Arts & Culture
In MetroWest we keep one foot in the past while we move forward. That’s because the centuries-old culture of creativity is our foundation for future innovation. Here, arts and culture enthusiasts preserve the oldest New England venues while enjoying the most modern performance facilities. Historic homes dating to the Salem witch trials are within blocks of the Space-Age McAuliffe Challenger Center. Botanic gardens feature the oldest species of native plants; concert halls showcase the newest musicians.
Art and artifacts are our treasures: from sculpture to stamps, from dance to a museum called Discovery, fromwatercolor classes to World War II’srarest memorabilia, from re-enactors to recycled objects d’art.
Plan a trip in Metrowest and put our past in your future.
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Amazing Things Arts Center
160 Hollis St, Framingham MA 01702
508-405-ARTS (2787)
In its remodeled classic brick firehouse, Amazing Things presents the best in music (jazz, classical, folk, show), the visual arts (sculpture, painting, and other media), and theater (comedy, musicals, drama), all with intimate seating.
AMC Theaters
22 Flutie Pass, Framingham, MA 01701
1-888-AMC-4FUN
Center for the Arts in Natick (TCAN)
14 Summer Street, Natick, MA 01760
508-647-0097
TCAN is one of the best-loved concert venues in Metrowest, where national acts like Peter Wolf, Joan Osborne, Paula Poundstone, Tom Rush, Shawn Colvin or The Smithereens perform on any given weekend. A busy calendar of community events includes theatre productions, family concerts, open mike nights, teen “all-ages” shows and arts education programs.
Concord Museum
Cambridge Turnpike at Lexington Road, Concord, MA 01742
978-369-9763
Exploring historic Concord? A visit to the Concord Museum provides an inspiring gateway to this famous town. Treasures include the 1775 Revere lantern, Thoreau’s Walden desk and Emerson’s Study. Enjoy engaging, self-touring history galleries, family-friendly activities, and distinctive special exhibitions.
Damianos Photography
59 Fountain Street, 4th Floor East, #10, Framingham, MA 01702
508.872.4880
Distinctive photography of architecture, interiors, products, and people for business. Services include design-oriented images for web, print or display, studio and location services, digital image retouching (our images or yours), consulting and classes, and in-house Giclée printing
Danforth Museum of Art
123 Union Avenue, Framingham, MA 01702-8291
508.620.0050
deCordova Sculpture Park & Museum
51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln, MA
781-259-8355
Encompassing 30 acres, deCordova is the largest park of its kind in New England. Providing a constantly changing landscape of large-scale, contemporary sculpture and site-specific installations, the Sculpture Park hosts more than 60 works. Inside, the museum features a robust slate of rotating exhibitions.
Discovery Museums
177 Main Street Acton 01720
978-264-4200
Our unique campus in Acton features two great museums (Children’s Discovery Museum and Science Discovery Museum) with hands-on exhibits that children of all ages can enjoy.
Enter Stage Left Theater
98 Hayden Rowe Street, Hopkinton, MA 01748
508-435-2114
Enter Stage Left Theater is a non-profit, full-service community performing arts organization dedicated to promoting quality performing arts in the community by: Nurturing the individual collective creative spirit; providing musical and theatrical opportunities for performers, technicians, administrators and audiences of all ages; providing a full range of educational programming and addressing all aspects of live production.
Fountain Street Fine Art
59 Fountain Street, Framingham, MA 01702
508-879-4200
An artist-run, membership-based gallery, Fountain Street Fine Art exhibits contemporary work by emerging and mid-career artists that is skillfully executed, exciting and new, with a strong regional focus. Solo shows by member artists alternate with collaborative projects, installations and group shows. As a resource for the artists of Fountain Street Studios and the region, we periodically host gallery talks, workshops and film screenings of interest to artists and collectors
Fountain Street Studios
59 Fountain Street, Framingham 01702
A thriving artists’ community located in the historic Bancroft Building. What began in 1996, when four artists shared the building with a multitude of businesses, has now grown to include over 70 working artists. Visit our Open Studios, offered twice yearly.
Framingham Community Theater
Committed to providing a rich environment for enjoyment of high quality theatrical productions at affordable prices. Providing a venue for local playwrights and community artists to display their craft.
Framingham History Center
16 Vernon Street, Framingham, MA 01703
508-872-3780
The Old Academy Museum (16 Vernon Street): Looking out on Framingham’s quintessential New England Town Common from its 1836 site, the Old Academy houses a permanent exhibition of four centuries of Framingham’s history as well as 12,000 artifacts, photographs, and documents illustrating this town’s remarkable past..
The Village Hall Banquet Facility (2 Oak Street); This 1834 former town hall, with a capacity for 180 guests, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is available for weddings and other large gatherings as well as business functions. For rental availability call 508-308-9291.
The Edgell Memorial Library (3 Oak Street), is the town’s first free-standing library and its Civil War memorial. Visit www.framinghamhistory.org for exhibitions and programs taking place in this architectural gem.
Franklin Center for the Performing Arts
38 Main Street, Franklin, MA 02038
508-528-8668
Franklin School for the Performing Arts offers remarkable programs in music, dance, and drama at career-bound and recreational levels. At FSPA, families are connected by arts in an inspiring environment.
Franklin Historical Museum
80 West Central Street
Franklin, MA 02038
Displays include locally discovered Native American arrowheads and stone implements, antique tools from Franklin’s industrial-age past, and an extensive collection of Civil War artifacts.
