculpture park and contemporary art museum on the southern shore of Flint's Pond in Lincoln, Massachusetts, 20 miles northwest of Boston. It was established in 1950, and is the largest park of its kind in New England, encompassing 30 acres.
This list of museums in Massachusetts is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
In 1930, de Cordova donated his home and 22 acres (8.9 ha) of land to the Town of Lincoln on the condition that a museum be founded upon his death. Although his collection of paintings was substantial, they were not altogether valuable. Their sale did help fund today's DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, however. [1]
Participating museums include the Milwaukee Art Museum, Harley-Davidson Museum, Mitchell Park Domes, Discovery World and Museum of Wisconsin Art. These 30 museums are offering discounted admission ...
On those days, the museum is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and admission is free. Capacity restrictions apply, so people are encouraged to reserve their slots ahead of time .
His work is scattered throughout New England, including the DeCordova Museum in Massachusetts, Grounds for Sculpture in New Jersey, South Boston Maritime Park, Harvard Square, MBTA Alewife station, Lowell, and several other locations in the greater Boston area; most recently, at the Stamford Courthouse in Stamford, Connecticut.
It has long been a perk that kids 12 and younger receive free admission to the Milwaukee Art Museum. And now, thanks to an anonymous donor, an endowment has been set up to provide that free kids ...
The photos and film were exhibited by the DeCordova Museum from September 2000 to January 2001. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] A decade later, the photos will be on display at the Danforth Museum of Art in Framingham, MA from September 11 - November 6, 2011.