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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.

Join us in creating the space that will
tell our stories
for the next 100 years!

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Upcoming events

Featured
Valentine's Day Mixer
Feb 13
Valentine's Day Mixer
Crafting Care : A Community Quilt Workshop with Lauren Leone
Feb 21
Crafting Care : A Community Quilt Workshop with Lauren Leone
Your Home is a Museum
Feb 26
Your Home is a Museum
Good Neighbor Open House & Bagel Brunch
Mar 1
Good Neighbor Open House & Bagel Brunch
Crafting the Mind Curator Tour (Copy)
Mar 14
Crafting the Mind Curator Tour (Copy)
Echoes in Ink: Found Poetry from the Collection
Mar 20
Echoes in Ink: Found Poetry from the Collection
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 Museum News

This Friday's Valentine Mixer from 5:30-7:30pm will feature Tania Glenn from the local latin band, CuraSón, singing original songs in Spanish promoting love and connection, while you enjoy mocktails, a chocolate tasting by Somerville Chocola
Part 2 of Dan Breen's Tavern Talk on Henry Knox's "Noble Train of Artillery" is Monday, February 9th, 7pm at Aeronaut Brewing. If you missed Part 1, come at 6:30pm for a recap, and Jennifer Dorsen drops the third installment of her blog, &q
Two works by artist Samantha Fields are currently on view at the Museum. Fields’s practice explores history, personal narrative, and the ways bodies move through space, using materials that feel both intimate and expansive. These pieces reward
A hidden chapter of local history, revealed. Archivist Terry Bragg takes us inside the fascinating past of McLean Hospital, New England’s first psychiatric hospital, and its pioneering role in mental health care. Join us for an illustrated tal

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.