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This Boston museum has remained essentially unchanged since its founder's death in 1924. These three floors of galleries filled with paintings, sculpture, tapestries, furniture, and decorative arts comprise one of the nation's finest collections of art, and are surrounded by a garden courtyard blooming with life in all seasons.

The birthplace of JFK has been turned into a Boston Museum maintained by the National Park Service to which President Kennedy's mother gave it after refurbishing and restoration. Mrs. Kennedy has made tape recordings describing each room and the Kennedy family activities that occurred therein, and the house is open to the public.

This Boston Museum is dedicated to the memory of our nation's thirty-fifth president. Located on a ten-acre park, the Library stands as a vibrant tribute to the life and times of John F. Kennedy. Unique among Boston museums, this institution portrays the life, leadership, and legacy of President Kennedy and conveys his enthusiasm for politics and public service.

Originally opened in 1876, the MFA, one of the top Boston museums, is one of the most comprehensive art museums in the world, housing nearly 450,000 works of art. The Boston Museum of Fine Arts welcomes more than one million visitors each year to experience art from ancient Egyptian to contemporary, special exhibitions, and innovative educational programs.

The Boston Children's Museum is an early Boston museum experience for kids, existing to help children understand and enjoy the world in which they live, and to encourage imagination, curiosity, questioning, and realism. This Boston museum provides opportunities for new insights, involvement with the world and understanding of human differences through world-class exhibits and programs.

The DeCordova Boston Museum and Sculpture Park is located on the former estate of Julian de Cordova (1851-1945). The largest of Boston museums displaying modern and contemporary American art, DeCordova is dedicated to the exhibition, collection, and preservation of works by living New England artists. The DeCordova’s public sculpture park has also become internationally recognized for its programming, and is distinctive for being the only one of its kind in the region.

The New England Aquarium is a Boston Museum committed to increasing understanding of aquatic life and environments through exhibits that showcase the diversity, importance and beauty of aquatic life and habitats, and highlight critical aquatic conservation issues. Unique among Boston Museums, they are dedicated to delivering the highest quality visitor experience in a welcoming and enjoyable manner that evokes wonder, curiosity, understanding, caring and action.