Boston school-age children and their families will be able to attend performances for free at seven major theater, dance, and music organizations under an expansion of the Boston Family Days initiative.
Mayor Michelle Wu’s office released the news on Wednesday before her State of the City address on Wednesday night.
“Delivering an excellent education for every Boston student means making the entire city their classroom,’’ Wu said in a prepared statement. “Boston’s world-class arts and cultural institutions are pillars of Boston’s vibrant community and economy, and I’m so grateful for their partnership to show our young people the world.’’
The performing arts organizations include the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Ballet, the Boch Center, The Huntington, Boston Lyric Opera, the Wheelock Family Theatre at Boston University, and ArtsEmerson, a presenting and producing organization that operates under the aegis of Emerson College.
According to the news release, starting in April, “every student living in Boston enrolled in grades K-12 or Boston Pre-K will get free admission along with up to two guests at three new historical museums: the Paul Revere House, Old North Illuminated, and the USS Constitution Museum. Revolutionary Spaces, which operates the Old State House and Old South Meeting House, will be added to the program later this spring.’’
According to the release, “more than 50,000 Boston students and their guests have already enjoyed free visits through Boston Family Days so far, including thousands who experienced these institutions for the very first time.’’
Boston Family Days is described in the news release as a “public-private partnership’’ between the city and “civic, corporate, and philanthropic partners’’ that include Amazon, the Barr Foundation, Barbara and Amos Hostetter, Bob and Michelle Atchinson, and Jim and Cathy Stone.’’
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