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Museum Announces Plans for New Exhibit Headquarters at Boston’ s Commonwealth Pier
By Kristin Aguilera, Deputy Director
The Museum of American Finance has signed a 10-year lease for exhibit space in Boston, which will open to the public on July 1, 2026. Planning is now underway to develop and create the Museum’ s exhibits at Commonwealth Pier, the waterfront destination in Boston’ s Seaport. The Museum will occupy approximately 5,400 sf of exhibit space, with an additional 2,300 sf community room adjacent to the exhibit hall that will be available for classes and public programs. Entrance to all of the Museum’ s exhibits and programs in Boston will be free of charge— reflecting its core mission of making financial education accessible to all.
The Museum’ s opening in Boston marks the first time it will have a permanent exhibit headquarters since it left its former home at 48 Wall Street in New York City in 2018. The Museum is currently working with the renowned firm G & A Strategy and Design to create world-class exhibits in Boston that draw from the Museum’ s collections— while integrating the latest technologies in a partnership with the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology( FCAT).
Galleries will feature the following exhibits: Alexander Hamilton Experience and the Origins of the Capital Markets; History of the Financial Markets; US Currency; and a Personal Finance interactive exhibit. A rotating gallery will enable the Museum to explore timely topics pertaining to finance and economics, and to feature new acquisitions or the temporary display of unique and high-value artifacts. For the first year, the exhibit will highlight the importance of Boston and Massachusetts to the overall financial history of the United States. The exhibits will be guest curated by content experts Dr. Richard Sylla, Mark Higgins, Ric Edelman, Erich Umar and Rahul Arora.
“ Visitors will leave our Museum with a greater understanding and appreciation for our nation’ s financial history— much of it centered in the Boston Harbor area— as well as knowledge that will help them better their own financial lives,” said MoAF President / CEO David Cowen.“ We are thrilled for our exhibits to be based in Boston
Rendering of the Museum’ s new home at Commonwealth Pier in the Boston Seaport, scheduled to open in July 2026.
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