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The West End Museum Presents: Murders & Mysteries: The West End’s Haunted History

The West End Museum Presents: Murders & Mysteries: The West End’s Haunted History FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 7, 2023 Boston, MA – Get ready to embark on a spine-tingling adventure through the spooky past of Boston’s West End. Join us on October 25th and 26th for a chilling tour, led by museum staff, as we unveil the hidden mysteries and haunted tales of this historic neighborhood.

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The West End Museum presents an unforgettable theatrical experience when members of the New England Film Orchestra combine the magic of film with the power of music as they perform live music in-sync to two films highlighting the lives of Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth.

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The Sound of Silents

From the banning of plays by the Massachusetts General Court in 1750 to the opening of the city’s first theater in 1792 to the rise and fall of Scollay Square as a hub of refined and then not-so-refined center of entertainment, Boston has had a long and tumultuous relationship with theater.

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Another Renewal Project Moves Forward in West End

Another Renewal Project Moves Forward in West EndBanker and Tradesman A 2022 water leak that forced the shutdown of the West End Museum provided the impetus for a redesign adding interactive exhibits and more space for community events. “We really wanted to make the museum more dynamic and broadly accessible,” said Sebastian Belfanti, who was…

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West End Museum Welcomes Author Frances McNamara Tonight, April 20. In 1919, a giant molasses tank erupted and spilled two million gallons of the sticky, gooey substance throughout the North End and parts of the West End, killing 21 people.