Boston is a similar size to the Gold Coast. They each claim a population of about 650,000. Boston and Cambridge together contain two of the top five universities in the world; Harvard and MIT. There are also several top museums and art galleries.
Brace yourselves! Here are some samples from some of them.
Boston Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA)
Cicely Carew
Cicely Carew
Simone Leigh, “Last Garment”
The Harvard Museum of Natural History
An exquisite collection of glass flowers and fruits. Amazing quality of workmanship.
One of Harvard University’s most famous treasures is the internationally acclaimed Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants, better known as the “Glass Flowers." This unique collection was made by Leopold (1822-1895) and Rudolf Blaschka (1857-1939), a father and son team of Czech glass artists. Over fifty years, from 1886 through 1936, the Blaschkas produced 4,300 glass models that represent 780 plant species.
Earth & Planetary Sciences Gallery
A collection of absolutely gorgeous crystals and minerals.
Laguna Agate
This specimen came from Hughenden in Queensland. There is quite a story about its history in the Wikipedia link above.
The Fogg Art Museum (part of the Harvard Art Museums)
A terrific collection from 1500 to 1970, in chronological order.
A Shepherd, by Joachim Wtewael (1623)
Piazza San Marco, Venice by Canaletto (1730-1734)
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A Sea-Spell by Dante Rossetti (1875)
The Gare Saint-Lazare: Arrival of a Train, by Monet (1877)
Lake O'Hara, by John Singer Sargent (1916)
Mural by Joan Miró (1935)
Summer Orange by Joan Snyder (1970)
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