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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

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Veterans Day 2026 Remembrance Ceremony
Nov 11
Veterans Day 2026 Remembrance Ceremony

Join us to honor and remember our veterans at the Veterans Day 2026 Remembrance Ceremony.

Sponsored by the Somerville Museum and the City of Somerville, join the Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts, HM 10th Regiment of Foot, and 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry as they honor our veterans at the 1863 Civil War Monument and the gravesite of an unknown British Soldier.

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Collage from the Collection
Nov 16
Collage from the Collection
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Your Home is a Museum
Nov 19
Your Home is a Museum
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Morningstar Singers and the Nugumij Drum: An Afternoon of Indigenous Song and Stories
Nov 22
Morningstar Singers and the Nugumij Drum: An Afternoon of Indigenous Song and Stories

Join the Morningstar Singers and the Nugumij Drum from the United Native American Cultural Center for an afternoon of Indigenous song and stories.

Purchase Tickets HERE!

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Curator Tour: Common Ground: Photography, Place and Community
Dec 5
Curator Tour: Common Ground: Photography, Place and Community
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The Public Concerts of London
Jan 31
The Public Concerts of London
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II Dolcimelo: Sweet Music for Solo Viol
Apr 25
II Dolcimelo: Sweet Music for Solo Viol
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Ludi Musici: Musical Games from 17th-century Germany
May 16
Ludi Musici: Musical Games from 17th-century Germany
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 Museum News

Join the Somerville Museum and the City of Somerville for a Veterans Day Remembrance Ceremony at Milk Row Cemetery. We’ll gather to honor all who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces and thank them for their service. Wednesday, November 11 | 2
#artistspotlight Ken Richardson @kenrichardsonphoto Rollerworld, Town Line bowling, and the Rt 1 dinosaur 🦖 Ken Richardson shot his Route One series for Boston Magazine's "When Route 1 Ruled the Earth." He moved to Somerville in 2002 p
Join the Somerville Museum this Monday for a Tavern Talk with historian Dan Breen! The Battle of a Thousand Slain, 1791: How a Grand Coalition of Native Peoples Defeated Most of the United States Army In November 1791, a coalition of Native nations
A little paint, a little kindness! Join us at the Somerville Museum on Saturday, November 7, for Kindness Rocks! Get creative painting rocks with cheerful designs, encouraging words, and messages of kindness. Make a small reminder of positivity to k

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.