At 10:45 AM 04/17/2003 -0400, Powers, Jennifer Contractor wrote: I am very
excited about beginning a graduate program in museum studies and was
wondering if anyone could suggest the Boston "not-to-be-missed" sites for
my last hurrah before the fall.
What a great opportunity! By May, all the snow should be melted! (Only
kidding--it's gone now, but it was 30 degrees this morning, after being 80
degrees yesterday.) So do bring a warm jacket, especially if you are going
to go on a boat cruise.
Let's see, you're an archivist. . . You should probably get to the John F.
Kennedy Museum and Library. On the same peninsula is the Massachusetts
State Archives and Commonwealth Museum. Not particularly overwhelming, but
since you'll be there anyway, you might as well stop in. This is easy to
get to via public transportation, by the way, and you could combine it with
a trip to Harvard Yard and the Harvard Museums by staying on the Red Line.
And regardless of religious inclination, the Christian Science Church and
associated buildings are well-worth the time. The complex includes the
Maparium, a walk-through globe. Across the street, you could poke your
head into Symphony Hall, home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Again, all
accessible via public transportation. I recommend Marche Movenpick at the
Prudential Center for lunch.
Heading up the street from Symphony Hall is the Isabella Stewart Gardner
Museum. You can walk it in about 20 minutes, or take public transportation
a couple of stops. Someday in your museum studies program if you write a
paper on security issues, you can see easily how the thieves could fool the
guards into letting them in.
You'll pass the Museum of Fine Arts on your way to the Gardner Museum, but
depending on how much time you have, you may want to skip it, since it is
impossible to"do it" in a short visit.
Gosh, there are so many must-sees in our fair city--how long are you staying?
Susan Ruderman
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