List of museums in Massachusetts

List of museums in Massachusetts

This list of museums in Massachusetts is a list of museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

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Defunct museums

* The Computer Museum, Boston
* Words and Pictures Museum in Northampton, now online only
* Yesteryear's Doll Museum, Sandwich [http://www.hersmine.com/turner_sisters.htm Article about Turner Sisters, doll creators]
* [http://www.santarella.us Santarella] , Tyringham, also formerly known as Henry Kitson Museum and Sculpture Gardens, no longer operates as a museum or gallery
* Kendall Whaling Museum, Sharon, closed in 2001 as a public museum, now archive and research center, collections now reside at New Bedford Whaling Museum
* A Frugal Woman's Museum, New Bedford, about Hetty Green, no current information
* Plymouth Wax Museum, Plymouth, [http://www.capecodvisitor.com/plymouth_national_wax_museum.htm Cape Cod Visitor information] , [http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2004/10/03/closing_time_for_wax_museum/ Boston Globe article about closing, October 3, 2004]
* Hollywood House of Wax, Salem - no current information
* New England Fire and History Museum, Brewster [http://firewhirl.com/archives/history/index.php Fire Museum to Close, posted June 30, 2006]
* Indian Motorcycle Museum, Springfield, [http://www.wimausa.org/WMA_Indian.html "The Sunday Republican", Springfield, MA, 5 April, 1998, pg. T1, Archived 2004] , [http://www.wgby.org/localprograms/indian/index.html WGBY, Springfield, Indian Motorcycle Memories, 1997]

External links

* [http://www.museumca.org/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/museumca/usa_search.cgi?state=ma Museums in Massachusetts]
* [http://www.masshome.com/museums.html Mass Home: Museums]
* [http://www.mass-vacation.com/ Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism]
* [http://www.visit-massachusetts.com/current_category.1175/companies_list.html Visit Massachusetts" Museums & Galleries]

ee also

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*Historic landmarks in Massachusetts
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*Nature Centers in Massachusetts
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*Registered Historic Places in Massachusetts
*Zoos list

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