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Echoes of Revolution: Boston launches today, bringing Boston’s revolutionary history to life.
Created by Sugar Creative in partnership with Ubisoft and Revolutionary Spaces, and timed to America’s 250th anniversary, the city-scale augmented reality experience uses the world of the video game Assassin’s Creed® III to place visitors inside the defining moments of the American Revolution, at the exact locations where they unfolded. Available now, free, on iOS and Android.
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REVOLUTIONARY SPACES IS A 2026 BLUE STAR MUSEUM
Revolutionary Spaces is pleased to participate in Blue Star Museums, a program that provides free admission to currently serving U.S. military personnel and their families during the summer.
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Revolutionary Spaces and Suffolk University Partner on Student Art Installations for America’s 250th
Revolutionary Spaces and Suffolk University have partnered to bring student-created art installations to two of Boston’s most iconic Revolutionary landmarks.
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Revolutionary Spaces Debuts Ruckus!, a Bold New Attraction Exploring the Story of the American Revolution for America 250 at The People’s House Party
Revolutionary Spaces today announced that tickets are now on sale for Ruckus!, a bold new attraction on Boston’s Freedom Trail that drops you in the heart of the Revolution debuting at the Old South Meeting House on July 2nd.
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Hub Town Tours Unites Boston’s Iconic Historic Sites to Launch “Boston 250 Pass”
Revolutionary Spaces has been awarded $286,000 through the Save America’s Treasures grant program, through the Historic Preservation Fund. The federal funding will support critical structural stabilization at Boston’s Old State House.
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Revolutionary Spaces Awarded $286,000 in Federal Funding for Structural Stabilization of Boston’s 1713 Old State House
Revolutionary Spaces has been awarded $286,000 through the Save America’s Treasures grant program, through the Historic Preservation Fund. The federal funding will support critical structural stabilization at Boston’s Old State House.
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2026
- August 13, 2026 - WBUR: Old South Meeting House highlights local shoemaker's role in fomenting Revolution(opens in new tab)
- August 10, 2026 - Secret Boston: Ruckus! brings the American Revolution to Life Inside Boston’s Old South Meeting House(opens in new tab)
- August 7, 2026 - hoodline: Boston's Freedom Trail Gets an AR Layer of Buried Indigenous History(opens in new tab)
- August 6, 2026 - Boston Globe: Clown class, the Coolidge by the numbers, and a play about Polly(opens in new tab)
- July 29, 2026 - Stay in Boston: The 50 people who shape Boston hospitality(opens in new tab)
- July 24, 2026 - Boston Globe: Animated show revives Old South as hub of Revolutionary ferment(opens in new tab)
- July 20, 2026 - Historic Boston Incorporated: HBI celebrates Old South’s People’s House Party(opens in new tab)
- July 16, 2026 - California Local: Revolutionary Journalism(opens in new tab)
- July 15. 2026 - C-Span Classroom: Bell Ringer: Boston Independence Day Oration(opens in new tab)
- July 13, 2026 - blooloop: RLMG & Electrosonic deliver Ruckus! immersive experience with Revolutionary Spaces(opens in new tab)
- July 9, 2026 - Boston Globe: The best things to do in and around Boston this weekend(opens in new tab)
- July 8, 2026 - Revere Journal: Revere and Everett Target Shoppers helping Fund Boston Charities(opens in new tab)
- July 5, 2026 - News Nation: Patriots and Plotters: Bill O’Reilly’s unsung heroes and villains of the American Revolution(opens in new tab)
- July 5, 2026 - Boston Globe: After a brief severe weather delay, Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular enchants the Esplanade. Read how the night unfolded.(opens in new tab)
- July 4, 2026 - NBC Boston: Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular dazzles crowd after evacuation due to weather(opens in new tab)
- July 3, 2026 - Boston Business Journal: Five things you need to know, and two fun ways to celebrate Boston history(opens in new tab)
