Anthropology, Archaeology, Art, Children's, Culture, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Natural History

The Martha'a Vineyard Museum is the Island's largest repository of cultural artifacts, historic photographs, archival records, and genealogical records. We strive to broaden awareness and access to the Island's history and shared memory. Come join us and discover our past and present.

History

History

History

History

History, Historic House, Specialized

The Waterworks Museum interprets unique stories of one of the country's first metropolitan water systems through exhibitions and educational programs on engineering, architecture, social history, and public health.

History

History

Art, Church, Culture, History

The Museum of Russian Icons enhances relations between Russia and the United States through the medium of art, especially Russian icons. Mission=The Museum of Russian Icons inspires the appreciation and study of Russian culture by collecting and exhibiting icons and related objects; igniting the interest of national and international audiences; and offering interactive educational programs. The Museum serves as a leading center for research and scholarship through the Center for Icon Studies and other institutional collaborations.

History

History

History

History

General, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library

The Medway Historical Society Museum has a large collection of tools, artifacts, paintings, dolls, journals and photographs from Medway history. The Society also maintains a large library with many reference works about Medway, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, New England and New York including the Vital Records to 1850 of most Massachusetts towns. The museum is a treasure trove for the historian and genealogist for local history.

History, Historic House

We are right behind the old Middleborough Police Station on Jackson St. in Middleborough, MA From route 44 follow directions to Middleborough Center on Route 105. Jackson St. will be on your left and is next to the police station and across from the library. The Museum is behind the police station. Parking is available next to the museum. From I-495 take exit 4 Route 105 to Middleborough Center. Jackson St. will be on your right just past the traffic lights in downtown Middleborough.

History, Historical Society

History

Art, Culture, History

Our museum is housed in the historic Abbotsford Mansion built circa. l870. It is set on a magnificent and spacious green amid ancient Oak and Corkwood trees. Eternal Presence by John Wilson, a monumental bronze head rises on a nearby knoll adjacent to an outcropping of Puddingstone boulders, the rocks for which Roxbury is named. Abbotsford, originally named Oak Bend, is the best example of Victorian High Gothic domestic architecture in Boston and is on the National Historic Register.