Community Reception to Honor The WEM’s New President Boston, MA – The West End community is welcome to attend a special reception honoring the election of Lois Ascher as the new president of The West End Museum. The event will be at the historic Otis House, 141 Cambridge St., on Wednesday, May 25 from 6:00 p.m.…
News BriefsBeacon Hill Times The West End Museum will join groups in hundreds of cities around the world to lead Jane’s Walks on Friday and Saturday, May 6-7. The museum is adding two additional walks after the first filled quickly. The free walking tours will explore the character of Boston’s North and West Ends before…
Honoring Jane Jacobs, Museum Tours Explore Changing Boston Neighborhoods Boston, MA – The West End Museum will join groups in hundreds of cities around the world to lead Jane’s Walks on Friday and Saturday, May 6-7. The Museum is adding two additional walks after the first filled quickly. The free walking tours will explore the character of Boston’s…
The Last TenementAtlas Obscura IN THIS EPISODE OF THE ATLAS OBSCURA PODCAST, we visit the Last Tenement in Boston’s old West End, which has come to represent everything that can go wrong with urban planning. Our podcast is an audio guide to the world’s wondrous, awe-inspiring, strange places. In under 15 minutes, we’ll take you to an…
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With March Madness upon us again, we thought this would be a good time to highlight the history of Boston Garden as a gathering place for fans from across New England to witness the greatest professional and student athletes.
February 2022 NewsletterA Message from the Director Hello Friends of The WEM, In every newsletter since I started as Museum Director, I’ve written some version of, “This has not been anything like I was expecting.” Until now, that comment has always been followed by a note on the effects of COVID, but as many of…
Warrior for Women’s Justice in the West End: Arianna SparrowBy Yasmeen Freightman Throughout America’s history, our search for a more just society has often progressed through activism and reform. People challenge the status quo for the sake of social justice to improve the republic. Those improvements often take the forms of new and amended laws…
A West End Romance That’s Lasted Decades This Valentine’s season, we’re sharing the love story of Martha and Joseph Morello, who met in the old West End. On February 14, 2022, they celebrated the 60th anniversary of their engagement. Here is Joseph’s story in his own words. He submitted it to The WEM after reading…
New Members Join West End Museum BoardBy Leigh Blander This February, The West End Museum’s Board of Directors elected two new members during its Annual Meeting. Katie Burke is an archivist at the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site in Brookline, where she preserves, processes and digitizes museum collections. She also participates in interpretive programs…