Boston museums events

Whispers of Revolution

Tuesday, Jul 2 12:00p

The American Revolution was planned in secrecy in backrooms, in taverns and in storerooms...

New Blue and White

Saturday, May 25 10:00a

A brilliant, out-of-the-box show looking at the dynamic responses of contemporary artists across the world to the tradition of blue and white porcelain. - Sebastian Smee, Globe Staff

"No Tax on Tea!" A Colonial Tea Tax Debate

Friday, Jul 5 11:00a

Old South Meeting House, Boston

On December 16, 1773, more than 5,000 people crowded into Old South Meeting House to debate the tea tax...

Waterworks Wednesday: The Creation of Quabbin Reservoir: The Death of the Swift River Valley

Wednesday, Jun 5 7:00p

Waterworks Museum, Boston

J.R. Greene, author of numerous books about the Quabbin Reservoir, will give a presentation entitled "The Creation of Quabbin Reservoir: The Death of the Swift River Valley...

Nichols House Museum Spring Fete and Silent Auction

Thursday, Jun 6 6:00p

The Boston Athenaeum, Boston

Looking for a unique object for your home or a perfect gift? Come to the Nichols House Spring Fete and find what you are looking for! The theme of this year’s Silent Auction is “Unique and One-of-a...

Watson Adventures’ Wizard School Scavenger Hunt

Saturday, Jun 1 1:00p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Join a unique scavenger hunt for Harry Potter Fans at the Museum of Fine Arts! Search for art that echoes characters, and enchanted objects in the Harry Potter books and movies...

Michelangelo: Sacred and Profane, Master Drawings From the Casa Buonarroti

Saturday, May 25 10:00a

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Twenty-six Michelangelow drawings from his own collection, on loan from the museum in Florence that was once his home...

MFA First Fridays

Friday, Jun 7 6:00p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Put some culture into your new year at this monthly event featuring fine art, music, signature cocktails, and tapas. Tunes for the January edition will be provided by DJ Holtie...

Waterworks Wednesday: Brookline: Olmsted's Vision of the Model Suburb

Wednesday, Jun 19 7:00p

Waterworks Museum, Boston

Keith Morgan, Director of Architectural Studies at Boston University, will speak about "Brookline: Olmsted's Vision of the Model Suburb...

Dr. Cheryl LaRoche on the Underground Railroad's Path to Freedom in the North

Thursday, Jun 20 6:00p

Museum of African American History, Boston

A Lowell Lecture Series Presentation Free and open to the public Archaeologist and historian, Dr...

To Boston With Love

Saturday, May 25 10:00a

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Visit "To Boston With Love," an installation of hundreds of hand-sewn squares created created by quilters in the US and around the world, including Canada, England, Ireland, France, Holland, Austra...

The American Civil War: Treasures from the Vault

Monday, May 27 9:00a

Richards-Frost Room at Mugar Memorial Library, Boston

This exhibition marks the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation and explores the causes, reactions, and responses to the American Civil War...

Art in the Streets: European Posters

Saturday, May 25 10:00a

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

This show may be small (41 items) but it's choice -- and extremely charming. Artists with work on display include Bennard, Kandinsky, Schiele, and El Lissitzky. - Mark Feeney, Globe Staff

Historic New England Open House

Saturday, Jun 1 11:00a

Historic New England Properties, Boston

Thirty-two of the region’s finest historic properties are open free to the public during Historic New England’s open house. Open the door to four centuries of New England home and family life...

Colonial Games

Wednesday, Jul 3 11:00a

Old South Meeting House, Boston

Try your hand at games from the bygone days, from "Tabletop Ninepins" to "Fox and Geese." Make your own whirligig or challenge an adult to a round of "Nine Men's Morris...

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