Harry Potter: The Exhibition - Now Open
The wizarding world is now open at CambridgeSide, as the US leg of the “Harry Potter: The Exhibition” tour makes its Greater Boston debut.
The behind-the-scenes immersive exhibition gives muggles access to characters, props, stories, settings, beasts, and more set in the “Harry Potter” and “Fantastic Beasts” worlds. Before the experience begins, visitors will be sorted into their Harry Potter house, or group, and will pick a wand and a Patronus, a magical guardian summoned for protection from Dementors, mythical guardians of Azkaban, the wizard prison. Then, they’ll be guided through several interactive galleries where they’ll have the opportunity to collect points that go toward winning the “House Cup.”
Guests will travel through the Hogwarts Castle gallery, where the Whomping Willow, Dementors, and Marauder’s Map reside. The Hogwarts classroom gallery allows visitors to brew potions, predict the future, pot a mandrake, and defeat a boggart, a shape-shifting creature that takes the form of a person’s worst fear. Hagrid’s Hut and the Forbidden Forest gallery features an interactive Patronus charm experience and iconic creatures to be uncovered.