A New Chapter for the Museum of American Bird Art

If you’ve visited the Museum of American Bird Art in Canton recently, you may have noticed a few changes. Our gallery, once home to world-class art exhibitions, has been transformed into the Nest, a community makerspace and art studio.

Missing the art? Don’t fret – we are currently working on plans to create a new and improved art-viewing experience, read on for the details about our evolution.

Viewing the Mass Audubon Art Collection

Mass Audubon’s art collection spans four centuries and many genres thanks to generous gifts and bequests as well as purchases. To create the best possible experience to view these remarkable works, Mass Audubon enlisted Oudens Ello Architecture to design a modern, nature-inspired gallery that will be nestled into the landscape at our Brewster’s Woods Wildlife Sanctuary in Concord. Planning is underway, and we will continue to provide updates on the progress.

While we build our new home, MABA remains very active with online offerings, art acquisitions, and collaborative programs and engagement. And you can view many of our pieces online. 

Making Art in Canton

With a new focus on education, our operation in Canton will now be known as the MABA Education Center and Wildlife Sanctuary.

At its core is The Nest, a creative maker space and art studio where you can attend classes and workshops with artists in a wide variety of mediums including photography, printmaking, nature journaling, drawing, painting, and ceramics.

The Nest also serves as a homebase for school programs and the wildlife sanctuary’s popular Wild at Art Summer Camp. Each summer campers take part in outdoor explorations and creative art projects, including kiln-fired pottery, painting, mixed media, printmaking.

Explore the Trails

Beyond The Nest, the 125-acre wildlife sanctuary with two miles of trails invites you to explore meadow, red maple swamp, vernal pool, and forest habitats. Watch for Red-bellied Woodpeckers and Eastern Bluebirds from the bird blind, see Wood Frogs in the vernal pools, Great Horned Owls in the Pine Grove, Cardinal Flower at the Pequit Brook, and Ovenbirds calling throughout the spring and summer.