ART IS FREE.
The bad news is, museums are usually not. The good news is, it’s not too hard to get in for free (or near-free) if you poke around a bit! I’m not the hugest fan of museums — I have a short attention span and little to no knowledge of what makes art worthwhile — but I do like the way some things look, and for that reason, these museums serve their purpose.
Typically, The Museum of Fine Arts is $18 with a student ID. Luckily, it’s free for full-time students of participating universities! (The list of said universities is extensive.) Furthermore, the museum is free for EVERYONE on Wednesdays from 4 – 10 pm. The current featured exhibit is “The Secrets of Tomb 10A: Egypt 2000 BC.”
The Institute of Contemporary Art is usually a bit cheaper than the MFA ($10 for students), but you may as well go for free: Thursdays from 5-9 pm. The current exhibit features Dr. Lakra, a provocative tattoo artist.
To view some awesome, free art with no stipulations involved, head over to Essex Street in Chinatown, where visionary graffiti artist Banksy recently tagged. To read about Banksy’s boston trip, visit Chris Devers’ Flickr.
"Think outside the box, collapse the box, and take a fucking sharp knife to it." - Banksy. He is truly the shit.
Posted by Museum of Fine Arts Summer Fridays « Nifty Thrifty on July 6, 2010 at 10:11 am
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