Institute of Contemporary Art

The Institute of Contemporary Art is an art museum and exhibition space located in , Massachusetts, United States. The museum was founded as the Boston Museum of Modern Art in 1936.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: art museum in Boston, Massachusetts
  • Also known as: “ICA Boston”, “Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston”, and “The Institute of Contemporary Art”
  • Address: 25 Harbor Shore Drive, Boston, MA 02210

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Boston Children’s Museum and John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse.

Museum
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Boston Children's Museum is a children's museum in , Massachusetts, dedicated to the education of children. Located on Children's Wharf along the , Boston Children's Museum is the second oldest children's museum in the United States. is situated 1,800 feet west of Institute of Contemporary Art.

Courthouse
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The is a federal courthouse for the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, located on Fan Pier on the , Massachusetts, waterfront. is situated 1,200 feet northwest of Institute of Contemporary Art.

Railway station
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is a railroad terminal located at Dewey Square in downtown , . It is the busiest railroad station in and the second-busiest transportation facility. is situated 3,500 feet west of Institute of Contemporary Art.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Seaport and Downtown Boston.

Suburb
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The is a neighborhood in , Massachusetts. It is part of the larger neighborhood of , and is also sometimes called the Innovation District.

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Downtown is really the heart of the city. Boston City Hall is here, and many powerful companies and agencies are headquartered in the area. Since urban planning was done here before the advent of the automobile, this area of town has secured a decidedly European flavor.

Suburb
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The is a neighborhood of near South Street, between the Financial District and . The is a tightly defined area bounded by Kneeland Street to the south, Essex Street to the north, Atlantic Avenue to the east and Lincoln Street to the west.

Institute of Contemporary Art

Latitude
42.35287° or 42° 21′ 10″ north
Longitude
-71.04296° or 71° 2′ 35″ west
Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)
Levels
5
Open location code
87JC9X34+4R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 117888922
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
4940361
Wiki­data ID
Q3152226
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Institute of Contemporary Art” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Բոստոնի ժամանակակից արվեստի թանգարան”
  • Catalan: “Institut d’Art Contemporani de Boston”
  • Chinese: “波士頓當代藝術中心”
  • Chinese: “波士頓當代藝術學苑”
  • Chinese: “波士頓當代藝術學院”
  • Chinese: “波士頓當代藝術研究所”
  • Chinese: “波士顿当代艺术学院”
  • Chinese: “波士顿当代艺术研究所”
  • French: “Institut d’art contemporain de boston”
  • French: “Institut d’art contemporain de Boston”
  • French: “Institut d’Art Contemporain de Boston”
  • French: “Institut D’art Contemporain De Boston”
  • Hebrew: “המכון לאמנות עכשווית, בוסטון”
  • Italian: “Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston)”
  • Italian: “Institute of Contemporary Art”
  • Japanese: “ボストン現代美術館”
  • Russian: “Институт современного искусства (Бостон)”
  • Russian: “Институт современного искусства в Бостоне”
  • Russian: “Институт современного искусства”
  • Spanish: “Instituto de Arte Contemporáneo (Boston)”
  • Spanish: “Instituto de Arte Contemporáneo”
  • Ukrainian: “Інститут сучасного мистецтва”

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