Harvard Law School Plaza, near Caspersen Student Center
Piano donated by Louis Gentile and hosted by Harvard Law School. Piano opening hours 9:00am-6:00pm.
Downtown
Greenway/Waterfront
Back Bay
Fenway/Kenmore
- Berklee College of Music Bookstore, 1090 Boylston St (11)
- Berklee College of Music, 7 Haviland St (16)
- Boston Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave (5)
- Boston University East Courtyard, 595 Commonwealth Ave (16)
- Boston University George Sherman Courtyard, Commonwealth Ave (16)
- Emerald Necklace Visitors Center, 125 The Fenway (18)
- Fenway Park, 174 Ipswich St (6)
- Fenway Victory Gardens (8)
- Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck St in the courtyard (9)
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 280 The Fenway (13)
- Kenmore Square, 500 Commonwealth Ave (9)
- Mary Baker Eddy Library, 200 Massachusetts Ave (14)
- Massachusetts College of Art, 578 Huntington Ave (16)
- Museum of Fine Arts, Huntington Ave Plaza (23)
- New England Conservatory, Huntington Ave/Gainsborough St (16)
- Symphony Hall, 301 Massachusetts Ave (11)
South End
Neighborhoods of Boston
- Adams Park, 6 Cummins Highway, Roslindale (7)
- Boston Nature Center, 500 Walk Hill St, Mattapan (11)
- Castle Island, near Sullivan’s, South Boston (17)
- Charlestown Navy Yard, Charlestown (8)
- Cunningham Park, Sparhawk St/Murdock St, Brighton (20)
- Everett Theatre, 15 Fairmount Ave, Hyde Park (11)
- Franklin Park Zoo, near the zebra entrance, Dorchester (7)
- Gertrude Howes Playground, 74 Moreland St, Roxbury (19)
- Hyde Park Community Center, 1179 River St, Hyde Park (10)
- J.P. Licks, 659 Centre St, Jamaica Plain (17)
- Logan Airport, near Customs at Terminal E at arrivals level (24)
- The Strand Theatre, 543 Columbia Rd, Dorchester (25)
- Theodore Parker Unitarian Church, 1859 Centre St, W Rox (13)
- Washington Square, 1628 Beacon St, Brookline (74)
- Whittier Street Apartments,1170 Tremont St, Roxbury (12)
Cambridge/Somerville
- 1 Kendall Square (26)
- 1667 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge (16)
- Brattle Plaza, Harvard Square, in front of EMS store (30)
- Cambridge Center, near Kendall/MIT Station (43)
- Central Square, Jill Brown-Rhone Memorial Pk/La Luna Café (27)
- Davis Square, Somerville (71)
- Harvard Holyoke Center, 75 Mount Auburn St, Cambridge (45)
Piano #16/40
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Melsen Carlsen // Oct 20, 2013 at 5:10 am
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My name is Jill Santos and I'm the current Miss Mendocino County from California. My platform is Music and Art Therapy for the Elderly and piano is the main source of therapy I provide for them, which is why finding these pianos was so special to me. I was in Boston for five days for an Alzheimer's Symposium at Harvard with my mom, and as soon as we learned about the pianos, we printed the map and searched for them all! Unfortunately we couldn't extend our trip anymore, but I did find 47 of them. It has been a wonderful adventure and experience playing in special places and meeting new people all over Boston. :)
Jill Santos // Oct 14, 2013 at 4:31 am
Report this commentThis project could not have come to Boston at a better time. I needed a smile, and a break. Although only a few minutes long I had a moment to myself, a moment to loose myself in the notes of a song. I truly continue to think about how much the little things in life make a difference. I stopped on the way to class stressed, frustrated, and exhausted and I left with a smile on my face, a little less stressed. Thank you for bringing this project to Boston and thank you for listening!
Emily // Oct 13, 2013 at 11:25 pm
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Cam back for this one when the rain stopped.
Peter Brown // Oct 13, 2013 at 10:13 pm
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Could this be Banksy? (I hope so!) Nothing starts your day at work as well as a public piano. Thank you for making my morning!
Juliet Bowler // Oct 8, 2013 at 3:08 pm
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Amy Bonina, Harvard Law School Facilities Manager, tickles the ivories!
Melody Pao // Sep 30, 2013 at 2:44 am
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I spent an amazing afternoon walking with Tony DeBlois and his mother, Jan. Tony is blind, autistic and has Savant Syndrome. He is hoping to play all 75 pianos.
This certainly looks like a Banksy creation and with no credit given to the artist I'd be surprised if it was not produced by him.
Tony seemed to really enjoy the sound in this space. He played a long medley of Gershwin and then An American in Paris.
Rich Beaubien // Sep 28, 2013 at 4:32 pm
Thank you for starting this project. I believe that those who are lucky enough to stumble upon a moment where they are coincidentally involved in your installation would be something that they will take with them for the rest of their lives.
Dylan Przygocki // Sep 27, 2013 at 7:29 pm
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Is this a Banksy? Or is this a Banksy? A pleasant encounter of the usual rat image, on my way to the library, outside Harvard Law School. Perhaps one of the few instances I was happy to see the a rodent.
Jude Griffin // Oct 9, 2013 at 12:39 am
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