Interested in visiting an art museum? Most area museums have discounted days and times. Did you know that you can get free museum passes from the library? Click to visit the Belmont Public Library or Boston Public Library Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge Free for youth under 18. Free for Massachusetts residents Saturday 10am-12pm (with ID).
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston Free for youth 17 and under. Free for all from 5-9pm every Thursday. Free for families on the last Saturday of every month, with the exception of December (Up to 2 adults accompanied by children 12 and under)
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston Free admission for youth under 18, all named "Isabella" (must show ID), military families, and on your birthday (must show ID). $2 off admission when you wear Red Sox attire!
MIT Museum, Cambridge Free the second Friday of each month, 5-9pm Youth under 18 are $4. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Youth 6 and under are free. Youth 7-17 are free weekdays after 3pm, weekends, and Boston Public School holidays. Admission by voluntary donation Wednesdays after 4pm. Admission is free on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, and October 8, 2012 (open house).
Peabody Essex Museum, Salem Free admission for youth 16 and under and Military families. RISD Museum, Providence Youth under 5 are free. Youth 5-18 are $3. Pay-as-you-wish every Sunday 10am-1pm, Free admission the last Saturday of each month and 5-9pm the third Thursday of each month.