Cyrus Dallin Art Museum

The Cyrus Dallin Art Museum in Arlington Center is the only museum in the country devoted solely to Cyrus Dallin, the sculptor, educator and Indigenous rights advocate who lived and worked in Arlington for more than 40 years. In an intimate setting, visitors see over ninety artworks spanning his sixty-year career. Exhibits place his sculpture in the context of his commitment to the arts, education and justice, including his public works honoring Indigenous peoples.

Dallin (1861-1944) was born in Utah, and his public sculptures commemorating historical events, Indigenous peoples and Euro-American figures stand in Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia and other cities. The museum aims to promote new insights into shared history through his life and values, and it acknowledges its location on the ancestral lands of the Massachusett Tribe; an entry hall panel on that history was written by Massachusett Tribe at Ponkapoag elder Elizabeth Solomon. Virtual programs and a YouTube channel extend its reach.

What to Know

• The museum occupies the historic Jefferson Cutter House, about six miles from Boston on the route of Paul Revere’s ride.
• Dallin’s best-known Boston works include the Paul Revere equestrian statue in the North End and Appeal to the Great Spirit at the Museum of Fine Arts.
• The museum is a non-profit organization.
• It takes part in community events such as Arlington’s townwide Indigenous Peoples Day celebration.