83 Beals Street
Brookline, MA 02146
(617) 566-7937
www.nps.gov/jofi
The birthplace of President John F. Kennedy.
Lawrence Heritage State Park
1 Jackson Street
Lawrence, MA 01840
(978) 794-1655
www.state.mA.us/dem/parks/lwhp.htm
A restored boarding house with interactive exhibits on the site of one of the nation’s first planned industrial cities and the 1912 Bread and Roses Strike.
Lexington Historical Society
P. O. Box 514, Lexington, MA 02420
(781) 861-1703
www.lexingtonhistory.org
Operates four historic house museums from the Revolutionary War period.
Longfellow National Historical Park
105 Brattle Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 876-4491
www.nps.gov/long
Home and property of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Lowell National Historic Park
67 Kirk Street, Lowell, MA 01852
(978) 275-1700
www.nps.gov/lowe
Includes Industrial Revolution sites, including 19th century textile mills, canals, and boarding houses of the “mill girls.”
The Lynn Museum/Lynn Historical Society
125 Green Street
Lynn, MA 01904
781-592-2465
www.lynnmuseum.org
The history of Lynn from 1629 to the present.
Mapparium
Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity
200 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 450-7000
www.marybakereddylibrary.org
Interactive exhibits celebrate the transforming power of ideas. Explore the Mapparium™ the Hall of Ideas™, the Quest Gallery™, and the Monitor Gallery™, which can be used with the curriculum of English Language Arts, History/Geography, and the Arts.
Marblehead Historical Society
170 Washington Street
Marblehead, MA 01945
(781) 631-1768
www.essexheritage.org/jeremiah_lee.htm
The museum is in the mansion of an 18th century shipbuilder, and collections include artifacts of maritime history and decorative arts.
Marine Museum at Fall River
70 Water Street
Fall River, MA 02721
(508) 674-3533
www.marinemuseum.org
The collections include ship models, photographs, and artifacts related to maritime history, including exhibits on the Titanic, Fall River Line, United Fruit Company, H.M.S. Bounty, Colonial Navy of Massachusetts, Lightships, World War II vessels, U. S. Frigate Hancock, whaling, the Andrea Doria, and more.
Massachusetts Historical Society
1154 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215
(617) 536-1608 (main number)
(617) 646-0519 (education coordinator)
www.masshist.org
A research library for Massachusetts history, the Society has an on-line catalog, presents on-line exhibitions and curricula, and offers a few summer research fellowships for K-12 teachers.
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art
87 Marshall Street
North Adams, MA 01247
(413) 664-4481
www.massmocA.org
Contemporary art from around the world and changing exhibitions in the “Kidspace” Gallery.
Maudslay State Park Newburyport, MA 01950
(978) 465-7223
www.state.mA.us/dem/parks/maud.htm
19th century gardens and plantings.
Mead Art Gallery, Amherst College
Amherst, MA 01002
(413) 542-2335
www.amherst.edu/~mead/
Ancient, Renaissance, baroque, and 19th century European art; Asian, Pre-Columbian, and African art; American art.
Minuteman National Historic Park
174 Liberty Street
Concord, MA 01742
(978) 369-6993
www.nps.gov/mima
Preserves parts of the site and tells the story of the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
Mount Holyoke Art Museum
South Hadley, MA 01075
(413) 538-2245
www.mtholyoke.edu/offices/artmuseum/
Includes Asian, 19th and 20th century European and American, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and Renaissance art. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
465 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115-5997
(617) 269-9300
www.mfA.org
A comprehensive collection of art from every part of the world, ancient and modern.
Museum of the National Center for
Afro-American Artists
300 Walnut Avenue
Boston, MA 02119
(617) 442-8614
www.ncaaA.org
Collections of African, Caribbean, and African-American art and a recreation of a Nubian burial chamber from the 25th Dynasty of Egypt.
Museum of Science
Science Park
Boston, MA 02114-1099
617-723-2500
www.mos.org
Frequently has exhibitions and films that feature countries, civilizations, and the history of science.
Nahant Historical Society
PO Box 42
Nahant, MA 01908-0042
www.nahant.org
Nantucket Historical Association
PO Box 1016
Nantucket, MA 02554
(508) 228-1894
www.nhA.org
Features a whaling museum and historic sites that tell the story of Nantucket history.
National Heritage Museum
33 Marrett Road
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 861-6559
www.monh.org
Changing exhibitions on various topics in American history. Features a permanent exhibit on the role of Lexington in the American Revolution.
National Park Service Sites
www.nps.gov/ERT
Website features lessons using National Park Service sites in Massachusetts and Virginia.
New Bedford Whaling Museum,
including the Kendall Institute
18 Johnny Cake Hill
New Bedford, MA 02740-6398
(508) 997-0046
www.whalingmuseum.org
www.portraitsofports.org
A leading interpreter of the global whaling story, this museum’s exhibitions feature the port of New Bedford, the history of adjacent communities, and regional maritime activities.
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