Newton Museums - Children's, Art & History Museums in Newton MA

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AArmenian Library and Museum of America

  • 65 Main St
    Watertown, MA 02472-4400
  • +1 617 926 2562
5.0
1+ reviews, 1 sources
  • The museum is great place to learn about the Armenian heritage: ancient artifacts, rare manuscripts, rugs, textiles, paintings, and musical instruments. I didn't think that I will end up spending 2-3 hours at the museum: well I thought I was going to a small ethnic museum. What happened was I was... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • The museum is great place to learn about the Armenian heritage: ancient artifacts, rare manuscripts, rugs, textiles, paintings, and musical instruments. I didn't think that I will end up spending 2-3 hours at the museum: well I thought I was going to a small ethnic museum. What happened was I was... more on TripAdvisor

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Armenian Library and Museum of America
65 Main St
Watertown, MA 02472-4400

BLongfellow National Historic Site

Longfellow National Historic Site
  • 105 Brattle Street Cambridge
    MA, 02138
  • +1 617 876 4491
4.0
2+ reviews, 1 sources
  • Overview Longfellow National Historic Site preserves the home of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, one of the world’s foremost 19th century poets. The house also served as headquarters for General George Washington during the Siege of Boston, July 1775 - April 1776. In addition to its rich history, the site ... more on Nps.gov
  • Overview Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the poet whose stirring tales of the Village Blacksmith, Evangeline, Hiawatha, and Paul Revere's midnight ride thrilled 19th-century America, once lived in this elegant mansion. If there's one historic house to visit in Cambridge, this is it. The house was built in 175... more on Fodor's

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Longfellow National Historic Site
105 Brattle Street Cambridge
MA, 02138

DJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Museum & Library

  • Columbia Point
    Boston, MA 02125
  • 6175141600
4.5
20+ reviews, 2 sources
  • I have to give 5 stars to the first and only museum to actually bring tears to my eyes. The JFK Library and Museum is housed in a gorgeous I.M. Pei-designed ... more on Yelp
  • This I.M. Pei-designed presidential library, situated on a picturesque point overlooking the harbor, offers a concise history of JFK's life and political ... more on Yelp

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John F. Kennedy Presidential Museum & Library
Columbia Point
Boston, MA 02125

ENewton History Museum

  • 527 Washington Street
    at the Jackson Homestead, Newton, MA 02458
  • +1 617 796 1450
  • Overview The Newton History Museum at The Jackson Homestead presents New England history through permanent and changing exhibits on a variety of topics. Visitors explore over 300 years of New England’s past. -- Learn about the local abolition movement and the Homestead as a documented stop on the Undergr... more on MuseumStuff.com
  • Overview The Newton History Museum is housed at the Jackson Homestead, which was built in 1809, and was home to the Jackson family, one of the earliest European settlers of Newton. The home served as a station on the Underground Railroad during the 19th century.Donated to the city of Newton in 1949, the h... more on GoCityKids.com

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Newton History Museum
527 Washington Street
at the Jackson Homestead, Newton, MA 02458

FJFK Library and Museum

  • Columbia Point
    Boston, MA 02125
  • +1 877 616 4599
  • Overview The JFK Museum and Library pays tribute to our 35th president, John F. Kennedy, Jr. and his family. JFK was born in Brookline Massachusetts and is revered in Boston as the most important and influential member of the Kennedy family.Visitors begin their tour with a 17-minute film. The film offers ... more on GoCityKids.com

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JFK Library and Museum
Columbia Point
Boston, MA 02125

GJohn F. Kennedy Library and Museum

  • Columbia Point
    Boston, MA
  • +1 617 929 4523
  • Overview The nations memorial to President Kennedy portrays the life, leadership and legacy of the 35th President - Open daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. - Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas & New Years - Check ... more on entertainment.com
  • Overview The only presidential library in New England and one of only 10 in the nation, the JFK Museum and Library is a fitting memorial to the nation's 35th president. Situated on a promontory overlooking Boston Harbor, the museum features an assortment of exhibits including theater and video presentatio... more on Weather.com

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John F. Kennedy Library and Museum
Columbia Point
Boston, MA

HJohn F. Kennedy Library & Museum


  • Boston, MA , USA
  • +1 617 514 1600
  • Overview Chronicling a time now passing from memory to history, the library-museum is both a center for serious scholarship and a focus for Boston's nostalgia for her native son. The stark, white, prowlike building (another modernist monument designed by I. M. Pei) at this harbor-enclosed site pays h... more on Fodor's

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ILAB Boston

  • 113 Brighton Ave
    Allston, MA 02134
  • 6173954330
4.5
21+ reviews, 2 sources
  • Holy local artwork batman!! more on Yelp
  • Pretty cool, pretty pricey, and pretty funky. more on Yelp

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LAB Boston
113 Brighton Ave
Allston, MA 02134

JNew Art Center

  • 61 Washington Park
    Newtonville, MA 02460
  • 6179643424
4.0
4+ reviews, 1 sources
  • Overview The New Art Center is a nonprofit community art center dedicated to developing imaginative thinking in children and adults, involving people in creative arts activities, and heightening visual and aesthetic literacy.The Center educates over 1,400 students annually in classes and workshops, sustai... more on GoCityKids.com
  • I am impressed that this more conservative contemporary art gallery was willing to exhibit all kinds of "urban" art!! more on Yelp

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New Art Center
61 Washington Park
Newtonville, MA 02460

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