The MHS offers many ways for the public to enjoy its collections, including exhibitions, public lectures, tours, brown-bag lunches, seminars, teacher workshops, and a research library. The building is handicap accessible. For directions to the MHS click here.
9:00 AM - 4:45 PM Mon. - Fri.
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Sat.
Beginning the week of 2 September 2018 the MHS Library will be open for research each Tuesday from 9:00 AM to 7:45 PM. All other library hours remain the same.
Please check our calendar for hours and closings due to holidays and other events.
Plan a visit to the MHS library.
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Mon. - Sat.
The MHS is located at:
1154 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02215
Tel: 617-536-1608
Fax: 617-859-0074
For a map link and parking options, see our directions page.
The MHS Library is free and open to the public Monday through Saturday. Indulge your curiosity by planning a research visit. Library hours.
Explore the collections on display in the Society's exhibition galleries. Exhibition hall hours
The MHS offers many engaging programs including exhibitions, tours, lectures, brown-bag lunches, seminars, and conferences.
Conveniently located where the Back Bay meets the Fenway in Boston, the Massachusetts Historical Society is free and open to the public.
Building Closed:
Labor Day
Saturday, 1 September 2018
Building Closed:
Labor Day
Monday, 3 September 2018
This talk traces how the federal government surveyed immigrants in the early-20th century and how such attempts helped solidify the racial boundary-making for the nation ...
This workshop has been POSTPONED. Further information will be posted here when it is rescheduled. This program will investigate the history of education ...
During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, European scholars made significant advances in the historical and critical study of the Bible, often with highly ...
As summer draws to its inevitable end, I am somewhat grateful (In case you haven’t noticed, it has been a hot one!) and somewhat wistful. Although I’ve been privileged to take several ...
After a very quiet week with naught on the schedule but a Saturday tour, we are back this week with a couple more programs happening in the days ahead. Specifically, we have pair of Brown Bag lunch ...
