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McMullen Museum of Art, Boston, MA
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McMullen Museum of Art

University art museum on the Boston College Brighton campus with rotating exhibitions and a permanent collection.

2101 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02135 · Boston, MA

About McMullen Museum of Art

The McMullen is the art museum of Boston College. It sits on the Brighton campus at 2101 Commonwealth Avenue, near the main Chestnut Hill campus. Visitors can see changing exhibitions in the Daley Family and Monan Galleries and works from the permanent collection on the first floor, including the Carolyn A. and Peter S. Lynch Collection. Free guided tours of the current exhibition and the Lynch Collection are offered on Sundays, and parking on site is free.

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