Name: Don’t Talk About Joe Mac with Author Springs Toledo
Start: 2026-06-11T14:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-06-11T15:30:00-04:00
Location: The West End Museum

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The West End Museum tells the story of Boston’s West End neighborhood - collecting, preserving, and sharing the history and culture of the 'Greatest Neighborhood This Side of Heaven'.

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Explore the story of a dynamic urban neighborhood — the origin of abolition, a major transportation hub, Boston’s most diverse neighborhood, and the nation’s greatest tragedy of urban renewal.

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Come by the WEM to say hello and dive into West End history! We open tomorrow at 10.30am.

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We offer a wide variety of programs from talks to musical performances. Check out what’s coming up at the museum.

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Your support insures that the legacy of the West End neighborhood can be shared in Boston and beyond for many years to come.

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Our exhibits explore the wide range of history in the West End from its origins to the present day. Check out what’s live, or look through a past exhibit, here.

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11Jun

Don’t Talk About Joe Mac with Author Springs Toledo

The West End Museum

17Jun

Queer History West End Exhibit Opening

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19Jun

Scotland Versus Morocco Watch Party

Pennyweight Hotel

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On View at the Museum

Two men covering their faces with a hat and hand against the camera as they are escorted out of a courthouse.

Wild Times in the West End: Secret Speakeasies, Liquor Raids, and Gangland Warfare

There are quite a few stories of mischief, murder, and mayhem that once rocked the West End’s streets. Learn about the gambling bookies on the corners of Causeway Street, the perpetrators of the legendary Brinks robbery who almost got away with it, and why exactly the Last Tenement made it to the present. The crimes of the West End’s past were varied and villainous. Join guest-curator Emily Sweeney of the Boston Globe as The West End Museum brings criminal headlines to life.

Special Exhibit

June 14, 2026

A map showing 2 overlapping shorelines of Boston to illustrate the massive landfill projects between 1800 and 1900

Rise, Fall, Rebirth: Stories of the West End

Rise, Fall, Rebirth: Stories of the West End The West End Museum’s permanent exhibit, Rise, Fall, Rebirth: Stories of the West End, explores 400 years of history and urban development in the City of Boston through the use of interactive digital media, film, artifacts, and archival material. We want you to feel the West End…

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Modern Politics & Law Social & Religious Institutions

A view of a jail cell through the bars. There is a bed, tv set, and sink visible.

The West Enders Who’d Rather Not Be Here: The Past and Present of Jails in the West End

The West Enders Who’d Rather Not Be Here: The Past and Present of Jails in the West End Join the WEM volunteer Brendan Kent on a guided tour of the jails of the West End through the past four centuries. From the original Boston Gaol to the modern Nashua Street Jail, the West End has…