Museum of Fine Arts is one of The 15 Best Places for Galleries in Boston.

1. Museum of Fine Arts

9.2
465 Huntington Ave (at Museum Rd), Boston, MA
Art Museum · Fenway - Kenmore - Audubon Circle - Longwood · 304 tips and reviews

Jonathan L.Jonathan Lampron: Check out the Asian Art gallery, enjoy the Buddhas!

Alex M.Alex MM: The Herb Ritts Gallery is my favorite weekend afternoon activity. Read more.

Courtney A.Courtney Allen: First Fridays is a great time to visit. There's a cocktail party in the Koch Gallery and the rest of the museum is pretty empty on a Friday night. Best of both worlds if you want to socialize or not.

Institute of Contemporary Art is one of The 15 Best Places for Galleries in Boston.

2. Institute of Contemporary Art

8.2
100 Northern Ave (at Seaport Blvd.), Boston, MA
Art Museum · Seaport District · 124 tips and reviews

Barb S.Barb SegMar: Be sure to speak to the gallery assistants. They are a wealth of information and very cool people!

Lindsey N.Lindsey Nakhoul: Love this place especially when you come at 5pm on Thursdays and you can get in to the 4th floor gallery for free.

BU TodayBU Today: The museum offers a showcase of contemporary art & media. Admission is free Thursday nights plus on the first Friday of the month, the ICA features guest DJs, gallery talks, and live performances. Read more.

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is one of The 15 Best Places for Galleries in Boston.

3. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

9.0
280 Fenway, Boston, MA
Art Museum · Medical Center Area · 175 tips and reviews

Niki R.Niki Rhodes: Skip the "new-and-improved" gallery and head straight over to her palace.

Emily B.Emily Baer: Come here for the Third Thursday events, the galleries and the gardens at night are beautiful. The permanent collection is stunning, and so telling of such a famous Bostonian woman.

Johnny N.Johnny Noonan: One of the best galleries I've been to!

BSA Space is one of The 15 Best Places for Galleries in Boston.

4. BSA Space

8.2
290 Congress St Ste 200, Boston, MA
Art Museum · Downtown Boston · 5 tips and reviews

BU TodayBU Today: "Reprogramming the City" shows how global cities are reusing & repurposing existing urban infrastructure. The gallery, free & open to the public, is curated by a BU Alum & runs through September 29 Read more.

AnnieAnnie: Well-designed cozy galleries

Keith B.Keith Bradley: This space is an architectural marvel. The bent steel stairs (painted bright green) are phenomenal.

Panopticon Gallery is one of The 15 Best Places for Galleries in Boston.

5. Panopticon Gallery

7.5
502C Commonwealth Ave (inside Hotel Commonwealth), Boston, MA
Art Gallery · Kenmore · 11 tips and reviews

Jason L.Jason Landry: You can enter the gallery through the main entrance of Hotel Commonwealth, or through Eastern Standard, or even through the back door of Hunts Photo

Jason L.Jason Landry: This is the oldest fine art photography gallery in Boston, and the 12th oldest in the United States. Enter from the front door of either Hotel Commonwealth or Eastern Standard.

Stephen S.Stephen Sheffield: Great show up right now by the silver b/w majors from the New England School of Photography. #boston #galleries

Boston Center for the Arts is one of The 15 Best Places for Galleries in Boston.

6. Boston Center for the Arts

7.5
539 Tremont St (btwn Berkeley & Clarendon), Boston, MA
Performing Arts Venue · South End · 10 tips and reviews

Philip L.Philip Lovejoy: Check out Artadia Atlanta at the Mills Gallery - it is a great show!

Joey T.Joey Thomas: Five resident theatre companies, four resident dance companies, the architecturally unique Cyclorama, an art gallery, and two delicious chic restaurants... the BCA has transformed the South End!

BU TodayBU Today: The heart of Boston arts and theater. This 23,000-square-foot space is a venue for artistic shows, public events, and private functions. Read more.

Boston Public Library - Leventhal Map Center is one of The 15 Best Places for Galleries in Boston.

7. Boston Public Library - Leventhal Map Center

7.3
700 Boylston St (Dartmouth), Boston, MA
Art Gallery · Back Bay East · 10 tips and reviews

Boston Public LibraryBoston Public Library: Stop in to see the exhibition "America Votes: Mapping the Political Landscape" in the Map Center's gallery through November 10, 2012.

