Rose Art Museum
Rose Art Museum is a museum in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. Prospect Hill stands 135 m to the north-northeast, 1.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Light Of Reason, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Battle Road Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off.
The story
The Rose Art Museum, founded in 1961, is a part of Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, US. Named after founding benefactors Edward and Bertha Rose, it offers temporary exhibitions, and it displays and houses works of art from its permanent collection of 9,000 objects. The museum has one of the largest collections of modern and contemporary art in New England. Since its inauguration, the Rose Art Museum has been recognized for its avant-garde and forward-thinking approach to modern and contemporary art. Its mission statement says that the museum "fosters community, experimentation, and new knowledge through direct engagement with modern and contemporary art, artists, and ideas".
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Dates from 1961.
Wikidata Q7367636, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Brandeis University
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 8.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 9 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 21 mi
- Lookout Point · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Light Of Reason: 0.0 mi
- The Three Freedoms: 0.1 mi
- Tree: 0.3 mi
- Jesus on Cross: 1.9 mi
- Our Lady of Loretto Grotto: 2.6 mi
- Cedarwood Playground: 0.1 mi
- Bobby Connors Playground: 0.4 mi
- Nipper Maher Park: 0.6 mi
- Forest Grove Park: 0.8 mi
- Logan Park: 0.9 mi
- Richard Saivetz '69: 0.1 mi
- Usen Castle: 0.4 mi
- Old Camp 2 Foundation: 1.3 mi
- General Nathaniel P. Banks: 1.5 mi
- City of Waltham Centennial Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Reservoir Hill: 0.1 mi
- Winthrop Hill: 0.6 mi
- Mount Feake: 0.8 mi
- Bear Hill: 0.9 mi
- Doublet Hill: 1.3 mi
- North Avenue Property: 1.3 mi
- Church Street Property: 1.4 mi
- Kerry Court Conservation Area: 1.5 mi
- Auburndale Yard Conservation Area: 1.6 mi
- Fredric Dumaine Ctr: 1.7 mi
- The Telephone Museum: 1.4 mi
- Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation: 1.6 mi
- Waltham Museum: 1.6 mi
- Golden Ball Tavern Museum: 2.4 mi
- Spellman Museum of Stamps & Postal History: 2.6 mi
- Emma Hart Fessenden Garden: 2.2 mi
- Bob's Island: 3.0 mi
- Yvonne’s Garden: 3.1 mi
- People For Pollinators: 4.8 mi
- Idylwilde Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Elephant Rock: 4.2 mi
- Ponyhenge: 4.2 mi
- Piccadilly Square Chair: 4.3 mi
- Heartbreak Hill (Bottom/Start): 4.3 mi
- Fairy Rock: 4.4 mi
- Crystal Lake Beach: 4.2 mi
- Morses Pond Beach: 5.6 mi
- Memorial Beach: 8.1 mi
- Borggaard Beach: 8.6 mi
- North Beach: 9.1 mi
- Lunch Wall: 4.8 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 5.1 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 5.2 mi
- Lower Cliff: 5.4 mi
- Upper Cliff: 5.4 mi
- Picnic Site 9: 1.2 mi
- Picnic Site 10: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Site 11: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Site 8: 1.3 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 1.4 mi
- Boathouse: 19.1 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 19.1 mi
- Oil Shed: 19.2 mi
- Rainshed: 19.2 mi
- Boston Light: 19.2 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 9.7 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 11.5 mi
- Interstate 95 Rest Area: 24.6 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 24.8 mi
- Quarry Spring: 9.4 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 14.7 mi
- Mystery Spring: 16.6 mi
- Cascade Falls: 11.0 mi
- Rock Falls: 17.6 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 18.3 mi
- Haywardville: 11.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Rose Art Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Hill | NNE 16° | 135 m | 1.7 mi |
| Little Prospect | NNE 16° | 133 m | 1.4 mi |
| Reeves Hill | WSW 253° | 122 m | 4.7 mi |
| Loring Hill | NNE 15° | 109 m | 5.2 mi |
| Doublet Hill | SSW 207° | 108 m | 1.3 mi |
| Pine Hill | NW 326° | 106 m | 6.0 mi |
| Fullers Hill | N 7° | 105 m | 3.9 mi |
| Robinson Hill | N 10° | 102 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:09 | 19:43 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:31 | 16:16 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Natick, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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