Worcester Art Museum
Experience magnificent artwork from five millennia of world cultures. View paintings by Cassatt, Gauguin, Goya, Monet, Sargent and Whistler; admire floor mosaics from the ancient city of Antioch; see cutting-edge contemporary art; and discover the Museum's many other treasures.
The new Knights Exhibit is a must-see. Knights! reveals the fascinating place of arms and armor in the broader context of history, storytelling, and art. Only three months after the closing of Worcester’s Higgins Armory Museum, this exhibition marks the first step in the long-term integration of arms and armor into the collection of the Worcester Art Museum.
Enjoy a delectable lunch in the Museum Café, browse the Museum Shop for unique gifts and mementos and check out our latest Art Classes Brochure for a current list of youth and adult class offerings.
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Wednesday-Friday, Sunday: 11am-5pm
Saturday: 10am-5pm
3rd Thursday of every month: 11am-8pm
Museum Cafe Hours - Wednesday-Saturday: 11:30am-2pm
Closed Mondays, Tuesdays, and the following holidays: New Year's, Easter, Independence, Thanksgiving, Christmas
| COST | ↑ top |
$14 Adults
$12 Seniors 65+
$12 College Students with ID
$6 ages 4-17
FREE for kids 3 and under
$2 Cash for EBT cardholder*
FREE FIRST Saturday Mornings (the first Saturday of each month) 10am-noon
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| LOCATION | ↑ top |
51 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA, 01609 map
Phone: (508) 799-4406
From East-West South
Mass. Turnpike (Interstate 90) to Exit 10, Auburn; I-290 heading East to Worcester, Exit 17. At top of ramp turn left on Rt. 9 to Lincoln Square, proceed through Square to 4th set of lights at top of hill; turn right (Harvard St.); Museum is on left at 2nd traffic light (Salisbury St.).
From East (alternate)
Mass. Turnpike to Exit 11-A; I-495 North to I-290 West to Worcester, Exit 18; take right at light at bottom of exit ramp (Lincoln St.); take first right (before lights) onto Concord St., go straight (Concord becomes Salisbury St.), at third light, turn left onto Lancaster St. Museum is on left at 55 Salisbury Street.
From North
I-495 South to I-290 West to Worcester, Exit 18; take right at light at bottom of exit ramp (Lincoln St.); take first right (before lights) onto Concord St., go straight (Concord becomes Salisbury St.), at third light, turn left onto Lancaster St. Museum is on left at 55 Salisbury Street.
From Downtown Worcester (Worcester Common)
Follow Main St. East; go 6 lights, turn right on School St.; go to the first light on Worcester Center Blvd., turn left. At third set of lights turn left (Concord St.); go straight at next light, then immediately bear right (Salisbury St.). Museum is on left in the second block at 55 Salisbury Street.
From Providence (Rt. 146)
Rte. 146; Go to rotary at Brosnihan Sq. where Rte. 146 ends; bear right at rotary (pass school on right), proceed straight a short distance to entrance ramp marked I-290 East to Exit 17. At top of exit ramp turn left on Rte. 9; proceed through square to fourth set of lights at top of hill; turn right (Harvard St.). Museum is on left in second block at 55 Salisbury Street.
From I-190
Take I-190 South to I-290 West to Worcester, Exit 18; take right at light at bottom of exit ramp (Lincoln St.); take first right (before lights) onto Concord St., go straight (Concord becomes Salisbury St.), at third light, turn left onto Lancaster St. Museum is on left at 55 Salisbury Street.
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