Visitor Information



LOCATION
Photographic Resource Center at Boston University
832 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02215
617.975.0600

PRC Hours (Sept.- June):
Monday: Closed
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
: 10am-6pm
Thursday: 10am-8pm
Saturday-Sunday: 12-5pm

Occasionally the gallery and library are closed in between exhibitions and we do not follow our regular hours. Please check our exhibition schedule before planning your visit or give us a call.

Please note: The PRC will be CLOSED over the Thanksgiving weekend and for several weeks during the winter and New Year's holidays.

ADMISSION
General Public: $3
Seniors and Students (with valid ID): $2
The PRC is always FREE to members, member schools, children under 18, BU students, faculty, and staff, as well as school groups with appointments.

The PRC Benefit Auction Preview Exhibitions and the Student Exhibitions are always FREE.

The PRC is FREE to all on Thursdays and on the last weekend of every month.

DIRECTIONS
By Public Transportation
Take the Green "B" train to BU WEST, four stops west of Kenmore Square. For more information on the MBTA, link to www.mbta.com.

By Car
From the North
Take Rte. 93S, then Storrow Drive Exit. Follow Storrow Drive West to the Kenmore Square exit. (Then see directions from Storrow Drive.)

From the South
Take Rte. 93N, then Storrow Drive Exit. Follow Storrow Drive West to the Kenmore Square exit. (Then see directions from Storrow Drive.)

From the West
Take Mass Pike East to the Cambridge/Allston exit. Turn right at "Y" ramp after going through toll booth. At second set of lights take a right onto Storrow Drive East. Follow Storrow Drive East to the Kenmore Square exit. (Then see directions from Storrow Drive.)

From Storrow Drive
Take the Kenmore Square exit off Storrow Drive. At second set of lights, turn right onto Commonwealth Avenue. Follow Commonwealth Ave. through Kenmore Square, bearing to the right at second set of lights. After approximately 1 mile, look for the PRC on the left side of Commonwealth Avenue.

For more detailed directions from your location, click here and follow the link for "driving directions."

PARKING
On-street parking spaces and several parking lots are in close proximity to the PRC. There are parking meters on Commonwealth Avenue, across the street, and on Amory Street. There is a BU paid lot, Lot F, just past the PRC on the right. Click here for a map.

Parking near the PRC can be scarce, particularly during games for the nearby Boston Redsox (click here for the Redsox schedule). Please be patient should you be driving in.