Hours / Directions / Parking
The Society is located at:
1154 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215
Main number: (617) 536-1608.
Gallery Hours
10:00am - 4:00pm, Mon.-Sat.
Library Hours
9:00am - 4:45pm Mon., Wed., Thurs., Fri.
9:00am - 7:45 pm Tues.
9:00am - 4:00 pm Sat.
Closed Sundays.
Holiday Closings
Monday, 20 February 2012
Presidents' Day
Monday, 16 April 2012
Patriots' Day
Saturday, 26 May 2012 to Monday, 28 May 2012
Memorial Day Weekend
Directions
Conveniently located where the Back Bay meets the Fenway in the heart of Boston, the Massachusetts Historical Society is accessible from the city's major highways and by public transportation via train, subway, or bus.
Directions By MBTA (subway)
The Hynes Convention Center stop on the Green Line is available from every Green Line trolley except E / Arborway. Hynes is also served by the #1 and #CT1 buses. Once you have arrived at the Hynes stop by subway, exit the station at the Massachusetts Avenue door, turn left onto the street (you will be crossing the bridge over the Massachusetts Turnpike). If you travel by bus from Cambridge, the station will be across the street; turn right to cross over the bridge. At the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Boylston Street, turn right onto Boylston Street and proceed for two blocks, passing Hemenway Street. The MHS is on your left at the end of the next block. For more information on the MBTA visit: www.mbta.com.
Directions By Car
From the North (I-93)
Take I-93 to the Storrow Drive exit. Follow Storrow Drive to the Fenway exit and take the hard left marked with a small sign for Fenway Park. At the lights, stay straight, following the sign for Boylston Street inbound / Massachusetts Avenue. Go through the next intersection / set of lights (Boylston Street and the Fens): the MHS is now immediately on your right.
From the West
From Rte. 90, Massachusetts Turnpike (toll road): Take Exit 18, toward Cambridge/Somerville. Stay right as you merge onto Cambridge St. Take a right onto Soldiers Field Road eastbound before crossing the river into Cambridge. Soldiers Field Road becomes Storrow Drive. Take the Fenway exit. At the end of the ramp, merge left and stay straight through the light, following the signs for Boylston Street inbound / Massachusetts Avenue. Go through the next intersection / set of lights (Boylston Street and the Fens): the MHS is now immediately on your right.
From Rte. 9: Proceed east on Route 9, which becomes Huntington Avenue when you enter Boston from Brookline. Follow Huntington to the intersection after the Christian Science complex and just before the Colonnade Hotel; turn left onto Belvidere Street (it is West Newton Street on your right). Continue on Belvidere Street to the intersection with Massachusetts Avenue. Cross Massachusetts Avenue at the light, which takes you onto Haviland Street. Haviland ends at Hemenway Street, where you must turn right. At the intersection of Hemenway and Boylston streets, turn left. The MHS is on your left at the end of that short block.
From the South
Take I-93 Exit 18 (Mass. Ave. / Roxbury) and take the second left toward Massachusetts Avenue. Stay in the right lane, and take a right onto Massachusetts Avenue northbound. Follow Massachusetts Ave. until you see Symphony Hall on your left. Bear left onto Westland Ave. After you cross Hemenway St. at the light, bear slight right onto the Fenway. At the light, turn right onto Boylston St. The MHS is immediately on your right.
Parking
Limited meter parking is available on the streets surrounding the Massachusetts Historical Society and parking is also available at the nearby garages indicated on the map:
View Larger Map, which opens in a new window and has a green arrow to indicate the MHS
Since parking near the Society can be difficult, we encourage visitors to use public transportation whenever possible.
