GETTING AROUND

Planning Resources
Complimentary Official Visitors Guide to Boston

Restaurants
The colleges that make up Colleges of the Fenway all have cafés.

AT EMMANUEL COLLEGE

MARIAN DINING HALL
Location: first floor of the Jean Yawkey Center
They offer a set price for an all you care to eat buffet. Payment: cash or credit card.
breakfast and continental $10
lunch, dinner, brunch $13

HOURS:
Friday
Breakfast 7:15 am – 10:00 am
Continental Breakfast: 10:00 am -11: 15 am
Lunch 11:15 am – 2:00 pm
Light Lunch 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Dinner 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Saturday and Sunday
Continental 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Brunch 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Dinner 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

MUDDY RIVER CAFE
Location: first floor of the Eisner administration building
This is a retail café with hot and cold grab and go food. Payment: cash or credit card.

HOURS:
Friday
Breakfast 8:00 am – 10:30 am
Lunch 11:30 am – 4:30 pm

Saturday and Sunday
The café is closed

JO DI’S AND DUNKIN
Location: the first floor of the new St. Julie Hall. Payment: cash or credit card.
Mainly coffee and snacks.

HOURS:
Friday
Jo Di’s: 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
Dunkin: 6:00 am – 5:00 pm

Saturday and Sunday
Jo Di’s: 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Dunkin: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

AT THE MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN

Eat > Café
Location: first floor of the Kennedy Building. Payment: cash or credit card.
Menu available here.

HOURS:
Friday
7:00 am – 8:30 pm

Saturday and Sunday
9:00 am – 6:30 pm

AT THE WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Beatty Dining Commons
Menu available here.
Location: Beatty Hall (next to the Fitness Center). Payment: cash or credit card.

HOURS:
Friday
7:00 am – 8:00 pm

Saturday and Sunday
10:00 am – 8:00 pm

Einstein Brothers Bagel/Mobil CarT
Location: In the middle of the Wentworth Institute of Technology’s Quad
Coffee and bagels.

HOURS:
Friday
7:00 am – 2:00 pm

Saturday and Sunday
Closed

Other eateries in the area are listed here. We will provide handouts as well at the conference. Another great source for finding a restaurant during the Conference is Todd Plummer’s Condé Nast Traveler article, “21 Best Restaurants in Boston.”

The Boston Area’s Top Local Attractions
(Please note: All descriptions have been taken from the organizations’ websites.)

Within walking distance of Colleges of the Fenway
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 617-267-9300, Avenue of the Arts, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston.
Today the MFA is one of the most comprehensive art museums in the world; the collection encompasses nearly 450,000 works of art . . . from ancient Egyptian to contemporary, special exhibitions, and innovative educational programs. The Museum has undergone significant expansion and change in recent years; 2010 marked the opening of the Art of the Americas Wing, with four levels of American art from ancient to modern. In 2011, the west wing of the Museum was transformed into the Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art, with new galleries for contemporary art and social and learning spaces. Improved and new galleries for European, Asian, and African art have opened through 2013, with more to come.

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 617 566 1401, 25 Evans Way, Boston, MA.
The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is at once an intimate collection of fine and decorative art and a vibrant, innovative venue for contemporary artists, musicians and scholars. Housed in a stunning 15th-century Venetian-style palace with three stories of galleries surrounding a sun- and flower-filled courtyard, the Museum provides an unusual backdrop for the viewing of art. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum’s preeminent collection contains more than 2,500 paintings, sculptures, tapestries, furniture, manuscripts, rare books and decorative arts. The galleries house works by some of the most recognized artists in the world, including Titian, Rembrandt, Michelangelo, Raphael, Botticelli, Manet, Degas, Whistler and Sargent. The spirit of the architecture, the personal character of the arrangements and the artistic display of the enchanting courtyard in full bloom all create an atmosphere that distinguishes the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum as an intimate and culturally-rich treasure.

Other Suggestions
Boston Common and Boston Public Gardens, 617-635-4505, 4 Charles Street.
Two centuries separate the creation of the Boston Common and the Public Garden, and what a difference that period made. In 1634 the Common was created as America’s first public park; it was practical and pastoral with walkways built for crosstown travel. In contrast, the Public Garden was the first public botanical garden in America. It was decorative and flowery from its inception, featuring meandering pathways for strolling.

