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Governor Deval Patrick
"The Boston Museum partnership will reap big educational, economic development and community-building dividends.”
Boston Globe editorial
“The combination of a museum and public market remains the most intriguing proposal for the site.”
“Despite recent improvements to the Freedom Trail, the opportunity for tourists and residents to soak up local history is static. And the museum’s vision, though still in a formative stage, is expansive. The proposed building’s five-story glass atrium is designed to reveal an entire region’s treasures.”
“A prime parcel along the Greenway deserves a top-notch attraction. Boston Museum organizers haven’t yet proved they can pull it off, but they deserve a chance to try.”
Robert J. Haynes, President
Massachusetts AFL-CIO
"I am proud to offer my full support on behalf of the largest labor organization in Massachusetts for the establishment of the Boston Museum on the Rose Kennedy Greenway."
Patrick Moscaritolo, President & CEO
Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau
"The Museum's proposal is innovative, bold, collaborative and educational and would be a significant contributor to the greater Boston visitor industry. The project has the requisite staff and Board leadership and track record that will make this vision for this parcel and area a reality."
Paul Grogan, President
The Boston Foundation
"The Boston Foundation urges you to give every consideration to designating the proposed Boston Museum for Parcel 9 adjacent to the Greenway. It is the right project in the right place at the right time, and it should be designated."
Richard Dimino, President & CEO
A Better City
"The mix of the proposed market activities on the ground floor and the cultural uses of the Boston Museum on the upper floors provide the combination of activities that we find most beneficial for this site."
Facing History and Ourselves
Dr. Jose Salgado, Principal
Umana Middle School Academy
Boston Duck Tours
The Vilna Shul
Boston's Center for Jewish Culture
Zipcar
Grub Street Writers
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Jack
Wilson, President
University of Massachusetts
"I strongly believe the museum as envisioned would address a conspicuous need by bringing the many strands of Boston's storied history together in a single location in a way that would benefit students, citizens and visitors. The Boston Museum would weave these strands into a magnificent, impressive and enduring tapestry."
State Senator Steven A. Baddour
Chairman, Senate Transportation Committee
"The Boston Museum provides the opportunity to become a critical cultural anchor on the Rose Kennedy Greenway that will benefit both residents and visitors. In fact, the historic nature of Parcel 9, and its location near the Freedom Trail, between Faneuil Hall and the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, makes a civic usage the most appropriate choice."
Stephen P. Crosby,
Dean
McCormack Graduate School of Policy Studies
UMass Boston
"I have become enthralled by the potential of this collaboration
to serve our students, and to promote the vast historical significance
of Massachusetts to the public."
Students from Edwards Middle School, Charlestown
"We want an exciting Boston Museum on the site near the Historical
Blackstone Block, "Parcel 9." I want this because kids and
adults can have fun reading about important facts together, and it
gives them time to bond. Also people visiting Boston can come over
here to have fun too. I think it will be a great place for everybody!"
- Yabasha Yahuda, student
Thomas Piper
Principal Research Scientist
Department of Urban Studies and Planning
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"The proposal is an absolute stand-out. It meets the highest
standards for function, design quality and capability of its civic-minded
development team, as well as providing an emblem of Boston's national
and international identity. Boston Museum makes good on the long held
dream that the Greenway can become a location for cultural land uses
that inspire, educate and motivate."
The Sports
Museum
Old Sturbridge Village
Plimoth
Plantation
New England Historic
Genealogical Society
Theatre
Espresso
Boston Irish Tourism
Association
Basketball
Hall of Fame
Royall House
Association
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