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Your Neighbor is a Museum.

For over 100 years, the Somerville Museum has held space for the stories that shape our collective history.

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Upcoming events

Featured
Crafting the Mind Opening Reception
Jan 15
Crafting the Mind Opening Reception
Collage with the Collection
Jan 23
Collage with the Collection
Crafting the Mind Curator Tour
Jan 24
Crafting the Mind Curator Tour
Duo Maresienne | La Folia: Renaissance and Baroque Masterpieces from Spain
Jan 25
Duo Maresienne | La Folia: Renaissance and Baroque Masterpieces from Spain
Tavern Talk: Henry Knox and His Noble Train of Artillery, a 2-Part Series
Jan 26
Tavern Talk: Henry Knox and His Noble Train of Artillery, a 2-Part Series
Story Quilt Workshop
Jan 31
Story Quilt Workshop
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 Museum News

"Crafting the Mind" curator, Danielle Krcmar, is Somerville Arts Council's January Artist of the Month! Meet her, co-curator Rachel May and participating artists at tonight's (Thursday 1/15) Opening Reception from 6-8pm. Learn more about t
Behind the scenes at the Somerville Museum as we put the final touches on Crafting the Mind This powerful exhibition of contemporary fiber art is rooted in a remarkable local history. In 1818, McLean Hospital, New England's first psychiatric hospita
Somerville Museum presents Part 1 of a two-part Tavern Talk series with historian and storyteller Dan Breen as we continue commemorating the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. In the first installment of a two-part series, we will tell t
Curated by Rachel May and Danielle Krcmar, Crafting the Mind is an exhibition of contemporary fiber art inspired by the early use of craft as therapy at McLean Hospital, the nation’s first psychiatric hospital, founded in 1818 at Somerville&rsq

The Somerville Museum is handicapped accessible and has an ADA entrance on the ground level at 1 Westwood Road, as well as ADA-compliant, gender-neutral  restrooms. 

Please call us at 617-666-9810 or email info@somervillemuseum.org for more information about accessibility.