Salem shipwright Eleazer Gedney built the earliest portion of the Gedney House in 1665. Originally, the house was an asymmetrical composition consisting of two rooms on the first floor, a single chamber above, and an attic with a front-facing gable. Significant renovations to the structure in 1712 and 1800 resulted in dramatic changes to the... Learn More >

The Gibson House is a historic house museum located in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston. Now a National Historic Landmark, the home served as residence to three generations of Gibson family members and their household staff between 1859 and 1954. The Museum’s four floors of period rooms, including the original kitchen, are a time capsule of... Learn More >

Built in 1768 by prominent Weston resident, Isaac Jones, the Golden Ball Tavern Museum tells the story of loyalists in the American Revolution and six generations of the Jones family. The Tavern operated as an inn from 1770 to 1793 and played a pivotal role in the unfolding of the Revolutionary War during which time Isaac was accused as a... Learn More >

Gore Place is a 50-acre country estate in the city, a grand mansion steeped in history, a working farm, and an invaluable community resource.... Learn More >

Through our many exhibitions, programs and lectures, we strive to encourage a broader understanding and appreciation of the visual, emotional and social impact of photographic art. At the Griffin Museum, you will find exhibitions from well-known photographers to those emerging on the scene that explore important themes and thought-provoking... Learn More >

Walter Gropius, founder of the German design school known as the Bauhaus, was one of the most influential architects of the twentieth century. He designed Gropius House as his family home when he came to Massachusetts to teach architecture at Harvard's Graduate School of Design. Modest in scale, the house was revolutionary in impact. It... Learn More >

John Hale was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts in 1636 and came to Beverly to preach when it was still known as the "Bass River Side" of Salem. John Hale served as the pastor in Beverly until his death in 1700; he was buried in the Abbot Street cemetery. Hale played a role in the 1692 Salem witchcraft trials and later wrote a book published... Learn More >

Hancock Shaker Village, an outdoor history museum with so much to see and do! Explore the Round Stone Barn, a marvel or engineering and architecture, and our working farm with heritage-breed animals and extensive gardens of flowers and herbs – all on 750 beautiful acres. Discover our museum collections -- thousands of Shaker artifacts and... Learn More >

The Harvard Art Museums in Cambridge have one of the largest and most renowned collections of art in the United States. Now situated in one facility, the Fogg, Busch-Reisinger, and Arthur M. Sackler Museums invite visitors to experience a wide range of works by artists including Anni and Joseph Albers, Max Beckmann, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, John... Learn More >

The museum combines historic exhibits drawn from the University's vast collections with new and changing, multimedia exhibitions such as New England Forests, Harvard’s famed Blaschka Glass Flowers and Sea Creatures in Glass, and the new Marine Life in the Putnam Family Galler. The museum’s historic Great Mammal Hall displays three huge whale... Learn More >