History, Art + Culture
The Somerville Museum is pleased to announce the third annual competition for Community Curators, two of whom will be selected to install their proposed exhibit in the Museum’s gallery spaces at 1 Westwood Road, Somerville, MA. The applicants selected will Continue Reading
Join us on Wednesday, 10/14 at 6:30pm for a virtual lecture featuring Judelande Antoine (Artist and Founder, Somerville Haitians United), Ruben Pierre (Sunrise Cuisine restaurant), and Pastor Guy Thomas (Missionary Church of the Haitian Community). Also featuring Dan Breen (Historian, Continue Reading
Are you out of school for the Summer and looking for a fun activity? In collaboration with our next exhibit, “The Art of Observation,” we’re putting out a call for your artwork. Check out this video for more information.
Join us for this zoom event on Thursday, August 27th at 6:30pm. Earlier this year, students from the Somerville High School Local History Club, with guidance from their teacher Adda Maria Santos and the Somerville Museum, curated an exhibition, “The Continue Reading
The video from this event is now live. You can view it here. This event was a huge success and was featured on CBS Sunday News with Jane Pauley, the Harvard Gazette and the Somerville Times! A special thank you Continue Reading
Wednesday, June 24, 2020 | 6:30 pm View the event recording above. The 1918 flu pandemic killed up to 100 million people worldwide in less than a year, disproportionately taking healthy young adults. The personal impact was devastating and wide-ranging, Continue Reading
During the months of June, July and August, we will be featuring work by Katherine Taylor, a Boston based photographer who covers news and human interest stories. Her most recent project, “Masks of Boston,” features many Somerville residents and is Continue Reading
Join us for another zoom lecture on Wednesday, 5/13 at 6:30pm with historian, Dan Breen. More Information can be found on our Facebook page.
The Somerville Museum is collaborating with historian, Dan Breen, to bring you a virtual lecture on “Civil Liberties and Pandemics: The Case of Henning Jacobson.” Please join us for this virtual lecture via Zoom conference call. To learn more, click Continue Reading
The Somerville Museum misses you. We’ve created a fundraising page to help offset costs while we’re closed. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected us all, donate today to help your local Museum. As part of GoFundMe’s #GivingTuesdayNow program we may be Continue Reading