Boston Public Library,  617-536-5400, 700 Bolyston Street, Boston.
Established in 1848 by an act of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts, the Boston Public Library (BPL) was the first large free municipal library in the United States. Charles Follen McKim of McKim, Meade, and White was appointed the principal architect in 1887 for the new building. The present Central Library in Copley Square has been home to the library and has served as its headquarters since 1895, when Charles Follen McKim completed his “palace for the people.” In 1986, the National Park Service designated the McKim building a National Historic Landmark, citing it as “the first outstanding example of Renaissance Beaux-Arts Classicism in America.” Within the McKim Building are exquisite murals series by John Singer Sargent, Edwin Austin Abbey, and Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, a peaceful inner courtyard, and additional works of famed sculptors and painters that can be viewed via the library’s daily art and architecture tours.

Harvard University Art Museums, 617-495-9400, 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge.
Ever since their founding, the Harvard Art Museums—the Fogg Museum, Busch- Reisinger Museum, and Arthur M. Sackler Museum—have been dedicated to advancing and supporting learning at Harvard University, in the local community, and around the world. The museums have played a leading role in the development of art history, conservation, and conservation science, and in the evolution of the art museum as an institution. Through research, teaching, professional training, and public education, the museums strive to advance the understanding and appreciation of art. Programs encourage close looking at original works of art, collaboration with campus and community partners, and the production of new scholarship.

Institute of Contemporary Art, 617-478-3100, 100 Northern Avenue, Boston.
The Institute of Contemporary Art strives to share the pleasures of reflection, inspiration, provocation, and imagination that contemporary art offers through public access to art, artists, and the creative process.

Faneuil Hall, 1 Faneuil Hall Square, Boston.
Located in downtown Boston, steps away from the waterfront, Faneuil Hall Marketplace is alive today as it was in 1742 when our nation’s fathers proclaimed it “The Cradle of Liberty.” Over 70 retailers and 40 office tenants occupy the 200,000 square feet of retail and 160,000 square feet of space on Boston’s iconic mixed-use festival marketplace. Customers enjoy unique, locally loved, and nationally recognized shops while indulging in the worldwide cuisine at our restaurants, pubs, and in the world-famous Quincy Market Colonnade. The cobblestone promenades are filled with the music and jaw-dropping routines of world-renowned street performers and musicians.”

Freedom Trail, 617-357-8300, 99 Chauncy Street, Suite 401, Boston. Welcome to the Freedom Trail, a 2.5-mile, red-lined route that leads you to 16 historically significant sites — each one an authentic treasure. Explore museums and meetinghouses, churches, and burying grounds. Learn about the brave people who shaped our nation. Discover the rich history of the American Revolution, as it began in Boston, where every step tells a story.

Museum of Science, 617-23-2500, 1 Science Park, Boston.
One of the world’s largest science centers and New England’s most highly attended cultural institution, the Museum of Science is ideally positioned to lead the nationwide effort to promote engineering education awareness, bringing science, technology, and mathematics alive through its exhibits, programs, and more.

MIT List Visual Arts Center,, 617-253-4680, 20 Ames Street, Cambridge.
The List Visual Arts Center is a creative laboratory that provides artists with a space to freely experiment and push existing boundaries. As the contemporary art museum at MIT, the List Center presents a dynamic program of six to nine special exhibitions in its galleries annually, including a program of evolving site-specific work by emerging artists known as List Projects, as well as a broad range of educational programs, events, and scholarly publications.

New England Aquarium, 617-973-5200,1 Central Wharf, Boston.
The New England Aquarium, which opened in 1969, is a global leader in ocean exploration and marine conservation. The Aquarium is one of the premier visitor attractions in Boston, with over 1.3 million visitors a year, and a major public education resource.

More Things to do in Boston

Boston’s Top 10 Places to Shop
Newbury Street – This is Boston’s 5th Avenue.
Boylston Street/Back Bay.
The South End.
Harvard Square.
Prudential Center.
Copley Mall.
Faneuil Hall.
Coolidge Corner.
Downtown Crossing.
Beacon Hill/Charles Street.