Commonwealth Museum

Museum Hours

Monday–Friday, 9:00 am to 4:45pm*

Saturday and Sunday, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm (May through October)*

* The Museum and Gallery will be closed on all major holidays. Please call ahead to make group reservations, guided or unguided.

About

FREE admission, rare national treasures, engaging field trips. This museum is YOUR museum!

Located by the seafront of Columbia Point, the Commonwealth Museum serves as a state history museum in Massachusetts for the public. Our exhibit contains many important written texts and documents such as the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Paul Revere’s original engraving of the Boston Massacre and more. With neighboring John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the US Senate and the University of Massachusetts Boston all located within a 2-mile radius from the Commonwealth Museum, Columbia Point is certainly a go-to tourist attraction for child-friendly families as well as those interested in getting to know more about the history of the United States. Join us today for an exploration back to the birth of the Commonwealth!