Looking to spend a couple of hours off the beaten path? How about a museum installation that also inspires new ideas? A trip to the Mary Baker Eddy Library in Back Bay offers both. The Mapparium in the library presents visitors with a very unique look at the world – literally from the inside out. A gigantic globe that measures three stories high and 30 feet in diameter was constructed of hundreds of stained glass panels set in bronze framework. The globe was completed in 1935 and the boarders and countries of that era now remain forever frozen in time. Share your own ideas across the bridge and listen to the amazing acoustics that come from being surrounded by glass.
The Hall of Ideas is a celebration of the thoughts that have inspired and transformed society through the years. But these quotes aren’t carved into bronze plaques rather they are displayed through a media presentation that set the ideas free, letting the quotes dance across the floor, up the side panels and under the water in the center fountain.
Hours: Tues – Sun 10am to 4pm
Time: I was able to go through the guided tour of the Mapparium, Hall of Ideas and other exhibits in the library in just under 2 hours.
Where: 200 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
 Closest MBTA Station: Hynes Convention Center
 Limited parking is available $7 at the library, Paid public lots also
 available at Prudential Center
Cost: General Admission – $6.00, Seniors $4.00, Children $3.00
More Information: 1-617-450-7000 or www.marybakereddylibrary.com

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