Davis Museum at Wellesley College
The Davis Museum is an art museum located on the Wellesley College campus in Wellesley, Massachusetts. The college art collection was first displayed in the Farnsworth Art Building, founded in 1889.- Type: Museum
- Description: art museum in Wellesley, Massachusetts
- Also known as: “Davis Museum and Cultural Center”, “Davis Museum, Wellesley”, “Jewett Art Centre”, “Jewett Art Gallery”, “Jewett Art Museum”, “Jewett Arts Center”, and “the Davis”
- Address: 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wellesley College and Jewett Arts Center.
Wellesley College
College
Wellesley College is a private women's liberal arts college in Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1870 by Henry and Pauline Durant as a female seminary, it is a member of the Seven Sisters Colleges, an unofficial grouping of women's colleges in the northeastern United States. Wellesley College is situated 1,600 feet south of Davis Museum at Wellesley College.
Jewett Arts Center
College building
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Jewett Arts Center is a college building.
Whitin Observatory
Observatory
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Whitin Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Wellesley College. Built in 1900, with additions in 1906, 1967, and 2010, it is located in Wellesley, Massachusetts and named after Wellesley College trustee Mrs. Whitin Observatory is situated 1,400 feet east of Davis Museum at Wellesley College.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wellesley and Natick.
Wellesley
Wellesley is a city in Massachusetts in the Greater Boston area. It is a wealthy suburb and home to Wellesley College, Babson College and Mass Bay Community College. Wellesley includes the villages of Babson Park and Wellesley Hills.
Natick
Natick is a town in Massachusetts with a population of about 37,000. It's approximately 10 miles west of Boston.
Felchville
Neighborhood
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Felchville is a populated place in Natick, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Felchville is situated 2½ miles west of Davis Museum at Wellesley College.
Davis Museum at Wellesley College
- Categories: cultural center, art museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Town of Wellesley, Norfolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.29374° or 42° 17′ 38″ northLongitude
-71.30734° or 71° 18′ 26″ westElevation
148 feet (45 metres)Open location code
87JC7MVV+F3OpenStreetMap ID
node 367781084OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q15694044
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Davis Museum at Wellesley College” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Museu Davis del Wellesley College”
- Chinese: “戴維斯博物館和文化中心”
- Dutch: “Davis Museum, Wellesley”
- French: “Centre d’Art de Jewett”
- French: “Centre de culture et Musée Davis”
- French: “Musée Davis et centre de culture”
- German: “Davis Museum und Kulturzentrum”
- German: “Kulturzentrum und Museum Davis”
- Japanese: “デイビス美術館”
- Portuguese: “Museu e Centro Cultural Davis”
- Spanish: “Davis Museum, Wellesley”
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