This Week @MHS
Join us for a program this week! Here is a look at what is going on: - Tuesday, 29 January, 5:15 PM: Better Teaching through Technology, 1945-1969, with Victoria Cain, Northeastern ...
1154 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215
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The MHS is housed in a National Historic Landmark building on the Fenway in Boston. It was designed by Edmund March Wheelwright and opened in 1899. The original building was expanded in 1948, and then again in 1970. Building systems and offices were renovated in 2004.
To promote understanding of the history of Massachusetts and the nation by collecting and communicating materials and resources that foster historical knowledge.
On 24 January 1791, the Reverend Jeremy Belknap invited nine like-minded Bostonians to join him in creating what they would call simply, "The Historical Society," now the Massachusetts Historical Society, the oldest organization in the United States devoted to collecting materials for the study of American history.
The Society’s collections encompass millions of rare and unique documents and artifacts vital to the study of American history—many of them irreplaceable national treasures. Click here for a printable overview of the collections.
The MHS offers a wide variety of lectures, seminars, conferences, teacher workshops, public exhibitions, and tours.
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Tuesday from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Saturday from 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM
Closed Sundays
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday from 9:00 AM to 4:45 PM
Tuesday from 9:00 AM to 7:45 PM
Saturday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Closed Sundays
Free and open to the public, the Society offers tours of its public rooms starting at 10:00 AM on most Saturdays. Parties of 8 or more should contact the MHS prior to attending a tour. For more information please contact Curator of Art Anne Bentley at 617-646-0508 or abentley@masshist.org.
Free and open to the public. All ages are welcome in the galleries; library readers must be 16 years of age or accompanied by an adult.