Higgins knight visits the Blackstone Valley Celtic Festival

Cultural Sites Listings

These are just some of the cultural sites in the Blackstone River Valley.

Higgins Armory Museum
100 Barber Avenue
Worcester, MA 01606
(508) 853-2444
www.higgins.org

The Higgins Armory offers a step back in time to medieval and renaissance Europe, feudal Japan and Mediterranean cradles of civilization. Here you can experience heroic legacies of another world and time. Open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 - 4.Sunday, 12 - 4.

EcoTarium
222 Harrington Way
Worcester MA, 01604
(508) 929-2700
www.ecotarium.org

The EcoTarium, a center for environmental exploration, works to introduce people to new ways of seeing and understanding local, global and regional environments. Enjoy exhibits, a planetarium, the Explorer Express train, and 60 acres of trails and wildlife displays. Open Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Sunday noon to 5:00 p.m.

Worcester Art Museum
55 Salisbury Street
Worcester, MA 01609
(508) 799-4406
www.worcesterart.org

The Worcester Art Museum is the second largest art museum in New England. It collection includes 35,000 items including paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, photography and drawings, ranging from Egyptian antiquities to contemporary wroks.
Wed – Sun 11-5, Thur. 11-8, Sat 10-5. Admission charged.

Mechanics Hall
321 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608
(508) 752-5608
www.mechanicshall.com

Mechanics Hall, built in 1857 by the Worcester County Mechanics Association, is one of the nation’s finest concert halls. Over the years speakers such as Charles Dickens and Teddy Roosevelt have spoken here and artist such as Caruso and Ella Fitzgerald have performed on the stage. Mechanics hall is remarkable both as an architectural achievement and as a performance center. Call for events.

Stadium Theater
28 Main Street
Woonsocket, RI 02895
(401) 762-4545
www.stadiumtheatre.com

This recently reopened 1926 movie and vaudeville theater has helped to revitalize the arts scene in Woonsocket. The theater has undergone a painstaking restoration to return it to the grandeur of its early days. Call for show schedules and prices.

Rhode Island Watercolor Society Art Gallery
Slater Memorial Park,
Armistice Boulevard
Pawtucket RI 02861
(401) 726-1876
www.riws.org/

The Rhode Island Watercolor Society is one of the oldest in the United States. Housed in the historic boathouse in Slater Park, the interior includes a permanent gallery with paintings, prints and drawings by well-known artists. HOURS: Tuesday - Saturday. 10 am - 4 pm; Sunday 1 - 5 pm.

Waterplace Park and River Walk
www.waterfire.org

A four-acre park in the heart of Providence, signage along the River Walk tells of the city’s rise from colonial settlement to the modern day. Several times a year, site of the spectacular “Waterfire” exhibition.

Rhode Island School of Design
224 Benefit Street
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 454-6348.
www.risd.edu

An institution of art and design with a worldwide reputation. Their collection includes 80,000 works, dating from ancient Greece and China through the modern day. The Pendleton House highlights American furniture and decorative arts of the 18th and 19th century. Main gallery is open Tue-Sun 10-5.

Brown University
164 Angell Street
Providence, RI02912
(401) 863-1000.
www.brown.edu

Established in Providence in 1773, Brown is one of the nation’s premier universities. Today the campus is home to several galleries and libraries open to the public.

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Blackstone River Theater Cumberland, RI

Blackstone River Theater
549 Broad Street
Cumberland, RI 02864
(401) 725-7292
www.riverfolk.org

The Blackstone River Theater is a venue for the performing and visual arts. It goal is to offer arts education; and to collaborate with local and regional artists and arts/community organizations in presenting cultural events and programs specific to the Blackstone River Valley. Schedules and fees for events and programs vary.