The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is a unique art museum that houses an art collection of world importance, including significant examples of European, Asian, and American art.

The Boston Athenæum, an art museum and a library, comprises a historical place in the United States.

Boston Museum, originally a theatre and gallery of fine arts.

Harvard Film Archive is a film archive and cinematheque with a large film collection.

The Busch–Reisinger Museum is the only museum of its kind in North America dedicated to the study of art from German-speaking countries.

The McMullen Museum of Art features works from various periods and cultures.

The Museum of Bad Art is a community-based, private institution dedicated to the collection, preservation, exhibition and celebration of bad art.

The Davis Museum and Cultural Center is situated on the campus of Wellesley College.