Museum of Fine Arts Boston

About

The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston holds one of the largest art collections in the country, spanning ancient Egyptian and Greek artifacts, American and European paintings, Asian and Oceanic art, textiles, musical instruments, and contemporary work. The building sits on Huntington Avenue in the Fenway neighborhood, with wings added over more than a century of expansion, including the Art of the Americas Wing and galleries devoted to Japanese, Chinese, and Korean art. Its Impressionist holdings, including paintings by Monet, are among the collection's most visited sections.

A visit can run from a one-hour self-guided highlights tour to a full day. Visitor forums and museum staff both point to three to four hours as a workable middle ground for seeing the major collections without rushing. Special exhibitions require a separate ticket and change several times a year, so it is worth checking the current show on the museum's website before arriving.

As of 2026, general admission is $30 for adults and $14 for youths age 7 to 17; children 6 and under and museum members enter free. The museum is open Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm, and Thursday and Friday until 10 pm, with the last entry thirty minutes before closing; it is closed Tuesdays. The Fenway Entrance on The Fenway is currently closed, so visitors should plan to arrive through the Huntington Avenue or Linde Family Wing entrances instead.

The Museum of Fine Arts station on the Green Line is a few minutes' walk from the entrance, and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is about a five-minute walk down the Fenway, so the two are easy to combine in one day. Symphony Hall and Northeastern University are also close by, and the museum's Huntington Avenue address puts it a short drive or T ride from downtown Boston hotels.

Accessibility

Museum of Fine Arts Boston is wheelchair accessible, with a detailed accessibility page covering parking, entrances, mobility devices, and sensory and hearing support.

Accessible parking spaces are in the museum's garage and the lots on Museum Road. The main Huntington Avenue entrance has a drop-off area and ramps on both sides of the front steps, plus power-assist doors; visitors who need a level entrance can use the Linde Family Wing entrance on Museum Road instead. The Museum of Fine Arts Green Line station is a short walk away, but the station itself has no elevator, only a mini-high platform and a portable boarding lift, so riders using larger power wheelchairs should check with the MBTA before relying on it.

Once inside, elevators reach every floor. Manual wheelchairs and rollators are loaned free at both accessible entrances, first come, first served, and personal care attendants are admitted free. Restrooms throughout the museum have accessible stalls, except the pair off the second-floor rotunda, where a sink inside the stall makes the space tight for some wheelchairs; two single-occupancy all-gender restrooms on Level G, near the Sharf Visitor Center, are fully accessible and have changing tables.

For sensory and communication needs, the museum lends sensory kits with noise-reducing headphones, fidgets, and sunglasses at the Sharf Visitor Center, and publishes a sensory map showing quieter, less crowded, and dimmer areas of the building. MFA Mobile offers audio description for visitors who are blind or have low vision, and in-person Feeling for Form tours add tactile access to select sculpture and furniture by request. Assistive listening devices and induction loops are available at the entrances and the Sharf information desk, videos are captioned throughout, and ASL interpreters and CART transcription can be requested in advance for select events. Every Monday, MFA Playdates ends in a quiet, low-lit gallery for an art activity, and Beyond the Spectrum runs on select Saturdays for children and teens on the autism spectrum.

Call 617-267-9300 or email [email protected] ahead of a visit to confirm specific accommodations, since sensory kits, ASL requests, and some seating are first-come or by advance notice.

Checked by Accessible America, August 2026. Report a change

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Photo credits

• Museum of Fine Arts Boston's classical stone facade with columned entrance and paved plaza in daylight.: Sdkb, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)
• The Museum of Fine Arts Boston facade lit at night with an equestrian statue out front.: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 (source)
• Tenshin-en, the Museum of Fine Arts Boston's Japanese garden, with a stone path and pond.: Daderot, CC0 (source)