deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum is the largest park of its kind in New England. Providing a constantly changing landscape of large-scale, outdoor, modern and contemporary sculpture and site-specific installations of more than 60 works.

Patrons of deCordova can enjoy year round activities in the Sculpture Park and Museum, including snowshoe tours, yoga in the park, nature tours, curator and artist conversations, and many special talks, screenings, and events. deCordova is also home to Lincoln Nursery School, the first preschool embedded in a contemporary art museum in the United States

As you may have recently seen, we shared a temporary suspension of the indoor galleries at deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum. The Sculpture Park remains open, and no other facilities, programs, events, or activities are affected, including the store or cafe. The temporary suspension allows us to upgrade our HVAC and climate control systems to ensure that our indoor exhibition spaces meet The Trustees’ and the museum industries’ stringent standards. We expect this process to take two-three years and we will share updates and ways to get involved in the coming months. For more information, please click here.

There is something for everyone at deCordova. Visit ground-breaking contemporary art exhibitions and family friendly learning spaces inside the museum. Pack a picnic and spread out on 30 acres of trails, lawns, and gardens. Children will enjoy self-guided tours and scavenger hunts. Go into our app and learn about various sculpture throughout the park at your leisure or follow along with a digital tour.

Please Find FAQs on the Indoor Museum Exhibition Hiatus Here.

Take a look at our current and past exhibitions here

Virtual and in-person programs are available for all ages and abilities – take a look here.

View the Sculpture Park here.

See highlights from our Permanent Collection here.

Print out (or use on your phone!) our scavenger hunt, found here.

DeCordova | Store

• Tuesday-Friday, 10AM-4pm
• Saturday-Sunday, 10AM-5PM

The Twisted Tree Café is now open at deCordova! The café currently serves beverages and bakery items, with a small selection of breakfast and lunch sandwiches.  For the remainder of the winter season, the café is open Wednesday-Sunday, 10AM-3PM..

Passes are released every week on Tuesday around noon for the following two weeks. Although the indoor exhibitions are on a temporary hiatus, the Park grounds, store, and café are all open as usual. 

As you may have recently seen, we shared a temporary suspension of the indoor galleries at deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum. The Sculpture Park remains open, and no other facilities, programs, events, or activities are affected, including the store or cafe. The temporary suspension allows us to upgrade our HVAC and climate control systems to ensure that our indoor exhibition spaces meet The Trustees’ and the museum industries’ stringent standards. We expect this process to take two-three years and we will share updates and ways to get involved in the coming months. For more information, please click here.

Hours through June 1

• Sculpture Park – Seven Days/Week: 10AM-4PM

Hours Starting June 1, 2023

• Monday-Friday: 10AM-4PM
• Saturday & Sunday: 10AM-5PM

deCordova | Store Hours 

• Tuesday-Friday, 10AM-4PM
• Saturday-Sunday, 10AM-5PM

The deCordova | Store will be open on Monday, May 29 and Monday, September, 4.

Admission Fees

• $14 Adults
• $12 Seniors 
• $12 Students 

For general admission, Trustees Members, Lincoln residents, children 12 and under, are always free.

Visitors with EBT, WIC, and Mass Health are eligible for free admission. Please select the EBT option when you check out and bring any supporting documentation to your visit.

New England Museum Association members receive FREE reciprocal admission. Please email tickets@thetrustees.org for more information.

If you are interested in setting up a group visit, please reach out to decordovagroups@thetrustees.org.

The Sculpture Park and Museum is open all year long. We are closed on New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

We welcome school and youth groups for experiential educational programs. Please visit our Education Page for details and to initiate a visit request.

51 Sandy Pond Road
Lincoln, MA 01773
Phone: 781.259.8355

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deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum is located 20 miles from Boston, 15 miles from Cambridge, and is easily accessible from several major highways.

Note: If you are coming from points east on Route 2 West, please see this annotated map for the left turn onto Bedford Road toward Lincoln Center. You must loop around and cross over Route 2 in order to make this turn.

deCordova is internationally recognized as a major venue for the exhibition and interpretation of modern and contemporary outdoor sculpture. The Sculpture Park occupies the entire campus: 30 acres of beautifully landscaped lawns, forests, fields, gardens, and terraces on a rolling site along the shore of Flint’s Pond in Lincoln, Massachusetts. At any given time, approximately 60 sculptures are on display in the Sculpture Park, which is open every day during the summer and Wednesdays through Sundays during the winter.

To see all current sculptures in the park, please click here. 

Virtual and in-person programs are available for all ages and abilities – take a look here.

