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The Endless Endeavor: Black Bostonians and the Fight for Education Equality – Part II

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 I

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.

Education Tours

Visit the Old State House and Old South Meeting House with a friendly and knowledgeable guide, or explore at your own pace.

Folderol, Frippery & Frivolity: Revolutionary Trivia and Storytelling at the Old South Meeting House

Folderol, Frippery & Frivolity: Revolutionary Trivia and Storytelling at the Old South Meeting House Tuesday, March 10, 2026 Register Do you know who Boston’s most famous silversmith is? Or which colonial leader offered to pay for the tea dumped in the harbor? Join iCivics and Revolutionary Spaces for a high-spirited evening of Colonial-era trivia and […]

Revolutionary Spaces and Massachusetts Historical Society Announce The Road to Revolution Opening This Month at the Old State House

Revolutionary Spaces and Massachusetts Historical Society (MHS) today announce The Road to Revolution: Massachusetts and the Independence Movement, a landmark exhibition opening February 11, 2026, at the Old State House.

Old State House Explores Boston’s History of Desegregation and Busing in New Exhibition

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.

James Otis, Jr. and Mental Health in the Eighteenth Century: A Virtual Exhibit Opening

James Otis, Jr. and Mental Health in the Eighteenth Century A Virtual Exhibit Opening Friday, September 5, 2025 REGISTER Join Revolutionary Spaces and the National Museum of Mental Health Project (NMMHP) at the Old State House for a special reception celebrating the launch of the virtual exhibit Patriot, Hero, Distracted Person: James Otis, Jr. and […]

New Film Installation at Boston’s Old State House Acknowledges Complex Indigenous Ties

Revolutionary Spaces installs short film in an effort to commemorate Indigenous survival and resistance to erasure: Bounty.

An Evening with Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

An Evening with Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Thursday, April 17, 2025 REGISTER Revolutionary Spaces is pleased to be partnering with the Supreme Court Historical Society for the premiere Boston screening of the Society’s film on the life and times of Boston’s own Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., acclaimed jurist, scholar, and Civil War veteran. Originally performed […]

“You Think This is a Massacre? Just Wait!”: The Anti-Busing Movement’s Use of Revolutionary Boston History

Director of Museum Operations & Experience Lou Rocco explores the anti-busing movement’s use of Revolutionary Boston history.