Opening September 1, this interactive exhibit invites viewers to consider values of community, equality, and justice and how these notions cause harm when they conflict.
Old State House Explores Boston’s History of Desegregation and Busing in New Exhibition Read More »
Free May programs at Old State House & Old South Meeting House will look back on the power of civic engagement for disenfranchised people & invite people to move from civic bystander to civic agent.
Unraveling 18th-century textiles, Revolutionary Spaces program examines quilt made of Martha Washington’s dresses.
Revolutionary Spaces installs short film in an effort to commemorate Indigenous survival and resistance to erasure: Bounty.
New Film Installation at Boston’s Old State House Acknowledges Complex Indigenous Ties Read More »
Learn how historians, preservationists, and historical craftspeople restored a historic room in need of a face-lift in time for America 250.
Historic Precision: Revitalizing the Old State House Council Chamber Read More »
Explore the story of the Battle of Bunker Hill through four compelling objects from the Revolutionary Spaces collection.
Bunker Hill in Four Objects Read More »
Exhibits Manager Lucy Pollock and Director of Facilities & Preservation Campbell Waterhouse discuss the gilded eagle that sits upon the Old State House.
The Old State House’s Gilded Eagle Read More »
Director of Museum Operations & Experience Lou Rocco explores the anti-busing movement’s use of Revolutionary Boston history.
Continue learning about the ways Black Bostonians have fought for equal education—an ongoing struggle that continues to shape Boston’s public schools today.
The Endless Endeavor: Black Bostonians and the Fight for Education Equality – Part II Read More »
Access to education has been a constant struggle for Boston’s Black community from the beginning. Delve into nineteenth century attempts to secure educational equality.
The Endless Endeavor: Black Bostonians and the Fight for Education Equality – Part I Read More »