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Ballard (1929–2010), a drama
professor who set up America’s first
degree course in puppetry.
Harvard Museum of
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Natural History,
Cambridge, MA
MAP F2 • 26 Oxford St • 617 495
3045 • Open 9am–5pm daily • Adm
• www.hmnh.harvard.edu
As the public face of three Harvard
research institutions, this museum
combines the charm of old-fashioned
artifacts with cutting-edge science.
The Glass Flowers are famous
worldwide for their utterly realistic
re-creation of plants and blossoms.
Dinosaur skeletons, gemstones, and
meteorites invariably elicit awe.
Culinary Arts Museum
Manet’s Le Repos, RISD Museum 0
at Johnson & Wales
encyclopedic collection of more University, Providence, RI
than 84,000 objects is notable for MAP E4 • 315 Harborside Blvd • 401
late-19th-century painting (including 598 2805 • Open 10am–5pm Tue–Sat
French Impressionism), as well as • Adm • www.culinary.org
post-1960 arts in various media. This small museum of the culinary
Contemporary studio crafts and arts and hospitality industry will
furniture are also strong. Early delight, with its historic roadside
American furniture stars in the diners, fascinating kitchen gadgets,
decorative arts wing. and even a rundown on state and
presidential dinners. See how the
Hood Museum of Art,
7 hierarchy of the professional kitchen
Hanover, NH
developed, and learn about great
MAP L4 • Dartmouth College • 603 chefs through the ages.
646 2808 • Closed until 2019 for
renovation and expansion • www. 0 km 50 3 Waterville
hoodmuseum.dartmouth.edu 0 miles 50 Rumford
With over 65,000 works, Assyrian Montpelier White
stone reliefs from the palace of VERMONT Mountains North Brunswick
Conway
Ashurnasirpal (around 900 BC) are 7 91 Lincoln 95
the Hood’s prize display. Strong Rutland Hanover 93 MAINE
selections of Native American, sub- Green Mountains 89 Portland
Saharan, and Melanesian art bring 7 NEW Laconia Kennebunk
a global sweep to the galleries. HAMPSHIRE 95
91 Manchester Portsmouth
Brattleboro
Ballard Institute and
8 MASSACHUSETTS Lawrence Atlantic
Nashua
Museum of Puppetry,
Storrs, CT Northampton Boston Ocean
MAP D4 • 1 Royce Circle, Suite 101B, Springfield Worcester
University of Connecticut • 860 486 90 Plymouth
8580 • Open 11am–7pm Tue–Sun Hartford Providence 6
• Donation • www.bimp.uconn.edu Storrs 95 New Bedford
The key exhibits at this unique CONNECTICUT 1 Newport
puppetry museum, one of America’s New New Martha’s Island
Vineyard Nantucket
London
largest, are the puppets of Frank Haven
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