- July 2, 2026 - California Local: The Declaration of Independence Lives(opens in new tab)
- July 2, 2026 - Boston Globe: Then and now: See what Boston looked like in 1776, 2026, and everywhere in between(opens in new tab)
- July 1, 2026 - Condé Nast Traveler: Old State House(opens in new tab)
- July 1, 2026 - Observer: The Boston America 250 Guide, From Revolutionary Landmarks to Historic Hotels and Lobster Rolls(opens in new tab)
- June 30, 2026 - WBZ News Radio: The Old South Meeting House In Boston Prepares To Debut New Show 'Ruckus!'(opens in new tab)
- June 30, 2026 - Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative: American Children are Falling Out of Love with History – Here’s How to Bring Them Back(opens in new tab)
- June 29, 2026 - Franklin Observer: Governor's Council Takes Temporary Step Back in Time(opens in new tab)
- June 26, 2026 - BNN Live: Boston Neighborhood Network News - 6/26/2026(opens in new tab)
- June 26, 2026 - The Telegraph: Where to celebrate the US’s birthday in 2026(opens in new tab)
- June 24, 2026 - WBZ News Radio: Celebrating America's 250th(opens in new tab)
- June 23, 2026 - Historic Boston Incorporated: Partners in Preservation: Nat Sheidley, Revolutionary Spaces(opens in new tab)
- June 21, 2026 - Parade: Why Boston Is the Only Place to Be For America’s 250th Celebration This Summer(opens in new tab)
- June 19, 2026 - Boston Globe: Trump is pushing his 250th vision of America. Boston’s MFA and ICA are pushing back.(opens in new tab)
- June 2, 2026 - Boston Globe: Boston and Philadelphia are fighting again. Here’s why.(opens in new tab)
- May 30, 2026 - Wanderlust: The best places to learn about the American Revolution in Boston(opens in new tab)
- May 27, 2026 - Boston magazine: Five Revolutionary Relics on View at the Old State House This Summer(opens in new tab)
- May 22, 2026 - Charlestown Bridge: Revolutionary Spaces and Suffolk University partner on student art installations for America’s 250th(opens in new tab)
- May 20, 2026 - AZCentral: Here's why the Declaration of Independence is still 'radical'(opens in new tab)
- May 16, 2026 - Travel in Time with Dan: Boston’s Old State House(opens in new tab)
- May 13, 2026 - Hoodline: Tea Party Uprising Goes High-Tech At Old South Meeting House(opens in new tab)
- May 13, 2026 - Boston Business Journal: Old South Meeting House to debut eye-opening tech show(opens in new tab)
- May 1, 2026 - Skewed 'n Reviewed: Echoes of Revolution Brings An Assassin’s Creed Experience To New York(opens in new tab)
- April 30, 2026 - Yahoo! Travel: America's 250th is coming — these Revolutionary-era sites are worth the trip(opens in new tab)
- April 16, 2026 - Suffolk University Magazine: Letter From the President(opens in new tab)
- April 16, 2026 - Suffolk University Magazine: Revolutionary Storytelling(opens in new tab)
- April 13, 2026 - Benjamin Franklin House: Episode 2: Old South Meeting House (Finding a Founder Podcast).(opens in new tab)
- April 6, 2026 - Benjamin Franklin House: Episode 1: The Old State House (Finding a Founder Podcast)(opens in new tab)
- March 31, 2026 - MSN: Old State House project, to fix beams at risk of collapse, could start this fall(opens in new tab)
- March 31, 2026 - Axios Boston: Federal grant jumpstarts long-delayed Old State House stabilization in Boston(opens in new tab)
- March 31, 2026 - Hoodline: Rusty Beams Under Freedom Trail Spur Federal Rescue For Old State House Plaza(opens in new tab)
- March 23, 2026 - Dorchester Reporter: Hundreds celebrated 250th anniversary of Evacuation Day on Dorchester Heights(opens in new tab)
- March 23, 2026 - The Mass Media: ‘Writing Declarations’ workshops uplift those tired of TikTok activism(opens in new tab)
- March 21, 2026 - MassLive: Massachusetts at 250: From revolution to reflection at this exhibit(opens in new tab)
- March 21, 2026 - Boston Neighborhood Network Media: Revolutionary Spaces REVVS Up for America's 250th in Boston with Nat Sheidley(opens in new tab)
- March 16, 2026 - Boston City TV: Crispus Attucks Day 250th Anniversary(opens in new tab)
- March 14, 2026 - MassNonprofit News: Revolutionary Spaces awarded $286,000 in federal funding for structural stabilization of Boston’s Old State House(opens in new tab)
- March 12, 2026 - The Boston Sun: Revolutionary Spaces Awarded Federal Funding for Structural Stabilization of Boston’s Old State House(opens in new tab)
