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MassArt's seven-building campus complex is located on the Avenue of the Arts, at 621 Huntington Avenue between Longwood Avenue and Evans Way. MassArt's campus is nestled in Boston's Fenway/Back Bay community a short walk from the Museum of Fine Arts and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum with easy access to public transportation.

Contact Information:
Massachusetts College of Art + Design
621 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617-879-7000
Local Area Maps

DIRECTIONS TO MASSART'S CAMPUS BY CAR

From the west: Mass Turnpike East, Route 90
Take exit 22, Prudential Center/Copley Square.
Stay to the left (Prudential Center).
Follow ramp to Huntington Avenue.
Continue straight on Huntington Avenue to MassArt on right, two blocks after the Museum of Fine Arts.

From the South: Routes 3, 24, 93
Follow route 93 north (Southeast Expressway) toward Boston.
Take exit 18, Mass Ave.
Follow frontage road to third set of lights.
Take left, to Mass Ave.
Follow ramp to first set of lights, crossing Massachusetts Avenue to Melnea Cass Boulevard.
Follow Melnea Cass Boulevard to Tremont Street.
Turn left on Tremont Street and drive one block.
Turn right onto Ruggles Street.
Follow Ruggles Street to Huntington Avenue (at trolley tracks).
Take a left onto Huntington Avenue.
MassArt is one block up on the right.

From the North: Route 93
Follow Route 93 South toward Boston.
Take exit 26, Storrow Drive/North Station
Follow signs to Storrow Drive.
Travel Storrow Drive to Copley Square/Back Bay exit (exit left).
Turn Right onto Beacon Street.
Follow Beacon Street to Exeter Street.
Take a left onto Exeter Street and follow to Hungtington Avenue.
Take a right onto Huntington Avenue and follow it to the college.
MassArt is on the right, 2 blocks after the Museum of Fine Arts.

Directions to MassArt Parking Lot
From main campus at 621 Huntington Avenue (corner of Huntington and Longwood)
Take left onto Longwood, crossing over the trolley tracks.
Go straight to the stop sign.
Take a left at the stop sign and then take first right onto Ward Street.
MassArt's parking lot is short distance on the left.

COMMERCIAL PARKING

Public parking facilities around campus are reasonably convenient and hourly rates do vary.

MassArt does not validate parking. Below is a list of a few commercial-parking facilities near the MassArt campus.

The Museum of Fine Arts, 20-26 Museum Road

Boston's Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue

Brigham and Woman's Hospital, 80 Francis Street

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center on Binney Street (off of Longwood)

The Galleria, 350 Longwood Avenue (at Brookline Avenue)

ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION

MassArt encourages and recommends that alternate methods of transport be considered whether you are a student, employee, or visitor. There are several viable options well worth your attention.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority MBTA services Greater Boston as well as most of eastern Massachusetts by commuter rail, rapid transit lines, commuter boat, buses, and light rail vehicle. The MBTA provides service directly to the door of the college by both bus and the Green Line. MBTA travel Information at 617-222-3200 or www.mbta.com can answer all inquires concerning the "T".

A Few Suggested Routes
Subway/T:
Green line:

From Heath Street (E) train line exit at Longwood /Hospital.
Orange Line:

From: Forest Hills Station or Back Bay Station. Take the train to Ruggles Street Station. The college is a short walk from the Ruggles station.
Bus:
Possible Routes: #39, CT2, #65, #8, #47, #66

Commuter Rail and Amtrak
Closest stop via commuter rail and train is Ruggles Street Station. Take the CT2 bus bound for Kendall Square. Exit at Huntington Avenue/Longwood Avenue, campus is directly in front of you.

For more additional travel information regarding subway, bus, and the commuter rail schedules and fees contact: The MBTA at 617-222-55123 or visit their web site at www.mbta.com. The Amtrak web site is www.amtrack.com.

For door-to-door directions go to mapquest.com.