Visiting DeCordova
Hours & Admissions
Main Galleries | Sculpture Park | Admission Fees | The Store | The Café | School Gallery | Tours | Accessibility
DeCordova's Campus is located at 51 Sandy Pond Road in Lincoln, MA. Click here for directions.
Museum Main Galleries
- Open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm and on selected Monday holidays
- Call 781/259-8355 for updated information
- Click here to view a full calendar of events
- DeCordova offers educational programming for families, included with admission
Sculpture Park
- Open year round during daylight hours
- Dog Policy–Pets are welcome in the Park. Dogs must be walked on a
leash at all times. Please clean up after pets. Animals are not
allowed in watershed or conservation restricted areas.
Admission Fees
- Admission to the DeCordova Campus is $12 for adults, $8 for seniors, students, and children ages 6-12; children 5 and under are admitted free
- DeCordova Members, Lincoln residents, and Active Duty Military Personnel and their dependents are admitted free
- Admission is charged during Museum Gallery operating hours only (Tuesday through Sunday, 10 am to 5 pm). Outside of these times, access to the Sculpture Park is free.
Park Policies:
- Park only in Visitor Parking lot.
- No stopping or standing along roadway.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
- DeCordova is located amidst protected watershed and conservation lands. Please do not trespass into these areas—fines are imposed.
- Pets are welcome in the Park. Dogs must be walked on a leash at all times. Please clean up after pets; they are not allowed in watershed or conservation restricted areas.
- Picnicking is permitted, except in watershed areas; however, there are no picnic tables or established picnicking areas in the Park. There are several shaded areas in the Park. Any food brought into the Park should be pre-prepared; there are no grills, nor do we allow them on the premises. No open flames are allowed in the Park.
- Consumption of alcohol is not permitted in the Park.
- Please carry out any trash you carry in. No trash receptacles are provided in the Park.
- No commercial photography is permitted without prior approval.
- Click here to view works in the Sculpture Park.
- Enjoy DeCordova’s Sculpture Park, but please do not climb on the sculptures!
The Store @ DeCordova
Hours
| Monday – Thursday | 9:30 am | – | 7:30 pm |
| Friday – Saturday | 9:30 am | – | 5:30 pm |
| Sunday | 10:30 am | – | 5:30 pm |
- These hours are subject to seasonal changes
- Call 781/259-8692 for updated information
- Visitors coming solely to The Store @ DeCordova do not need to pay admission. If you arrive during the Visitor Station's operating hours, the attendant will issue you a special sticker to allow you through.
The Café @ DeCordova
Hours
| Monday | closed | |||
| Tuesday | noon | – | 3 pm | |
| (Coffee bar and light lunch only) | ||||
| Wednesday – Sunday | 11 am | – | 4 pm | |
School Gallery
Hours
| Monday – Thursday | 9:30 am | – | 7:30 pm |
| Friday – Saturday | 9:30 am | – | 5:30 pm |
| Sunday | 10:30 am | – | 5:30 pm |
- Admission is free.
- These hours are subject to seasonal changes.
- Call 781/259-0505 for updated information.
Tours
- Public tours of the Museum's main galleries take place every Thursday at 1 pm and Sunday at 2 pm.
- Public tours of the Sculpture Park are given on Saturday and Sunday at 1 pm from May to October.
- These public tours are free with Campus admission.
Accessibility
- DeCordova's exhibition galleries, Museum Store, and Sculpture Park are wheelchair accessible; however, a portion of the Dewey Family Gallery does not allow close viewing opportunities for those people in wheelchairs.