- March 5, 2026 - WCVB: Boston marks 256th anniversary of the Boston Massacre with Crispus Attucks Day(opens in new tab)
- March 4, 2026 - The Berkeley Beacon: Revolutionary Spaces celebrates Black history despite archival limitations(opens in new tab)
- March 2, 2026 - Caught in Southie: Revolutionary Spaces Helps Boston Achieve Museums for All Hub Status, Expanding Free and Discounted Museum Access To Families(opens in new tab)
- February 26, 2026 - The Boston Sun: Celebrate the Spirit of America with Revolutionary Spaces this March(opens in new tab)
- February 10, 2026 - Boston 25 News: Massachusetts Historical Society highlighting USA’s 250th birthday at Old State House(opens in new tab)
- January 16, 2026 - The Boston Globe: ‘It completely changed my career’: Looking back on the last 50 years with Boston’s Bicentennial photographer(opens in new tab)
- Jan 13, 2026 - The Boston Globe: Phillis Wheatley to be honored on Black Heritage Stamp in event at Old South Meeting House(opens in new tab)
2025
- December 27, 2025 - The Boston Sun: Revolutionary Spaces Set the Stage for America’s 250th Anniversary with Reenactment of the Debate that Sparked the Boston Tea Party(opens in new tab)
- December 25, 2025 - Chronicle WCVB: Trumpet Carols return to the Old State House in Boston(opens in new tab)
- December 24, 2025 - 7 News WHDH: WWII era Christmas tradition returns to old State House(opens in new tab)
- December 24, 2025 - WBUR: A forgotten Christmas Eve tradition returns to Boston for the first time since World War II(opens in new tab)
- December 22, 2025 - Boston Globe: Free Holiday Events in Boston: Puppet Shoes, Nature Walks, and more(opens in new tab)
- December 21, 2025 - The Newport Daily News: Ruckus! will transport guests to the American Revolution. What to know(opens in new tab)
- December 16, 2025 - Hoodline: Mayor Michelle Wu Designates Three Freedom Trail Sites as Official Landmarks on 252nd Boston Tea Party Anniversary(opens in new tab)
- December 16, 2025 - City of Boston: City of Boston Designates Three Freedom Trail Sites as Official Landmarks(opens in new tab)
- November 10, 2025 - Boston Uncovered: A Live Reenactment Of The Boston Tea Party Arrives In The City In Just 36 Days—With A Fiery Public Meeting And Immersive Experiences(opens in new tab)
- October 12, 2025 - Boston Globe: Free October events: Old State House party, Revolutionary fun and games, and more(opens in new tab)
- September 6, 2025 - Boston Globe: There's a 250th celebration in the making — and ongoing(opens in new tab)
- June 23, 2025 - GBH News: Despite DEI pushback, guides along Boston's Freedom Trail widen the lens of inclusion(opens in new tab)
- June 22, 2025 - C-SPAN: America 250-Boston's Freedom Trail(opens in new tab)
- June 2, 2025 - Axios Boston: How Boston remembers Anthony Burns, a man forcefully returned to slavery(opens in new tab)
- May 7, 2025 - Yankee Magazine: 50 Must-See American Revolution Historic Sites in New England(opens in new tab)
- April 25, 2025 - The Boston Globe: Not everyone was Paul Revere’: Mass. historians reimagine America’s founding tale(opens in new tab)
- April 6, 2025 - New York Post: Get ready: It’s the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War(opens in new tab)
- April 1, 2025 - WCVB: Symbols of American history on public display in Boston(opens in new tab)
- March 5, 2025 - The Boston Globe: Artists project message against ‘tyranny’ on Old State House in wake of Michelle Wu’s testimony on Capitol Hill(opens in new tab)
- February 11, 2025 - Meet Boston with Billy & Jenny: Architectural Adventures in Boston's Downtown Neighborhood(opens in new tab)
- February 1, 2025 - The Abroad Guide: Boston: Old State House/Old South Meeting House Museum Combo(opens in new tab)
2024
- December 16, 2024 - Caught In Southie: Ain’t no party like a Boston Tea Party – 251st Anniversary Commemoration(opens in new tab)
- December 13, 2024 - WBUR: Old South Meeting House hosts reenactment of debate that sparked the Boston Tea Party(opens in new tab)
- December 13, 2024 - The Boston Globe: Five things to do around Boston, Dec. 16-22(opens in new tab)
- December 12, 2024 - GBH News: Engelbert Humperdinck, the Boston Tea Party's anniversary, and Mahesh Daas(opens in new tab)
- December 10, 2024 - Boston.com - Were Boston streets really designed by cows?(opens in new tab)
