MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS 465 Huntington Ave., 617-267-9300, mfa.org. Sat–Tue 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Wed–Fri ’til 10 p.m. $25, seniors & students $23 (includes two visits in a 10-day period); Wed after 4 p.m., pay as you wish; children (7–17) $10 on weekdays before 3 p.m., free at all other times; children (6 and under) free. The museum houses an outstanding collection of paintings, prints, sculptures, furnishings and other artwork from ancient times through the present, as well as the most comprehensive collection of Asiatic art in the world and a four-floor Art of the Americas wing. Special exhibits: Past Is Present: Revival Jewelry; Mark Rothko: Reflection; Seeking Stillness; Joan Jonas: Ice Drawing; Japanese Prints: The Psychedelic Seventies; Maia Lynch: In Between; Candice Breitz: Love Story; Collecting Stories: Native American Art; Fred Sharf—Renaissance Man; through June 24—(un)expected families; Phantasmagoria; through June 30—Landscape, abstracted; beginning June 30—French Pastels: Treasures from the Vault; beginning July 8—Casanova’s Europe: Art, Pleasure, and Power in the 18th Century.
MUSEUM OF SCIENCE
This popular museum for all ages boasts interactive science exhibits, as well as laser and astronomy shows in the Charles Hayden Planetarium. Special exhibits: Defeating Disease; Crocs: Ancient Predators in a Modern World; beginning June 24— Space: An Out-ofGravity Experience; through July 4—Dora and Diego—Let’s Explore!. Science Park, 617-7232500, mos.org. Sat–Thu 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Fri ’til 9 p.m. $25; seniors $21; children (3–11) $20; children (under 3) free. Planetarium and Omni theater tickets: $10; seniors $9; children (3–11) $8. Combination ticket prices and evening discounts available.
THE SPORTS MUSEUM 5th and 6th floor premium seating levels, TD Garden, Causeway Street, 617-624-1234, sportsmuseum.org. Mon–Sat 10 a.m.–4 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Closed during TD Garden events, call ahead. $15; seniors & children (7–18) $10; children (6 and under) & military free. The Sports Museum showcases New England’s rich sports heritage through an ABOVE PHOTO: © MICHAEL MALYSZKO
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