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Sackler Art Museum

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Hours:	Tuesday–Saturday, 10am–5pm
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	Free see below
Category:	Museums

Other Ideas: Harvard Museum of Natural History (HMNH); MIT Museum; Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art; Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House - Home of the Alcotts; Boston Tea Party Ship & Museum (for kids and adults)

The Sackler houses the collections of Ancient, Asian, Islamic, and Later Indian art. Among its particular treasures are the world's finest collection of Chinese jades, Korean ceramics, and Chinese cave temple painting and sculpture; a significant collection of Japanese woodblock prints; one of America's most important collection of Chinese bronzes; Greek and Roman sculpture and vases, and ancient coins.

COST

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General admission: $9
Members: Free
Children under 18: Free
Seniors over 65: $7
College students with valid ID: $6
Harvard students and affiliates: Free plus one guest
Cambridge Public Library cardholders: Free
Massachusetts residents with valid ID: Free on Saturday from 10am-noon
Group tour rates with pre-registration: Adults: $8, senior citizens: $6, college students with valid ID: $4

WEBSITE

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www.harvardartmuseums.org/home/

LOCATION

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485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA, 02138 map
Phone: (617) 495-4402

TIPS

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Massachusetts residents with valid ID: Free on Saturday from 10am-noon

REVIEWS

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Very Impressive

We took the kids to visit the Sackler Museum this past Saturday (free admission for MA residents from 10-12pm). I was really impressed with the collection. There are 4 floors that include everything from statues and relics to paintings by the likes of Renoir, Picasso, Cezanne, Klimt, Van Gogh, Pollack & O'Keefe to name a few. Spent about 2 hours perusing and the kids were pretty engaged. (Fourth floor has a few portraits in the first room that show a boob or two - my seven year old son got a kick out of those). I did think that the docents were a little overbearing (sort of watched visitors a little too closely; and told us on several occasions that we were 'too close to the art'. I tend to think it was because we had kids with us. Overall - I'd recommend this gallery for families with school-aged kids (perhaps 8+) who have an interest in art. It really has a wide variety of amazing pieces in the collection.