Fuller Craft Museum
Fuller Craft Museum is an arts and crafts museum in the city of Brockton, Massachusetts, 25 miles south of Boston. Yearly visitors number about 20K. Add Gillette Stadium, 11 mi away, to a visit.
A museum inside Brockton
Winters are cold
January nights drop to 19°, with about 34" of snow a year. When to go ↓
You can stay in Brockton
Fuller Craft Museum is inside Brockton, which has 13 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep and Oct
May, June, July, August, September and October are the mild months, with highs of 63–84°. When to go ↓
Established in 1946
Fuller Craft Museum dates from 1946. About ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
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Fuller Craft Museum
Fuller Craft Museum is an arts and crafts museum in the city of Brockton, Massachusetts, 25 miles south of Boston. It receives 20,000 visitors a year. It contains contemporary craft-based art of many different genres and origins. It is the only craft museum in the New England area. The museum was founded in 1946.
- Type
- Museum
- Established
- 1946
- Wikipedia readers
- 1.5K a year
A base for Fuller Craft Museum
The first towns with rooms are Brockton (13) and Boston (199).
- 1Gillette Stadium
- 2Fenway Park
- 3Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
- 4USS Massachusetts
- 5Freedom Trail
- 6Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Fuller Craft Museum | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brockton | in town | — | 13 10 hotels · 2 motels · 1 inn or B&B | 106,134 | $438K | C− |
| Boston | 16 mi north | 25 min | 199 158 hotels · 29 inns & B&Bs · 4 lodges & cabins · 5 hostels · 3 campgrounds | 672,973 | $732K | D |
| Foxborough | 11 mi west | 15 min | 15 9 hotels · 3 motels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground | 18,934 | $606K | B |
| Stoughton | 3 mi west | 5 min | 7 3 hotels · 1 motel · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground · 1 RV park | 29,845 | $524K | C+ |
| Cambridge | 19 mi north | 30 min | 30 20 hotels · 7 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 2 campgrounds | 122,588 | $1,092K | D |
| Quincy | 11 mi north | 15 min | 10 9 hotels · 1 inn or B&B | 103,173 | $619K | C+ |
| Brookline | 16 mi north | 25 min | 19 10 hotels · 9 inns & B&Bs | 63,414 | $1,247K | B+ |
| Braintree Town | 8 mi north | 10 min | 6 5 hotels · 1 lodge or cabins | 38,957 | $657K | C+ |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
More to see nearby
Pair a visit with these, within 46 miles.
Big draw111 mi Stadium & arenaGillette Stadium
Big draw217 mi Stadium & arenaFenway Park
Big draw317 mi MuseumIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Big draw41 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
Big draw46 mi MuseumThe Breakers
428 mi MuseumUSS Massachusetts
518 mi AttractionFreedom Trail
617 mi MuseumMuseum of Fine Arts Boston477K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Gillette Stadium: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fenway Park: Gatorfan252525, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Sean Dungan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · The Breakers: UpstateNYer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · USS Massachusetts: USN, Public domain · Freedom Trail: Ingfbruno, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Museum of Fine Arts Boston: Martin~jawiki at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Questions people have about Fuller Craft Museum
Is Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton?
Yes. It’s inside Brockton, MA.
When is the best time to visit Fuller Craft Museum?
May, June, July, August, September and October, with highs of 63–84°.
What is the closest airport to Fuller Craft Museum?
Boston Logan (BOS), about 18 miles away.
Where should I stay near Fuller Craft Museum?
Boston (16 mi, 199 places to stay), Brockton (in town, 13 places to stay) and Foxborough (11 mi, 15 places to stay).
Brockton has the answers
Ask a question, or answer one, in Brockton’s Town Square.
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