Months after flood, West End Museum’s reopening is within sight

The West End Museum, which pays tribute to a vanished Boston neighborhood, has been closed since January, when a burst pipe flooded the space. But the phone still rings.

Sebastian Belfanti, the museum’s director, said he gets a call about once every two weeks from would-be visitors asking for an update. “People like to check, which I appreciate,” he said.

And while he still lacks a precise answer for when the museum’s Staniford Street location might reopen, Belfanti is confident that programming will resume by early next year — either virtually through lectures and panels or with in-person exhibits at a new, temporary site.

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