As the largest city in the American state of Massachusetts, and one of the oldest in the country, Boston is brimming with history that can fill the itinerary of school trips focusing on many subjects. It is the unofficial capital of New England, and one of the hubs of East Coast economics and culture. While exploring the famous quads of Harvard and learning about the history of the Puritans who first settled here in 1630, one cannot ignore the city's wonderful array of museums and collections of art. The Museum of Fine Arts, The Institute of Contemporary Art, and the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, are great places to visit to get a sense of the art and art history of the city.
The Museum of Fine Arts - The museum was originally opened in 1876 in Copley Square with over 5,000 works of art; in 1909 it moved to its current location on Huntington Avenue. With art collections and exhibits ranging from Egyptian to the contemporary, the museum currently houses over 450,000 works. School trips taking in the museum are especially exciting since The New MFA was opened in 2010. The New MFA contains new wings for art from the Americas, European art, new teaching facilities, and wings for contemporary art. For those interested in studying arts at university, a visit to the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, right across the street from the MFA, should be the next stop. Affiliated with Tufts University, the SMFA offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in a variety of artistic disciplines.
The Museum of Fine Arts - The museum was originally opened in 1876 in Copley Square with over 5,000 works of art; in 1909 it moved to its current location on Huntington Avenue. With art collections and exhibits ranging from Egyptian to the contemporary, the museum currently houses over 450,000 works. School trips taking in the museum are especially exciting since The New MFA was opened in 2010. The New MFA contains new wings for art from the Americas, European art, new teaching facilities, and wings for contemporary art. For those interested in studying arts at university, a visit to the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, right across the street from the MFA, should be the next stop. Affiliated with Tufts University, the SMFA offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in a variety of artistic disciplines.
