@ deCordova

The Museum including the Café will be closed during the installation of our fall exhibitions Leonardo Drew: Existed, RUBBERS: Martha Friedman and PLATFORM 4: Type A: Barriers. The Sculpture Park is open and charging half price admission. The Store @ deCordova and the School are open regular hours.

Bank of America Museums on Us Weekend

Public Sculpture Park Tour
1 pm
Free with admission. More

Public Sculpture Park Tour
1 pm
Free with admission. More

The Store @ DeCordova Artist of the Month Reception
2 - 4 pm
Come meet jewelry artist, Dina Varano, September Artist of the Month, at the Store @ DeCordova. FREE

Labor Day - deCordova Sculpture Park open and charging half-price admission.

Public Sculpture Park Tour
1 pm
Free with admission. More

Public Sculpture Park Tour
1 pm
Free with admission. More

Fall Exhibitions open to the public. Come view Leonardo Drew: Existed, Martha Friedman: RUBBERS and PLATFORM 4: Type A's Barriers. More

Public Sculpture Park Tour
1 pm
Free with admission. More

Family SculptureFest
10 am – 5 pm
More

Public Sculpture Park Tour
1 pm
Free with admission. More

Public Museum Tour
1 pm
Free with museum admission. More

Public Sculpture Park Tour
1 pm
Free with admission. More

Artist Talk: Leonard Drew
3 pm, Free with museum admission
Come to DeCordova to meet the artists behind the artwork. Meet Leonardo Drew from Existed and take the opportunity to get the inside perspective on the artist's work, process, and creative inspirations. More

The deCordova Museum School Faculty Exhibition Reception
The Museum School Gallery, 6 pm More

Fall Exhibition Opening Reception
7 - 9 pm
Sponsored by Welch & Forbes LLC

Eye Wonder Family Program: Guest Artist Leonardo Drew
1–3 pm, Drop in any time
Free with museum admission

This monthly drop-in program focuses on "seeing" and "doing" and combines careful looking with creative art projects. After taking a family-friendly guided tour, visitors will do hands-on art activities. This program is perfect for families with children ages 6 and up.

Public Sculpture Park Tour
1 pm
Free with admission. More

Public Museum Tour
2 pm
Free with museum admission. More

WGBH Members receive free admission
WGBH Members receive free admission on the last Thursday of each month.  More

Public Museum Tour
1 pm
Free with museum admission. More

Bank of America Museums on Us Weekend

Birding Tour
Mark Lynch and Sheila Carroll
Saturday, October 2, 7 am
(rain date Saturday, October 9, 7 am)

Don't miss this unique opportunity to see a new side of deCordova! Join avid birders Mark Lynch and Sheila Carroll and a deCordova Museum Guide for a bird and art watching tour of deCordova's Sculpture Park. Please bring your best binoculars (minimally 7 x 35), a field guide if you have one, and comfortable walking shoes. Tour will meet in the main parking lot and will run no longer than two hours.
RSVP to Kate Legg at klegg@decordova.org, limit 20 (ages 14 and up), Free More

Public Sculpture Park Tour
1 pm
Free with admission. More

Sculpture Park Artist Talk: Joseph Wheelwright
3 pm, Free with admission.

Come to DeCordova to meet the artists behind the Sculpture Park artwork. Meet Joseph Wheelwright and take the opportunity to get the inside perspective on the artist's work, process, and creative inspirations. Talks begin at 3 pm at the Museum's Front Desk, and will be followed by a brief Q & A period.

Public Sculpture Park Tour
1 pm
Free with admission. More

Eye Wonder Family Program: Guest Artist Doug Kornfeld
1–3 pm, Drop in any time
Free with museum admission

This monthly drop-in program focuses on "seeing" and "doing" and combines careful looking with creative art projects. After taking a family-friendly guided tour, visitors will do hands-on art activities. This program is perfect for families with children ages 6 and up.