As you may have recently seen, we shared a temporary suspension of the indoor galleries at deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum. The Sculpture Park remains open, and no other facilities, programs, events, or activities are affected, including the store or cafe. The temporary suspension allows us to upgrade our HVAC and climate control systems to ensure that our indoor exhibition spaces meet The Trustees’ and the museum industries’ stringent standards. We expect this process to take two-three years and we will share updates and ways to get involved in the coming months. For more information, please click here.

To learn about our exhibitions, please click here.

Explore our hands-on learning spaces here.

Print out (or use on your phone!) our scavenger hunt, found here.

See highlights from our Permanent Collection here.

Established in 1950, deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum is the largest park of its kind in New England encompassing 30 acres, 20 miles west of Boston. In 2009, deCordova changed its name from deCordova Museum and Sculpture Park to deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum to emphasize its renewed focus on sculpture and to support the institution’s goal of becoming a premier Sculpture Park. Providing a constantly changing landscape of large-scale, outdoor, modern and contemporary sculpture and site-specific installations, the Sculpture Park hosts more than 60 works, the majority of which are on loan to the Museum. Inside, the Museum features a robust slate of rotating exhibitions and innovative interpretive programming.

Restrooms are open. Please follow all current COVID guidelines.

Please note that a small portion of the Museum’s Dewey Family Hall is not wheelchair accessible.

Accessibility Features

Wheelchair Accessible Bathrooms 

There are accessible bathrooms on the fourth floor of the museum, accessed by an elevator.  The bathrooms in the courtyard are not wheelchair accessible.  

When the store and café re-opens there are accessible bathrooms in the café.  

Wheelchair Accessible Parking 

There are two wheelchair accessible spots next to the front entrance of the museum.  There are also a number of accessible spots in the main parking lot, for guests looking to access the store/café or Sculpture Park.  

After the completion of the pondside renewal, there will be a few accessible spots in the upper level lot for access to special events.  

Wheelchair accessible picnic tables 

There are two accessible picnic tables in the Courtyard  

Wheelchair Accessible Trails 

Most of the Sculpture Park grounds consists of grass and paved path/drive. There is one accessible pathway through the property, with other locations wheelchair friendly (with assistance). There are a few sculptures located in areas of uneven ground and steep incline. Andy Goldsworthy’s Watershed is accessible from the upper staff parking lot which has accessible parking available to visitors.

Museum
The museum building is fully accessible, except for a small portion of The Dewey Family Hall

UP Organization

DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum is proud to be a designated UP organization as part of an accessibility program developed by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. UP supports the growth and development of organizations that recognize the power of inclusive design to grow audiences and enhance cultural experiences for all, and that embrace inclusivity as core to their mission.

DeCordova offers a unique backdrop of contemporary art for an unforgettable wedding in its indoor and outdoor spaces. Enjoy cocktails on the Sculpture Terrace, dinner and dancing in the galleries, or plan a tented event in the park.

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DEWEY FAMILY HALL

Featuring vibrant works from local emerging artists, this versatile space can be used for many different events, from meetings and receptions to dinner and dancing.

Capa​city

120 people for dinner and dancing
150 people for dinner or luncheon, no dancing
175 people for theater-style seating
175 for standing reception

SCULPTURE TERRACE

Adjacent to the iconic brick turrets of the original deCordova Mansion, and overlooking picturesque Flint Pond, a stunning location for wedding ceremonies, cocktail receptions and open-air dinners.

PONDSIDE TERRACE AND TENT

Nestled in the trees above Flint Pond, this exceptional events space and sailcloth tent is the best of everything deCordova has to offer for private events. Equipped with lights, catering tent and power, the tent pad with surrounding grass provides both comfort and beauty for an ideal flow cocktail receptions into seated dinner.

Capacity

230 people for dinner and dancing
300 people for plated dinner

Free trail map distributed from bulletin board in the parking area. Please understand that supplies periodically run out.

We recommend that you take a photo of the map on your phone so you can refer to it during your visit, or download a trail map before you head out.

• PHOTOGRAPHY: We ask that photographers or their clients become Supporting Level Members before conducting portrait sessions at this property. Click here for more information, and to request permission for any portrait sessions. The Trustees of Reservations reserves the right, and may give permission to its designated photographers and videographers, or to outside media, to photograph or video visitors and program participants at all its facilities and properties.
• We welcome dogs, please keep them on a leash and pick-up after them.
• Please note that a small portion of the Museum’s Dewey Family Hall is not wheelchair accessible.
• COVID-19 Precautions: deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum takes strong precautions to protect our visitors and staff. As of March 2022, masks are optional in all indoor spaces. We respect all individual decisions to wear a mask or not.
• Hunting is not permitted at this reservation. Learn more about hunting on Trustees properties.