The Brush Art Gallery and Studios is located in the Lowell National Historical Park across the courtyard from the Visitor Center. This dynamic and captivating place was originally founded by the Lowell Historic Preservation Commission, U.S. Department of the Interior. The Brush presents museum quality exhibitions, educational programs, and has... Learn More >

The Danforth provides exhibitions and education programs that fulfill its mission to engage, inspire and transform the lives of children and adults. Danforth Art Museum educates the public through its permanent collection of American art from the 18th century to the present day, which includes outstanding examples of work by the African American... Learn More >

At The Carle in Amherst, Massachusetts, picture books come alive through art exhibitions, art-making workshops, film, children’s theater, music, and story times. Presenting and celebrating picture books from around the world, The Carle’s mission is to ensure generations to come can experience the wonders of this remarkable artistic and... Learn More >

The Maine Museum of Photographic Arts (MMPA) is a nonprofit museum led by dedicated volunteers. Founded in 2010, MMPA's Mission is to inspire, engage and educate, through the exhibition, preservation and collection of photography, film, videography, installations and new media. The Museum's programs will address contemporary, historical, cultural... Learn More >

The Museum of American Bird Art at Mass Audubon (MABA) is a professional art museum within New England’s largest conservation organization, connecting people and nature through art. Our exhibitions feature art by internationally recognized artists inspired by nature. We continue to exhibit and collect the highest quality bird art in a wide range... Learn More >

The Stonington Historical Society serves to preserve, interpret, and celebrate the history of Stonington and invites visitors to two seasonal properties in Stonington. The Old Lighthouse Museum served as a beacon over Stonington Village for nearly 50 years from 1840-1889 and serves as a museum of Stonington's history since 1925. 8 rooms of... Learn More >

Built in 1770 for patriot minister William Emerson, The Old Manse, a National Historic Landmark, became the center of Concord’s political, literary, and social revolutions over the course of the next century. The first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired nearby – and, less than a century later, Emerson, Hawthorne, and Thoreau spawned a... Learn More >

Chartered in 1747 by 46 prominent citizens of Newport, the Redwood Library & Athenæum is a hybrid museum, rare book repository, and the oldest continuously operating lending library still in its original structure and the nation’s oldest public Neoclassical building. Designed by Peter Harrison, the Library is a registered National Historic... Learn More >

Built by shipwrights in 1834 for whaling merchant William Rotch Jr., the Rotch-Jones-Duff (RJD) House and Garden Museum epitomizes the “brave houses and flowery gardens” described by Herman Melville in Moby-Dick. Greek Revival in style, it was designed by architect Richard Upjohn, a founder and first president of the American Institute or... Learn More >

The Stanley Museum, founded in 1981, is based in Kingfield, Maine, the birthplace of the Stanley family, best known for the Stanley Steamer automobile. The Stanley twin brothers, started their career in photography, later selling out to Eastman Kodak. After building their first prototype Stanley Steamer in 1897, the Stanleys went on to spend 20... Learn More >