Public Museum Tour
2 pm
Free with museum admission. More

Public Museum Tour
1 pm
Free with museum admission. More

Public Sculpture Park Tour
1 pm
Free with admission. More

Public Sculpture Park Tour
1 pm
Free with admission. More

Public Museum Tour
2 pm
Free with museum admission. More

Columbus Day
The Sculpture Park and Museum are open 10 am – 5 pm for regular business. More

Public Museum Tour
1 pm
Free with museum admission. More

Public Sculpture Park Tour
1 pm
Free with admission. More

Artist Talk: Halsey Burgund
Come meet sound artist Halsey Burgund, the creative mind behind PLATFORM 3: Scapes
3 pm, Free with museum admission

Public Sculpture Park Tour
1 pm
Free with admission. More

Public Museum Tour
2 pm
Free with museum admission. More

Curator Talk: Associate Curator Dina Deitsch
2 pm, Free with museum admission

Public Museum Tour
1 pm
Free with museum admission. More

Story Hour
10–11 am
Free with museum admission

Join us as story teller Sally Kindleberger tells tales in the Dr. Kenneth Germeshausen Art ExperienCenter. Stories are followed by snacks and an art activity. This program is perfect for families with children ages 3-6.

Public Sculpture Park Tour
1 pm
Free with admission. More

Public Sculpture Park Tour
1 pm
Free with admission. More

Public Museum Tour
2 pm
Free with museum admission. More

WGBH Members receive free admission
WGBH Members receive free admission on the last Thursday of each month.  More

Public Museum Tour
1 pm
Free with museum admission. More

Public Sculpture Park Tour
1 pm
Free with admission. More

Public Sculpture Park Tour
1 pm
Free with admission. More

Public Museum Tour
2 pm
Free with museum admission. More

Artist Talk: Martha Friedman
3 pm, Free with museum admission
Come to DeCordova to meet the artists behind the artwork. Meet Martha Friedman from RUBBERS and take the opportunity to get the inside perspective on the artist's work, process, and creative inspirations. More

Eye Wonder Family Program: Guest Artist Martha Friedman
1–3 pm, Drop in any time
Free with museum admission

This monthly drop-in program focuses on "seeing" and "doing" and combines careful looking with creative art projects. After taking a family-friendly guided tour, visitors will do hands-on art activities. This program is perfect for families with children ages 6 and up.

Veterans Day
The Sculpture Park and Museum are open 10 am – 5 pm for regular business. More

The Paul J. Cronin Memorial Lecture: Antony Gormley
Presented by deCordova at MassArt
6:30 pm (Free)
Tower Auditorium, MassArt Campus
Huntington Ave @ Tetlow St. More

Curator Talk: Koch Curatorial Fellow Lexi Lee
3 pm, Free with museum admission

Curator Talk: Associate Curator of Contemporary Art Dina Deitsch
2 pm, Free with museum admission

Story Hour
10–11 am
Free with museum admission

Join us as story teller Sally Kindleberger tells tales in the Dr. Kenneth Germeshausen Art ExperienCenter. Stories are followed by snacks and an art activity. This program is perfect for families with children ages 3-6.

PLATFORM Discussion Series
3 pm, Free with museum admission

A PLATFORM-exclusive event—join artists Adam Ames and Andrew Bordwin and intelligence analyst Rebecca Weiner as they engage in a conversation about some of the larger issues in Type A's Barrier installation and exhibition. Topics will include the ways in which we engage with security in our culture, the role of barriers as both protective and exclusionary, and the ways in which Type A's work engages with these ideas.

WGBH Members receive free admission
WGBH Members receive free admission on the last Thursday of each month. Because of the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, we will honor this special admission on Wednesday in November.  More

Thanksgiving Day
The Museum, Café @ deCordova, and the Store @ deCordova closed for the Thanksgiving Day holiday.

Story Hour
10–11 am
Free with museum admission

Join us as story teller Sally Kindleberger tells tales in the Dr. Kenneth Germeshausen Art ExperienCenter. Stories are followed by snacks and an art activity. This program is perfect for families with children ages 3-6.

WGBH Members receive free admission
WGBH Members receive free admission on the last Thursday of each month.  More