Visit

The McMullen Museum and the first floor of 2101 Commonwealth Avenue are now closed for the semester. The Museum will reopen with Wonders of Creation: Art, Science, and Innovation in the Islamic World on February 9, 2025. 

Hours/Map

Hours: Monday–Friday, 10:00 am–5:00 pm, Saturday–Sunday, noon–5:00 pm.

The McMullen Museum of Art is located at 2101 Commonwealth Avenue on the Brighton Campus of Boston College in Boston, Massachusetts. The campus is approximately six miles west of downtown Boston. For extensive directions to the campus, including downloadable campus maps, instructions on using GPS and Google, and any current updates, please visit the Boston College directions page.

Driving, approaching from points west: Continue past the Museum and make a U-turn by Greycliff Road. From Boston: Follow Commonwealth Avenue to the campus entrance, right before Lake Street.

Public Transportation: The Boston College branch of the MBTA's Green Line (B) ends at the Boston-Newton boundary on Commonwealth Avenue. Follow Commonwealth Avenue back to the east about 400 feet.

Parking/Accessibility

On days with Boston College home football games, there is no parking available at the Museum. See here for more information on parking and the schedule.

Monday–Friday, 10:00 am–5:00 pm, Saturday–Sunday, noon–5:00 pm: Parking is free at the McMullen. There are two wheelchair-accessible parking spots in front of the Museum. Additional visitor parking is available in front of the Museum, in the Theology and Ministry Library parking lot, and areas marked “P” on the map below.

Additional one-hour parking is available, as posted, on Commonwealth Avenue. Tour groups may drop off guests directly in front of the Museum before proceeding to visitor parking. Further information on visitor parking policies and rates are available on the Boston College Parking and Transportation Office website.

The McMullen Museum is wheelchair-accessible and exhibition floors are connected by an elevator. The Museum has four transport chairs that visitors are welcome to use.

 

Docent Tours

Free docent tours of the McMullen’s current exhibition take place every Sunday at 2:00 pm. Tours of the Carolyn A. and Peter S. Lynch Collection are held every Sunday at 3:00 pm, when special events are not taking place. Register for a tour of the Lynch Collection here. If you would like a separate, private tour for yourself or a group, please contact Rachel Chamberlain at least two weeks in advance.