12 Unsung Boston-Area Museums Worth a VisitCurbed Boston The Boston region is home to some of the world’s most notable museums. But it also hosts some lesser-known institutions of collective preservation. These include one of the oldest military museums on the continent and one of the nation’s most prominent repositories of African-American history. This updated…
Vaudeville & Burlesque Revisited at The West End Museum: New Events Enhance “Old Howard“ Exhibit Boston, MA–The West End Museum continues to create programs that expand on aspects of its current exhibit, “The Old Howard Theatre.” A documentary on vaudeville and a talk on burlesque convey important moments in the history of these popular entertainment…
Community Engagement: Partnerships & Donations; Vilna Shul; Opposing MGHBy Sue Minichiello By keeping a focus on instances of “common history” — West End stories and experiences that residents of different eras share — the Museum has helped to bridge the gap that once existed between old and new West Enders. For example, Matt Ellis is…
Live Band Performs Burlesque Classics; Videos & Discussion Explore Bigotry in the Arts: New Events Augment “Old Howard“ Exhibit Boston, MA–The West End Museum will host a night of live music and a night of short films exploring themes from its current exhibit, “The Old Howard Theatre.” Boston’s oldest and best-loved playhouse, The Howard stood in…
November 2019 NewsletterCommunity Engagement: Partnerships & Donations; Vilna Shul; Opposing MGH By keeping a focus on instances of “common history” — West End stories and experiences that residents of different eras share — the Museum has helped to bridge the gap that once existed between old and new West Enders. For example, Matt Ellis is considered a new West…
From the Archives: West Ender Video Newsletter; Digitization & CatalogingBy Sue Minichiello The West End Museum’s Archives are not just a source of material for use in our exhibits and social media. Authors and reporters, researchers and students, and old and new West Enders alike use this incredibly deep resource. Providing access to photographs, letters,…
Viewpoint: Don’t destroy what remains of Boston’s West EndBoston Business Journal Massachusetts General Hospital currently has plans to develop a Clinical and Campus Service Building. But the current plan would come at serious cost to the heritage of Boston, especially to the West End, a historic neighborhood that was demolished in the 1950s and 1960s…
Author David Kruh Reviver Old Days of Scollay Square Boston, MA—NEW DATE: On Monday, October 21 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at The West End Museum, sneak backstage and settle into the cushioned seats of Scollay Square’s famous—and infamous—theater, The Old Howard. Author and historian David Kruh will regale attendees with tales of Boston’s legendary…
Author David Kruh Revives Old Days of Scollay Square Boston, MA—NEW DATE: On Monday, October 21 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at The West End Museum, sneak backstage and settle into the cushioned seats of Scollay Square’s famous—and infamous—theater, The Old Howard. Author and historian David Kruh will regale attendees with tales of Boston’s legendary…
Exhibit: “The Old Howard Theatre” Runs Sept. 24, 2019 through Feb. 15, 2020. Reception on Oct. 17 from 6-8:30pm. Exhibition and reception are free. The West End Museum premieres a new exhibit, which runs through February 15, 2020, “The Old Howard Theatre,” in celebration of Boston’s oldest and best-loved playhouse, which stood in the heart of Boston’s…