The New Bedford Art Museum is a museum that you can visit with your Massachusetts car rental to experience, understand, and appreciate art. This museum has earned a Silver Award for Best Museum and Best Rainy Day Activity by Cape Cod Life Magazine in the 2008 "Best of the Cape and Islands" issue.

Vault into the art

The New Bedford Art Museum has been a fixture in downtown New Bedford since 1996 to allow you to see exhibits from the area and all over the world when you visit with your Massachusetts car rental. The museum is housed in a former bank and includes two vintage vaults, one with a distinctive circular door, where some of the art is housed. There is also the main Skylight Gallery where you will also find exhibits. The exhibits change three times a year and vary in subject matter and artistic medium. It features contemporary and historic art, as well as local, national, and international artists.

Be part of the art exhibits

The museum is open daily from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. from Memorial Day through Labor Day. There is free admission from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Thursdays during July and August for you to enjoy with your Massachusetts car rental. There are also AHA! Nights on the second Thursday from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. throughout the year. They are closed on all major holidays. Admission for the museum is $2 for seniors and students and $3 for adults. Youths and children under 17 are admitted free when they are accompanied by an adult. The New Bedford Art Museum is fully accessible and there are accessible parking spaces one block from the museum.

Easy to get to, easy to explore

To get to the New Bedford Art Museum with your Massachusetts car rental from Cape Cod and the east, follow the I-195 West to Exit 15, labelled "Route 18 Downtown". At the second set of lights, turn right onto Union Street. From there, continue to the third set of lights and turn right onto Pleasant Street. The museum is one block up on the right.

To get here from Boston and the north with your Massachusetts car rental, follow Route 24 south to Exit 12 labelled "Route 140, New Bedford". Depending on where you leave from, you might want to take the I-93 south to Route 24, or the I-95 south to I-93 to Route 24, or the I-495 south to Route 24. From Route 24, follow Route 140 to Exit 2 (the second ramp), "I-195 East, Cape Cod". Follow the I-195 East for about 1 mile to Exit 15, "Route 18 Downtown". At the second set of lights, turn right onto Union Street. From there, continue to the third set of lights and turn right onto Pleasant Street. The museum is one block up on the right.

The New Bedford Art Museum is a great place to visit with your Massachusetts car rental for some local and international art while you are in the area. The exhibits change three times a year, so there is frequently something new for you to explore.