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Boston Center for the Arts Review
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Boston Center for the Arts
- Address: 539 Tremont St., South End, Boston, MA | Map It
- Phone: 617/426-5000; 617/426-8835 for Mills Gallery
- www.bcaonline.org
- Category: Arts/Performance Venues
- Location: South End
Fodor's Review:
Of Boston's multiple arts organizations, this city-sponsored arts-and-culture complex is the one that is closest to "the people." Here you can see the work of budding playwrights, view exhibits on Haitian folk art, or walk through an installation commemorating World AIDS Day. The BCA houses three small theaters, the Mills Art Gallery, and studio space for some 60 Boston-based contemporary artists. It's a bit of a leap from the original purpose of the Cyclorama Building, which was built by William Blackall in 1884 to house a 400- by 50-foot circular painting of the Battle of Gettysburg. After the painting was sent to Pennsylvania, the building was used as a boxing ring, a roller-skating rink, and a mechanics garage (Alfred Champion invented the spark plug here). It now is host to frequent antiques shows and fund-raisers. The Calderwood Pavilion next door, created when the old National Theater was razed, houses new theaters, along with condos, restaurants, and a furniture store.
- Cost: Free
- Open: Weekdays 9-5; Mills Gallery Wed., Thurs., and Sun. noon-5, Fri. and Sat. noon-10
- Metro: Back Bay/South End
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