The Institute of Contemporary Art is an art museum and exhibition space that was founded in 1936 to exhibit contemporary art. You can visit with your cheap car rental Boston when you are in the area. The mission of the Institute is to "share the pleasures of reflection, inspiration, provocation, and imagination that contemporary art offers through public access to art, artists, and the creative process".

Its all about the location

The Institute of Contemporary Art was originally located on Boylston Street in the Back Bay neighborhood. It is now located to a new facility in the Seaport District of the South Boston neighborhood. The museum was designed by the architectural firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro. The design of the building has been celebrated by many critics for its openness and the willingness to embrace the surrounding harbor. Some of the exhibitions here include the Momentum series, which focuses on the work of emerging artists as well as an exhibition for Boston-area artists.

Plan your visit

The Institute of Contemporary Art is open Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. They are normally closed on Monday, except on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President's Day. Patriot's Day, Memorial Day, Labour Day, and Columbus Day. Admission is $12, or $10 for students and seniors. It is free for children under 17. There is also a free night on Thursday from 5 to 9 p.m. The museum is located at 100 Northern Avenue on the waterfront, adjacent to Anthony's Pier 4 restaurant. It is only a short walk from downtown. There is parking in the area for your cheap car rental Boston, but it may be limited during the day.

Get your cultural fill of Boston

The Boston Center for the Arts is a non-profit visual and performing arts complex that you can find in the South End neighbourhood with your cheap car rental Boston. This is home to several performance and rehearsal spaces, restaurants, a gallery, the headquarters for the Boston Ballet, the Community Music Center of Boston, and several other arts organizations. The Mills Gallery is open Wednesday from 12-5 p.m., Thursday-Saturday from 12-9 p.m., and Sunday from 12-5 p.m. Here you will find local art. For example, a recent display featured the MFA Thesis Exhibition of five artists in the joint graduate degree program of The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University.

When you visit with your cheap car rental Boston, be sure to stop by the Institute for Contemporary Art for some local and contemporary art.