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Margaret Smith, Wicked Local
A new museum is coming to Boston.
Set to open on Commonwealth Pier in the Seaport on July 1, 2026, the Museum of American Finance will host exhibits, collections and events highlighting the history of finance in the United States. The museum will be free to the public, with the goal of educating the public on financial literacy and financial independence.
“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 David Cowen, president and CEO of the Museum of American Finance, in a press release. “We are thrilled for our exhibits to be based in Boston and will ensure that Commonwealth Pier becomes a destination for school groups, the community and tourists.”
About the Museum of American Finance
The Museum of American Finance, a Smithsonian institution, was originally founded on Wall Street in New York City back in 1989. However, in 2018, a flood damaged the property, and since then, the museum has only existed in the form of temporary exhibits across the country. After eight years of traveling, the Museum of American Finance will finally have a home in Boston in 2026.
To create new, world-class exhibits from the museum’s state-of-the-art collections, the museum will team up with the firm Gallagher & Associates, and a partnership with the Fidelity Center for Applied Technology (FCAT) will help bring the exhibits to life through the latest innovative technologies.
Guests to the museum can expect to see an archive of America’s entire financial history, including important 18th-century financial documents and letters from Alexander Hamilton himself.
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