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Once a modern waterfront building with large glass windows situated along a rocky shoreline, it invites you to visit as the sunset sky, filled with pink and purple hues, contrasts beautifully with the illuminated buildings in the background.
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MassArt Art Museum
621 Huntington Ave.

“Boston’s only free contemporary art museum first opened in 2020 at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. The 15,000-square-foot, contemporary art museum is located within an original 1906 campus building that formerly housed the school’s Bakalar & Paine Galleries. It is a non-collecting museum with temporary exhibitions. There is special programming, an education studio, and an outdoor plaza where guests can relax on benches.

Hours: Wednesdays from noon to 6 p.m.; Thursdays from noon to 8 p.m.; Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from noon to 6 p.m.
Admission: Free
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How to get there: Take the Green Line (E) to Longwood Medical stop or the Orange Line to Ruggles Station. Find out more.”

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