Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston

The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) is an art museum and exhibition space located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The museum was founded as the Boston Museum of Modern Art in 1936. Since then it has gone through multiple name changes as well as moving its galleries and support spaces over 13 times. Its current home was built in 2006 in the South Boston Seaport District and designed by architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro.

Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
The ICA's current building in South Boston
Former name
Boston Museum of Modern Art
Established1936 (1936)
Location25 Harbor Shore Drive, Boston, MA 02210
Coordinates42.352843°N 71.042857°W / 42.352843; -71.042857
TypeArt museum
AccreditationAmerican Alliance of Museums
DirectorJill Medvedow
ArchitectDiller Scofidio + Renfro
Public transit access
  Silver Line (SL1 or SL2)
Courthouse Station
Websiteicaboston.org
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