Directions & Accessibility

New England Conservatory, located at 290 Huntington Avenue, Boston, is one block from Symphony Hall at the corner of Gainsborough Street, convenient to public transportation. On-street parking is extremely limited.

Campus Construction 2009

During spring and summer 2009, NEC is resuming a deferred maintenance project on all four campus buildings. Scaffolding will surround the buildings, but work that generates noise will not be scheduled for times when concerts are taking place.

Beginning May 21, scaffolding will block curbside access from the street to the sidewalk directly in front of the main Jordan Hall building entrance on Gainsborough Street. The sidewalk will be accessible for pedestrians from the Huntington Avenue/Gainsborough intersection and the St. Botolph Street/Gainsborough intersection. If you are in a wheelchair or have other mobility issues: Because the street-level wheelchair entrance is nearest to St. Botolph Street, we recommend approaching from that direction.

See further information on vehicular traffic below.

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By subway or bus (MBTA)

Subway: Take the Green Line "E" train to the Symphony stop. Walk one block west on Huntington Avenue, towards the YMCA. Take the first left, onto Gainsborough Street. NEC's Jordan Hall building takes up the entire southwest corner of this intersection, with the entrance on Gainsborough Street. Note: this station is not wheelchair accessible.

Take the Orange Line to the Massachusetts Avenue station. During daytime hours, exit the station via the open end of the platform and turn right. When you get to street level, Jordan Hall will be on your left, just past the parking garage. At other times, when this exit is locked, exit the station via the covered end of the platform and take a left onto Massachusetts Avenue. Walk to the first set of lights, at St. Botolph Street. Take a left onto St. Botolph Street and walk to the end of the block. Jordan Hall is located diagonally on the right. Note: this station is wheelchair accessible.

Bus: Convenient buses include #1, #CT1, and #39.

For detailed, up-to-date information about the MBTA, Boston's public transportation system (commonly called the "T"), visit www.mbta.com.

By automobile

Beginning May 26, vehicular traffic circulation around the Jordan Hall building will be affected when lanes on Huntington Avenue and Gainsborough Street are temporarily occupied as a lay-down area for construction equipment and vehicles. Please be prepared for traffic diversions.

Traveling east on the Massachusetts Turnpike, Route I-90, take Exit 22 and then veer left to the Prudential exit, surface onto Huntington Avenue, continue straight through the light, go under or cross Massachusetts Avenue, and turn left at the traffic light onto Gainsborough Street.

Traveling north on Route I-93, take exit 18 to Massachusetts Avenue and continue north for six blocks. Turn left just before the white Symphony Towers onto St. Botolph Street and go one block to Gainsborough Street.

Traveling south on Route 93, take exit #26 (Storrow Drive). Follow Storrow Drive to the Kenmore Square/Fenway exit, and bear to the left towards Fenway. Go to the first light and bear left to Boylston Street Inbound. Go to the third light, which is Massachusetts Avenue, and turn right. Go to the fourth light, which is Huntington Avenue, and turn right. Go one block to the next light, which is Gainsborough Street, and turn left. Jordan Hall is located immediately to your right.

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By air

From Logan Airport, take the free shuttle buses to the Blue Line T station. Take the inbound (Bowdoin track) car. At State Street transfer to the Orange Line (Forest Hills track) to the Massachusetts Avenue station. Exit the station via the covered end of the platform and take a left onto Massachusetts Avenue. Walk to the first set of lights, at St. Botolph Street. Take a left onto St. Botolph Street and walk to the end of the block. Jordan Hall is located diagonally on the right.

updated 21 May 2009