Name: Shining a Spotlight on the Big Dig
Start: 2026-04-15T14:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-04-15T15:00:00-04:00
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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HISTORY

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 are currently closed.

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PROGRAMS

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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EXHIBITS

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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15Apr

Shining a Spotlight on the Big Dig

The West End Museum

18Apr

Thoreau Path Arbor Day Clean Up

The West End Museum

22Apr

Big Screen Boston: Film Clip Show and Book Talk

The West End Museum

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On View at the Museum

A large map of Boston from above showing the Big Dig.

The Story of Boston’s BIG DIG

The Story of Boston’s BIG DIG Open February 18, 2026 – May 31, 2026 From 1991 to 2006, Boston undertook an ambitious project: put the Central Artery that ran through Downtown underground, create a new tunnel to the airport, and install the world’s first asymmetrical cable-stayed bridge. On top of all that, the City promised…

Special Exhibit

May 31, 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…

Permanent Exhibit

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Art & Literature LGBTQ+West Boston Women

An early twentieth century parlor with a piano in the foreground and art all over the walls. Two women sit in chairs writing and reading.

Annie Adams Fields and Sarah Orne Jewett: A Boston Marriage on Charles Street

Annie Adams Fields and Sarah Orne Jewett: A Boston Marriage on Charles Street Annie Adams Fields (1834 –1915) and Sarah Orne Jewett (1849 – 1909) shared a long and intimate relationship across several decades. Living together on Charles Street in the West End and traveling together to Manchester-By-The-Sea and around the world, the women formed…