Institute of Contemporary Art
Founded 1936; its 2006 cantilevered glass box hanging over the harbor was the first new Boston museum building in nearly a century — and the building that announced the Seaport.
Part of the connected record of this place — 2 relationships link it into the wider graph, each one a thread worth pulling.
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Now, then, future
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quiet enough to notice details. Best now: one exhibit, then the nearest story.
1825: St.
Future2026: America’s 250th — July 4, 2026.
How it feels right now
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Different kinds of things hiding within a short walk.
Routes with a point of view
Boston's harbor made it rich, then sick, then new again. From the 1740s market hall to the museum cantilevered over the water — the whole arc in one walk.
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What this meant before
- Established
- 1936
- Address
- 25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston
- Online
- Official site ↗
- Graph connections
- 2
In the graph 2 relationships — first-class data, not links
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Seaport
Boston Fish Pier
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Historical context
Institute of Contemporary Art is linked, through the graph, to Seaport — neighborhood, 2 min walk away. The kind of thread you only find by following the connections.
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