- November 24, 2024 - Travel2Next: 23 Landmarks In Boston That Will Take You Back in Time!(opens in new tab)
- November 14, 2024 - Medium: Top Historical Things to Do in Boston: A Guide to American History(opens in new tab)
- November 13, 2024 - PRWeb: Legacy Fund for Boston Leverages $600,000 From Local Real Estate Mitigation Funds to Help Preserve City's Historic Character(opens in new tab)
- October 4, 2024 - PR Newswire: Boston Globe Media hosts In-Depth Conversation about the 2024 Presidential Election at Old South Meeting House on October 17(opens in new tab)
- September 24, 2024 - Axios Boston: "Unfulfilled Promise": Old State House exhibit explores Boston busing history(opens in new tab)
- September 20, 2024 - NBC 10: What's up with the ‘pretty awful' smell in Boston's Downtown Crossing?(opens in new tab)
- September 17, 2024 -The Boston Globe: 100 people sworn in as new US citizens during ceremony at Boston’s Old South Meeting House(opens in new tab)
- September 8, 2024 - Banker & Tradesman: Reclaim Boston’s Brand with Big Changes to Historic Area(opens in new tab)
- September 4, 2024 - The Boston Globe: Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond(opens in new tab)
- August 18, 2024 - Worcester Telegram & Gazette: Massachusetts is filled with history. Here are 10 historic places you can visit(opens in new tab)
- July 31, 2024 - WBUR Radio Boston: Short film looks at Boston's role in state-sanctioned scalp bounties on local Indigenous tribes(opens in new tab)
- July 22, 2024 - The Saturday Evening Post: Considering History: The Troubling Story of Scalp Bounties(opens in new tab)
- July 4, 2024 - WCVB 5: Boston's historic Fourth of July parade draws visitors from across country(opens in new tab)
- July 4, 2024 - 7 News Boston: Fourth of July celebrations include parades, fireworks across Massachusetts(opens in new tab)
- July 4, 2024 - Boston Globe: Your guide to celebrating July 4th in Boston: living history, fireworks, and outdoor fun(opens in new tab)
- July 4, 2024 - Boston Globe: Pops goes the Fourth! Your guide to Fourth of July fun in Boston(opens in new tab)
- July 4, 2024 - WBZ News Radio: Boston Kicks Off July 4th Celebrations With City Hall Ceremony And Parade(opens in new tab)
- July 3, 2024 - Boston Herald: What to know about the Fourth of July celebrations in Boston(opens in new tab)
- July 3, 2024 - Boston.com: 10 things to do in Boston this weekend(opens in new tab)
- July 2, 2024 - BU Today: Great Picks for Celebrating the Fourth in the City(opens in new tab)
- June 27, 2024 - The Boston Globe: A new tour in Boston, an upstate New York escape, and a portable jump starter for summer travels(opens in new tab)
- June 24, 2024 - Trip Canvas: Boston Historic Sites: 7 Must-See Stops for History Buffs(opens in new tab)
- June 17, 2024: Passing Thru:Boston’s Secret History Tour: More Than Just Tea Parties(opens in new tab)
- May 21, 2024 - WBUR Radio Boston: 4 Boston-Area Activists on What Civic Engagement Means to Them(opens in new tab)
- May 8, 2024 - AOL.com: 39 Landmarks that 'Scream America'(opens in new tab)
- May 8, 2024 - WBSM1420: World-Altering Event Occurred at this Massachusetts Landmark(opens in new tab)
- April 23, 2024 - Nazret: 10 Best Tourist Attractions in Boston 2024(opens in new tab)
- April 11, 2024 - Boston.com:10 things to do with the kids in and around Boston during April break(opens in new tab)
- March 19, 2024 - GBH: In 'Cost of Living' disabled voices take center stage(opens in new tab)
2023
- December 20, 2023 - The Boston Globe: What to keep and what to toss in how we view the Boston Tea Party(opens in new tab)
- December 17, 2023 - WBTV: Boston re-enacts the Boston Tea Party during event’s 250th anniversary(opens in new tab)
- December 16, 2023 - NPR: 250 years ago, colonists dumped British tea into the Boston harbor(opens in new tab)
- December 16, 2023 - Fox Nation: Boston Tea Party 250th Anniversary LIVE(opens in new tab)
- December 15, 2023 - Smithsonian Magazine: The Many Myths of the Boston Tea Party(opens in new tab)
- December 15, 2023 - The New York Times: The Boston Tea Party Turns 250(opens in new tab)
- December 14, 2023 - WBUR: The Boston Tea Party at 250: History steeped in myth(opens in new tab)
- December 14, 2023 - The Washington Post: Boston Tea Party? Rhode Island says its rebellion was first — and just as important(opens in new tab)
