The Boston Center for the Arts anchors the South End’s arts scene from a campus on Tremont Street, where nonprofit theater companies, visual artists, and performers share a cluster of historic buildings. Its most striking landmark is the BCA Cyclorama, a vast domed rotunda built in 1884 to display a panoramic painting of the Battle of Gettysburg; today the column-free space hosts exhibitions, fairs, and events.
The campus brings together seven distinct spaces, including the Calderwood Pavilion, the Black Box and Plaza theaters, the Mills Gallery, and rentable artist studios. Resident companies such as SpeakEasy Stage produce work here, making the BCA a hub for Boston’s small and mid-sized performing-arts groups. Programming, gallery exhibitions, and individual show schedules change frequently, so check the official site for current events and ticketing.
Good to know
- Home to seven performance and exhibition spaces, including the historic 1884 Cyclorama
- Resident companies such as SpeakEasy Stage perform on its stages
- The Mills Gallery hosts rotating visual-art exhibitions
- A short walk from the restaurants and Victorian rowhouses of the South End
Getting there
- Address: 539 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02116
- Neighborhood: South End
- Nearest T: Back Bay (MBTA Orange Line); Copley (Green Line) is also nearby