Birdie B.Birdie Bln: There's the garden restaurant.. Grab some food and sit in the atrium with a beautiful fountain.. Calm and beautiful place!!!

Boston Public LibraryBoston Public Library: Opening to the public on Saturday, October 22, 2011, at 11:00am.

Grand Circle Gallery is one of The 15 Best Places for Galleries in Boston.

8. Grand Circle Gallery

7.6
347 Congress St (at A St.), Boston, MA
Art Gallery · Seaport District · 8 tips and reviews

JamesJames: The gallery is in the basement and open to the public. The rest of the building are the office and call center for Grand Circle Travel, Grand Circle Cruise Lines, and Overseas Adventure Travel.

Paula T.Paula Tokar: One of Fort Point's gems - and it's free!

Dave L.Dave L: Best travel company.

SoWa Art + Design District is one of The 15 Best Places for Galleries in Boston.

9. SoWa Art + Design District

8.5
450 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA
Art Gallery · South End · 1 tip

Sofia U.Sofia Uz: Best that Boston got

450 Harrison Ave (Artist Studios) is one of The 15 Best Places for Galleries in Boston.

10. 450 Harrison Ave (Artist Studios)

8.0
450 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA
Art Gallery · South End · 5 tips and reviews

Lumina G.Lumina Gershfield: Open to the public the first Friday of every month! Very worth your time. Snacks and wine and art and artists!

john g.john gonnella: C'mon up to the third floor and bang a right, then head down the hall and stop in to say hi, I'm in studio 300 at the end on the right!

Sofia U.Sofia Uz: Building that reminds me of my art school :) grab a flyer and visit artist open studios, it's every second weekend of the month

Art of the Americas @ MFA is one of The 15 Best Places for Galleries in Boston.

11. Art of the Americas @ MFA

8.2
465 Huntington Ave (465 Huntington Ave), Boston, MA
Art Gallery · Fenway - Kenmore - Audubon Circle - Longwood · 3 tips and reviews

JimJim: Fabulous collocations of American Arts. Not to be missed when in Boston visiting.

Kevin C.Kevin Cavell: American art is great

Jill E.Jill Ellen: Denise is a fantastic tour guide!!! Figure out when she's working!

SoWa Open Galleries is one of The 15 Best Places for Galleries in Boston.

12. SoWa Open Galleries

8.1
45 Waltham Street, Boston, MA
Art Gallery · South End · 2 tips and reviews

Roberta S.Roberta Santiago: You can see local artists

Zach C.Zach Christo: First Fridays! Very fun!

Diablo Glass School is one of The 15 Best Places for Galleries in Boston.

13. Diablo Glass School

7.6
123 Terrace St (Cedar St), Boston, MA
Art Gallery · Mission Hill · 5 tips and reviews

Matt G.Matt G: Amazing place. Lots of different classes. Worth every penny

Nicolas W.Nicolas Warren: Ask to work with Sean. Great teaching experience.

Karen M.Karen McPhillips: Classes for all glass interests

Fourth Wall Gallery is one of The 15 Best Places for Galleries in Boston.

14. Fourth Wall Gallery

7.3
132 Brookline Ave (Fullerton St.), Boston, MA
Art Gallery · Fenway - Kenmore - Audubon Circle - Longwood · 1 tip

Michelle C.Michelle Caldeira: Great space for different types of events.

Stonybrook Fine Arts is one of The 15 Best Places for Galleries in Boston.

15. Stonybrook Fine Arts

7.4
24 Porter St (Bismarck St.), Boston, MA
Art Gallery · Central Maverick Square - Paris Street · 5 tips and reviews

Stonybrook Fine ArtsStonybrook Fine Arts: Stonybrook Fine Arts is a sculpture school offering teen & adult classes in welding, bronze casting, jewelry, stone carving, mold making & live figure modeling. Team building, wedding ring workshops

Anne S.Anne Sasser: Welding Intensive this Sunday, 10/12, 10am-6pm - $350 Learn shop safety and basics of Oxy, Stick, MIG and MIG weld a critter to take home. Workshop includes all safety gear and materials.

Anne S.Anne Sasser: Open House 12/8, noon-5pm! Stop by for a tour and to meet our teachers!