Canal Exhibit Attracting Visitors to West End Museum Events Continue Through July 4th Holiday FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 14, 2011 Boston—The West End Museum welcomed over 300 visitors during the first week of its new exhibit, “The First Big Dig: Celebrating the Middlesex Canal.” Duane Lucia, executive director of the Museum, says business leaders from…
“The West End Museum Celebrates Boston’s First Big Dig: The Middlesex Canal was the state’s first super-highway“Post-Gazette On June 4, 2011, the West End Museum, in conjunction with the Middlesex Canal Association, will open a monthlong exhibit titled, “The First Big Dig: Remembering the Middlesex Canal.” The exhibit kicks off with a public opening and…
The West End Museum Celebrates Boston’s First Big Dig – Middlesex Canal was State’s First Super-Highway FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 19, 2011 Boston—On June 4, 2011, the West End Museum, in conjunction with the Middlesex Canal Association, will open a month-long exhibit titled, “The First Big Dig: Celebrating the Middlesex Canal.” The retrospective kicks off…
The West End Museum Celebrates Boston’s First Big DigCambridge News Weekly On June 4, 2011, the West End Museum, in conjunction with the Middlesex Canal Association, will open a month-long exhibit titled, “The First Big Dig: Remembering the Middlesex Canal.” The exhibit kicks off with a public opening and reception on June 4 at 1pm…
State Rep. Donato Honored by MuseumInside Medford On October 14, 2010, Massachusetts State Representative Paul Donato was honored along with Frank Privitera and James Campano as part of the West End Museum’s celebration of Italian Heritage Month. This is the first time we are specifically honoring West End citizens of Italian heritage who have worked…
West End Museum seeks to preserve neighborhood’s storiesBoston Globe Each time Bruce Gaurino recounts the story of the razing of the old West End, he is filled with indignation. Stiffening his back and punching the air with his fingers, Gaurino is still angry even though a half-century has passed since the city bulldozed his neighborhood…
West End Museum Set to Open in 2004Beacon Hill Times Beacon Hill Times announces opening of the WEM. Link no longer available.
West End residents struggle to raise neighborhood’s profileEmerson College After the BRA tore it down in 1959, the West End looked like a war zone, Thomas said. But the West End, wiped clean from the city, lived on in the collective memory of those who had lived there. That is due to the strong loyalty…