- December 13, 2023 - CBS: Boston Tea Party reenactment Saturday to mark 250th anniversary of historic protest(opens in new tab)
- December 13, 2023 - Radikaler Ungehorsam! Vor 250 Jahren - die Boston Tea Party-Revolte (Boston Tea Party - Radically disobedient)(opens in new tab)
- December 12, 2023 - Boston Globe: What’s brewing for the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party(opens in new tab)
- December 12, 2023 - Boston.com: How Boston is marking the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party(opens in new tab)
- December 12, 2023 - TimeOut: The best Boston Tea Party 250th anniversary events(opens in new tab)
- December 6, 2023 - The Huntington News: Phillis in Boston narrates the struggle for Black freedom(opens in new tab)
- December 5, 2023 - Broadway World Q&A: Ade Solanke of Phillis In Boston at Revolutionary Spaces(opens in new tab)
- December 1, 2023 - Worcester Telegram & Gazette:One holiday season party not to miss: the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party(opens in new tab)
- November 21, 2023 - WBUR Radio Boston: Play at Old South Meeting House details Phillis Wheatley's life in Boston in 1773(opens in new tab)
- November 21, 2023 - The Sleepless Critic: The Wonder of ‘Phillis in Boston’ presented by Revolutionary Spaces(opens in new tab)
- November 17, 2023 - GBH Basic Black: Unpacking Phillis Wheatley’s life as she’s brought to the stage(opens in new tab)
- October 25, 2023 - The Bay State Banner: Phillis Wheatley comes to life at Old South Meeting House(opens in new tab)
- October 23, 2023 - Emerson Today: Regge Life Directing Phillis Wheatley Play(opens in new tab)
- October 22, 2023 - CityLine: Phillis in Boston - A revolutionary story as the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party approaches(opens in new tab)
- September 22, 2023 - The Boston Globe: At Raising Voices fest, Taylor Mac will dig into ‘24-Decade History of Popular Music’(opens in new tab)
- September 21, 2023 - NBC Hub Today: Citywide Raising Voices Festival to celebrate voices of arts revolution(opens in new tab)
- September 21, 2023 - CBS: Raising Voices Festival commemorates 250th anniversary of Boston Tea Party(opens in new tab)
- September 21, 2023 - New England Theatre Geek:You Can Lie Down or Get Up and Play: An Interview with Taylor Mac(opens in new tab)
- September 17, 2023 - WCVB: Discussing legacy of Boston Tea Party with 250th anniversary approaching(opens in new tab)
- August 4, 2023 - The Boston Globe: Old South Meeting House receives $480,000 in federal money to fix water damage(opens in new tab)
- August 4, 2023 - MassLive: Building where Boston Tea Party began to get $480K makeover funded by feds(opens in new tab)
- August 4, 2023 - boston.com: The Old South Meeting House is getting a glow-up, thanks to federal money(opens in new tab)
- July 18, 2023 - The Boston Globe: ‘Impassioned Destruction’: Exhibit offers new perspective on Boston Tea Party(opens in new tab)
- July 4, 2023 - AP: In a polarized US, how to define a patriot increasingly depends on who’s being asked(opens in new tab)
- July 3, 2023 - The New York Times: Will America Be Ready for Its 250th Birthday?(opens in new tab)
- July 1, 2023 - Boston Herald: The 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party a key focus during Boston’s Harborfest(opens in new tab)
- March 5, 2023 - GBH: Boston Recognizes the African and Indigenous heritage of the first person killed in the American Revolution(opens in new tab)
- January 11, 2023 - The Boston Globe: This Fish Swims Upstream-Sacred Cod is carried once again from Old State House to Beacon Hill(opens in new tab)
2020
- August 7, 2020 – WBUR: A ‘Touchstone’ For Equality And Racial Justice: Reflecting On Crispus Attucks’ Legacy At Old State House(opens in new tab)
- July 15, 2020 – The Boston Globe: Founding Fathers increasingly viewed through modern lens in time of racial reckoning(opens in new tab)
- June 4, 2020 – AP: As nation confronts old demons, a 1770 slaying is recalled(opens in new tab)
- February 18, 2020 – Boston Neighborhood Network News: How Revolutionary Past Speaks to the Present(opens in new tab)
- February 16, 2020 – WCVB CityLine – CityLine: Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020: Crispus Attucks, fallen patriot(opens in new tab)
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