Wenham Museum is proud to be part of the Free Fun Fridays Program created by the Highland Street Foundation to further the goal of increasing access to culture, the arts, an education for people of all ages.
Come to the museum on Friday, July 1, 2016 and enjoy the museum's galleries featuring Wheels: Getting from Here to There, antique toys, dolls, dollhouses, 10 operating model train layouts, historic photographs and textiles. Tours of the museum's 17th-century Claflin-Gerrish-Richard's House will also be available at designated times. Experience the history of childhood with old-fashioned games on the lawn.
Hours Tours: Available on the hour; 11 am - 3 pm
Hours Tours are limited to 15 persons per tour
Parking is free and space is limited.
Public Transportation: B&M Commuter Rail to Hamilton-Wenham; 15-minute scenic walk south from the depot on Route 1A.
Free Fun Fridays is a program that includes 60 museums and cultural venues across Massachusetts. Each Friday this summer, there will be six venues open for free. The Highland Street Foundation provides grants to participating venues to cover the cost of opening their doors for free and has invested $650,000 to support the Free Fun Fridays program this year. The program begins Friday, June 24 and runs through Friday, August 26. For the full program schedule and to learn more about Free Fun Fridays, please visit: www.highlandstreet.org.
Wenham Museum is a family-friendly museum of childhood and New England family life located on Boston’s North Shore since 1922. The museum’s collections include model trains, a world-renowned doll collection, vintage dollhouses, a costume and textile collection, antique toys, historic photographs and the National Historic Register Claflin-Richards House. Sixteen annual rotating exhibits and related family programming help to interpret the museum's mission to protect, preserve and interpret the artifacts of childhood, domestic life, and the history and culture of Boston’s North Shore.
Wenham Museum, 132 Main Street in Wenham, MA, (978) 468-2377, www.wenhammuseum.org. Hours: Tuesday - Sunday, 10 AM to 4 PM.
When:
Friday, July 1, 2016 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Location:
Prices:
Free
Phone:
978-468-2377
