The Outreach Center is easy to find on this interactive map of Harvard University's Cambridge campus. Click on the area near the words "Graduate School of Design" to enlarge that portion of the map, or type the words "38 Kirkland Street" into the Search box.

The Outreach Center is located at 38 Kirkland Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on the second floor of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies.   CMES is beside the courtyard of the Knafel Building of the Center for Government and International Studies, and across from the Graduate School of Design. A 10-minute walk from Harvard Square, The Outreach Center is easily reached by public transportation.

Getting to The Outreach Center on Public Transportation

• By Subway: Take the Red line to Harvard Square and refer to Walking Directions to The Outreach Center, below.
• By Bus: There are many bus lines that go directly to Harvard Square. Click here to access bus schedules and view trip planning software.

Walking Directions

The Outreach Center is a short walk from the Harvard Square T stop on the Red Line. Exit the T at the Church Street exit and enter through the main gates of Harvard Yard. Walk through Harvard Yard, bear left towards the modern gray and glass tiered Science Center building. Turn right at the Science Center and walk past Memorial Hall. Continue straight onto Cambridge Street and cross Quincy Street, passing the Graduate School of Design and the Knafel Building of the Center for Government and International Studies. Turn left onto Sumner Road. The Outreach Center is located at 38 Kirkland Street, a Victorian house on the corner of Sumner and Kirkland.  

Parking

Parking is extremely limited in and around Harvard Square. If you do not have pre-arranged parking or if you do not have time to search for a parking place, you should strongly consider taking public transportation.

It is possible to purchase a one-day visitor’s pass to park in the Harvard Broadway Garage or Holden Green lot for $10. For a one-day's visitor's parking pass, please click here.

*IMPORTANT: select "Middle Eastern Studies" as the department and enter "3013" as the code to process the transaction. If paying for parking will prevent you from attending an event, the Outreach Center may be able to help. Please contact cmesoc@fas.harvard.edu for more information.

Driving Directions

From I-90 (Massachusetts Turnpike) East

• Take the Cambridge/Allston exit (#18). Keep right after the toll plaza
• Go straight over the River Street Bridge
• Immediately make a left turn onto Memorial Drive
• At the third light, turn right onto JFK Street
• JFK Street becomes Massachusetts Avenue/ MA 2-A W
• Turn slight right onto Cambridge Street
• After passing the Graduate School of Design, turn left onto Sumner Road.  We are in the house at the corner of Sumner and Kirkland Streets. 

From Massachusetts Avenue or Route 2A West

• Cross the Harvard Bridge and follow Massachusetts Avenue (Route 2A West) for 1.5 miles
• Turn slight right onto Cambridge Street
• After passing the Graduate School of Design, turn left onto Sumner Road.  We are in the house at the corner of Sumner and Kirkland Streets. 

From Route 2 East

• Follow signs for Route 2 East as you approach Cambridge and bear right onto the Alewife Brook Parkway
• Pass the Alewife MBTA Station on the right
• Continue over the bridge, pass the Fresh Pond Mall on the left
• Follow signs for Route 2 East to Boston
• Take a left turn onto Memorial Drive (Route 2 East)
• Stay on Memorial Drive and turn left onto JFK Street
• JFK Street becomes Massachusetts Avenue/ MA 2-A W
• Turn slight right onto Cambridge Street
• After passing the Graduate School of Design, turn left onto Sumner Road.  We are in the house at the corner of Sumner and Kirkland Streets.