Visit Museums in Central Massachusetts

Merriam Parkway

Fitchburg, MA 01420

(978) 345-4207 

 

This family-friendly museum is the area's oldest cultural institution, with 12 galleries of American and European paintings, prints, sculptures and decorative arts, as well as Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Asian and Pre-Colombian Aftican antiquities. The Museum hosts changing exhibitions in a three-building complex with tours, lectures, classes and private functions. Open Wed-Fri 12-4pm and Sat-Sun 11-5pm. 

102 Prospect Hill Rd.

Harvard, MA 01451

 

Immerse yourself in the tradition, history and landscape of New England at scenic Fruitlands. Discover your heritage in the stories of the Alcotts, colonial farmers, Shakers, artists and Native Americans. With four intimate galleries, ample parking, charming store and restaurant, our museum will stir your imagination. Unwind, bring a picnic, attend a summer concert, join in family activities and enjoy events and programs in every season. Museum buildings open April 15th through November 15th, 2011.  Other events available year round. 

62 High Street 

Clinton, MA 01510 

(978) 368-0227 

 

This unique collection representative of various regions, tribes and traditions of the African continent has been assembled by collector Gordon B. Lankton. The Gallery encompasses a diverse collection of more than 600 + African tribal masks, figures, sculpture and artifacts crafted in stone, wood, clay and bronze, spanning 32 tribes, including Dogon, Baule, and Bamana art. It is located in Clinton’s buzzing commercial district on High Street. In a reciprocal venture with shop owner Cynthia Cannon—their goal being to advance the renaissance of downtown Clinton—the Gallery is located at the back of the eclectic store through an entry portal. Visitors have found and been enchanted with the rather dense exhibition of Lankton’s private collection. 

Museum of Russian Icons
203 Union Street
Clinton, MA 01510

(978) 598-5000 

 

The Museum of Russian Icons was founded in 2006 as a non-profit educational institution by Massachusetts industrialist, Gordon B. Lankton. The collection includes more than 500 Russian Icons, the largest collection of its kind in North America and one of the largest private collections outside Russia. The collection spans six centuries and includes important historical paintings dating from the earliest periods of icon “writing” to the present.   

Top Fun Aviation Toy Museum
21 Prichard Street
Fitchburg, MA 01420

(978) 342-2809