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Boston museums

There are 172 museums in the greater Boston metro area, including the cities of Boston, Cambridge, Framingham, Newton, and Waltham. Combined, these Boston metro museums employ 3,348 people, earn more than $363 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $4 billion.
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Types of museums in Boston

Nonprofit typeNumberRevenues
Museums
 
172
 
$363,498,762
History museums
 
78
 
$66,024,483
Art museums
 
20
 
$150,460,558
Natural history and sciences museums
 
7
 
$368,126
Children's museums
 
6
 
$15,380,519
Science and technology museums
 
6
 
$74,986,001
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Job trends for Boston museums

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
26
1-10
 
29
11-25
 
13
26-100
 
9
101 to 1,000
 
8
1,000+
 
0
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Sizes of museums in Boston

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
59
$250k to $1M
 
30
$1M to $5M
 
15
$5M to $25M
 
7
$25M to $100M
 
3
$100M+
 
0
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Directory of museums in Boston

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Museum of Science

We believe that everyone has a role to play in the world of science and technology - as learners, as future scientists or engineers, as citizens of our nation, as community leaders and members of the workforce, as consumers, and as stewards of our planet.
Revenue
$72.5m
Assets
$356.6m
Employees
488
EIN
04-2103916
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum houses an art collection of world importance, including significant examples of European, Asian, and American art, from paintings and sculpture to tapestries and decorative arts.
Revenue
$19.3m
Assets
$313.6m
Employees
277
EIN
04-2104334
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Boston Children's Museum

Boston Children's Museum is a children's museum in Boston, Massachusetts, dedicated to the education of children.
Revenue
$9.5m
Assets
$61.5m
Employees
113
EIN
04-2103993
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Peabody Essex Museum

Peabody Essex Museum celebrates artistic and cultural creativity by collecting, interpreting objects to stimulate visitors. Lynda Roscoe Hartigan runs it.
Revenue
$40.1m
Assets
$799.4m
Employees
269
EIN
04-3157815
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Plimoth Patuxet Museums

We are dedicated to presenting the separate and shared history of the native Wampanoag and the English colonists in all it's complexity and differing perspectives from recreating immersion environments and role-playing staff.
Revenue
$10.4m
Assets
$40.3m
Employees
196
EIN
04-2210750
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Museum of Fine Arts

The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, MA is a world-renowned museum that contains a variety of collections, as well as striving to serve a wide variety of people through special exhibitions and merchandise sales.
Revenue
$99.6m
Assets
$1.4b
Employees
809
EIN
04-2103607
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Cape Ann Museum

Cape Ann Museum collects and preserves art and artifacts related to Cape Ann, and offers programming to educate the public.
Revenue
$9.5m
Assets
$33.5m
Employees
28
EIN
04-2143545
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA)

ICA strives to share the pleasures of reflection, inspiration, provocation, and imagination that contemporary art offers through public access to art, artists, and the creative process.
Revenue
$23.2m
Assets
$121.8m
Employees
290
EIN
04-2104327
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Collings Foundation

Collings Foundation preserves living history events and displays historical artifacts with a unique focus on American vehicles and military tanks.
Revenue
$17.8m
Assets
$90.8m
Employees
0
EIN
47-1954671
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Strawbery Banke Museum

Strawbery Banke Museum interprets four centuries of living history in Portsmouth through restored furnished houses, exhibits, landscapes and gardens and role players.
Revenue
$5.7m
Assets
$20.9m
Employees
103
EIN
02-0260158
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Discovery Museum (TDM)

The Discovery Museums inspire enduring curiosity and love of learning through interactive discovery, hands-on inquiry and scientific investigation.
Revenue
$4.6m
Assets
$12.8m
Employees
95
EIN
04-2741645
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Museum of Afro American History

To preserve and interpret the contributions of people of African descent and those who have found common cause with them in the struggle for liberty and justice for all Americans.
Revenue
$4.7m
Assets
$13.3m
Employees
14
EIN
04-2429556
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Decordova Sculpture Park and Museum

Decordova Sculpture Park and Museum fosters the creation, exhibition, and exploration of contemporary Sculpture and art through our exhibitions, learning opportunities, collection, and unique Park setting.
Revenue
$5.0m
Assets
$19.2m
Employees
0
EIN
04-2067315
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Armenian Museum of America

Armenian Museum of America collects, preserves and displays Armenian cultural artifacts, books and publications, promoting intellectual curiosity about Armenian heritage.
Revenue
$2.2m
Assets
$16.3m
Employees
14
EIN
22-2778232
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Paul Revere House

The Paul Revere Memorial Association, a private, non-profit organization, operates both the Paul Revere House and the Pierce/Hichborn House.
Revenue
$2.2m
Assets
$16.0m
Employees
51
EIN
04-2104820
IRS type
501(c)(3)

USS Constitution Museum

We seek to create a positive, memorable experience for both children and adults by inspiring within them a love for the freedom that Constitution symbolizes.
Revenue
$3.5m
Assets
$12.9m
Employees
37
EIN
04-2505888
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Longyear Foundation

Longyear Museum is an independent historical museum dedicated to advancing the understanding of the life and work of Mary Baker Eddy, the Discoverer, Founder, and Leader of Christian Science.
Revenue
$3.9m
Assets
$84.5m
Employees
50
EIN
04-2203829
IRS type
501(c)(3)

New England Museum Association

New England Museum Association supports museums and their personnel, inspires innovative leadership, promotes sustainability, and conducts research on energy use.
Revenue
$773.0k
Assets
$938.5k
Employees
4
EIN
04-2688900
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Fuller Craft Museum

Fuller Craft Museum is a museum in Brockton, MA whose mission is: Fuller Craft Museum offers expansive opportunities to discover the world of contemporary Craft.
Revenue
$1.6m
Assets
$10.2m
Employees
34
EIN
20-3069102
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Marblehead Museum and Historical Society

Preserving Marblehead's history through Lee Mansion display & 60k+ artifacts. Online access to a small part of the archives. Various programs offered.
Revenue
$774.9k
Assets
$2.8m
Employees
7
EIN
04-6003248
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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