The West End Museum is Reopening
On May 23rd, 2024, The West End Museum will formally reopen to the public.
West End Museum’s Trivia Nights Offer Neighbors Fun – and Educational – Night Out
West End Museum’s Trivia Nights Offer Neighbors Fun – and Educational – Night OutBeacon Hill Times The West End Museum’s ongoing Trivia Nights have become a popular destination for neighbors looking for a fun night out that also offers them an informal education in the history of Boston and the West End. The Trivia Nights,…
Echoes of the Past: A Musical Journey Through the West End’s Rise, Destruction, and Rebirth
Join the West End Museum for an artistically moving experience as they project photographic images from the Museum’s Edgell and Frani Collections alongside a live performance of two of classical music’s most emotive string quartets.
Here’s how to spend the perfect day in the West End
Sebastian Belfanti, executive director of the West End Museum, takes us through his perfect day in Boston’s West End neighborhood.
West End Museum highlights neighborhood’s Black history
Long before the city’s West End became synonymous with destruction and displacement because of urban renewal efforts in the 1950s, the neighborhood was an epicenter of Black life in Boston and home to the country’s oldest standing Black church and the oldest public school for Black children.
The West End Museum Presents: Destruction and Rebirth: Barber and Beethoven at the West End Museum
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Boston, MA – The West End Museum, in collaboration with Crescendo Productions, presents an unforgettable musical experience.
The West End Museum Presents: West End Women: A Walk Through History
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Boston, MA – Intellectuals, abolitionists, suffragists, artists, authors, and athletes – the women of Boston’s West End played an important role in shaping the history of their neighborhood, Boston, and the world.
The West End Museum Presents: The West End: 400 Years of Urban Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Over the course of four centuries, a chain of development efforts in Boston’s West End dramatically altered its physical environment and the lives of the people within its borders.
Neighborhood Roundup
Join the West End Museum for an author talk with Dan Dain as he walks us through his new book, “A History of Boston” on Thursday, Jan. 25, at 6 p.m. at The Hub on Causeway Community Room at 52 Causeway St.
Winter Newsletter 2024
A Message from the Executive Director Hello Friends of the WEM – Thank you so much for continuing to be engaged with the Museum this year. Despite being closed, this has been a very good year for the Museum, very much because of the support of people like you, who read Weeklies, attended events, and donated to ensure that the West End’s story can continue to be told.