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Museums| Official Website: Cape Ann Historical Museum Location: 27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, MA, 01930 directions Phone:978-283-0455 Hours: Hours Vary see below Ages: Kids, Adults In/Outdoor: Indoor Cost: $ see below |
Others to Consider: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, National Heritage Museum, Harvard Museum of Natural History, Old Statehouse Museum, Danforth Museum of ArtThe Cape Ann Historical Museum is in downtown Gloucester, Massachusetts, America’s oldest fishing port. Cape Ann - which includes the city of Gloucester as well as the towns of Rockport, Manchester and Essex - has also been a leading center for artists since the 19th century and the source of granite for building projects up and down the East coast. The Museum maintains and exhibits material relating to these major themes. In addition to its permanent collections, the Museum offers a rotating schedule of special exhibits throughout the year.
The Young at Art program invites children 3 to 5 years of age to visit and explore the Museum. Reservations are required. Programs include an introduction to the Museum, a close-up look at a gallery exhibit and an age-appropriate story. Each session concludes with an art activity. Young at Art is offered on selected Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Each child must be accompanied by an adult.
Check the Museum's Young at Art and family program schedule.
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Tuesday-Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
 Cost | Top |
Adults $6.50; Retirees $6.00; Students $4.50
 Location | Top |
27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, MA, 01930 map
Take 128 North toward Gloucester/Rockport. Drive over the Annisquam River Bridge. Take the first right off the Grant Circle rotary onto Washington Street. Follow Washington Street, pass over the railroad tracks. Take the 4th left onto Prospect Street. Take a right onto Pleasant Street. The Museum is a large white building located on the left-hand side, 27 Pleasant Street. Metered parking is available in the public lot across from the Museum.
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