Explore Boston Area Museums on Free Fun Fridays

Charlestown residents can explore 60 of the area's best museums this summer for free thanks to the “Free Fun Fridays” program offered by Highland Street Foundation.

Every week through Friday, Aug. 30, the foundation is footing the bill for admission to six different cultural sites and events in and around Boston, such as the USS Constitution Museum in the Navy Yard on Aug. 16. For most programs, no tickets are required; just show up and get in for free on the designated Friday.

Be sure to check each location’s website or call ahead to verify hours and other information. Some sites may have a parking fee. Some, such as The New Repertory Theatre and the Boston Harbor Island Alliance, require visitors to obtain free tickets in advance.

Below is a look at the “Free Fun Fridays” schedule for the remainder of the summer:

FRIDAY, JULY 12

• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston—465 Huntington Ave., Boston; open Friday 10 a.m. to 9:45 p.m.; 617-267-9300.
• Larz Anderson Auto Museum—15 Newton St., Brookline; 617-522-6547.
• Cape Cod Children’s Museum—577 Great Neck Rd. South, Mashpee; open Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 508-539-8788.
• Museum of Russian Icons—203 Union St., Clinton; open Friday 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; 978-598-5000.
• Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival—358 George Carter Rd., Becket; 413-243-9919.

FRIDAY, JULY 19

• JFK Library and Museum—220 William T Morrissey Blvd., Boston; open Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 617-514-1600.
• Reagle Music Theatre—617 Lexington St., Waltham; 781-891-5600; tickets required.
• Buttonwood Park Zoo—425 Hawthorn St., New Bedford; open Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 508-991-6178.
• Danforth Art—123 Union Ave., Framingham; open Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 508-620-0050.
• Hancock Shaker Village—1843 W. Housatonic St., Pittsfield; open Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 413-443-0188.
• Garden in the Woods—180 Hemenway Rd., Framingham; open Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 508-877-7630.

FRIDAY, JULY 26

• Commonwealth Shakespeare Company—126 Lewis Wharf, Boston; 617-426-0863; free Shakespeare on the Common July 6-28.
• New England Historic Genealogical Society—99-101 Newbury St., Boston; open Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 617-536-5740.
• American Textile History Museum—491 Dutton St. #2, Lowell; open Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 978-441-0400.
• Children’s Museum in Easton—9 Sullivan Ave., North Easton; open Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 508-230-3789.
• Amelia Park Children’s Museum—29 S. Broad St., Westfield; open Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 413-572-4014.
• Higgins Armory Museum—100 Barber Ave., Worcester; open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 508-853-6015.

FRIDAY, AUG. 2

• Boston Children’s Museum—308 Congress St., Boston; open Friday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; 617-426-6500.
• Franklin Park Zoo—1 Franklin Park Rd., Boston; open Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 617-541-5466.
• Arnold Arboretum—125 Arborway, Boston; open Friday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; 617-384-5209.
• Fuller Craft Museum—455 Oak St., Brockton; open Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 508-588-6000.
• Wenham Museum—132 Main St., Wenham; open Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 979-468-2377.
• The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center—14 Castle St., Great Barrington; 413-528-0100; tickets required.

FRIDAY, AUG. 9

• Boston Harbor Island Alliance—408 Atlantic Ave., Boston; 617-223-8672; tickets required.
• The Sports Museum—100 Legends Way, Boston; open Friday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 617-624-1234.
• Battleship Cove—5 Water St., Fall River; open Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 508-678-1100.
• Ocean Explorium—174 Union St., New Bedford; open Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 508-994-5400.
• The Cape Cod Museum of Natural History—869 Main St., Brewster; open Friday 9:30 am. to 4 p.m.; 508-896-3867.
• The Eric Carle Museum—125 W. Bay Rd., Amherst; open Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 413-658-1100.

FRIDAY, AUG. 16

• The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston—100 Northern Ave., Boston; open Friday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; 617-478-3100.
• USS Constitution Museum—Building 22, Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston; open Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; 617-426-1812.
• Concord Museum—200 Lexington Rd., Concord; open Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 978-369-9763.
• Edward Gorey House—8 Strawberry Lane, Yarmouth Port; open Friday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 508-362-3909.
• Springfield Museums—21 Edwards St., Springfield; open Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 800-625-7738.
• Berkshire Museum—39 South St., Pittsfield; open Friday 10 am. to 5 p.m.; 413-443-7171.

FRIDAY, AUG. 23

• Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum—280 Fenway, Boston; open Friday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 517-566-1401.
• Museum of African American History—46 Joy St., Boston; open Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 617-725-0022.
• New Bedford Whaling Museum—18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford; open Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 508-997-0046.
• Fitchburg Art Museum—25 Merriam Pkwy., Fitchburg; open Friday 12-4 p.m.; 978-345-4207.
• Fruitlands Museum—102 Prospect Hill Rd., Harvard; open Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 978-456-3924.
• Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute—225 South St., Williamstown; open Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 413-458-2303.

FRIDAY, AUG. 30

• Plimoth Plantation—137 Warren Ave., Plymouth; open Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 508-746-1622.
• The Discovery Museums—177 Main St., Acton; Children’s Museum open Friday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Science Museum open Friday 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; 978-264-4200.
• New Repertory Theatre—200 Dexter Ave., Watertown; 617-923-7060; tickets required.
• Ecotarium—222 Harrington Way, Worcester; open Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 508-929-2700.
• Normal Rockwell Museum—9 Route 183, Stockbridge; open Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 413-298-4100.
• The Mount: Edith Wharton’s Home—2 Plunkett St., Lenox; open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; 413-551-5111.

For more information about Free Fun Fridays, visit highlandstreet.org or call 617-969-8900.