Welcome to JFK Library in Boston

Visitors to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum come from all over the world to be inspired and to remember one of America’s most beloved presidents, Boston native John Fitzgerald Kennedy.

Open seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the JFK Library sits on a 10-acre site overlooking Boston Harbor and is easily accessible by car or public transportation.  It welcomes local residents, school classes, convention groups and visitors.

In summer 2025, JFK Library opens a new exhibit, Presidential Pets. Using objects, photos, letters, recordings, film and interactive display, Presidential Pets is a delightful look at how beloved pets took on roles as workers, companions, trend  setters and political tools at the White House beginning with George Washington. Featured Kennedy family pets include Pushinka, the Soviet dog and Leprechaun, the Connemara pony.

The JFK Library is one of the nation’s sixteen presidential libraries administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), and is dedicated to John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States. The Library contains primary-source material on the Kennedy Administration and on the life, career, and times of President Kennedy.

The JFK Library also presents a series of events throughout the year, including the Kennedy Library Forum, Celebrate! Family programming, the Earthshot Innovation Challenge and the annual Profile in Courage Award which celebrates the quality of political courage that President Kennedy admired most.

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JFK Museum Exhibits

• Exhibit: Presidential Pets
• Exhibit: Service and Sacrifice              
• Exhibit: JFK Meets the Press
• Exhibit: Ceremonial Room
• Exhibit: 1960 Presidential Election