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  • Fighting for the American Dream: An evening with author and Waltham native Charles Whalen

    The Waltham Museum 25 Lexington Street, Waltham, MA

    Share an evening with Charles J. Whalen, Waltham High School class of ’78, an award-winning economist and author of the forthcoming book "Fighting for the American Dream: From Blue-Collar Kid to Maverick Economist, The Battle to Defend Working Families." Charles’s book explores the decades-long erosion of the American Dream through the lens of a career […]

    Free
  • Thursday Tours of the Golden Ball Tavern Museum

    Golden Ball Tavern Museum 662 Boston Post Road, Weston

    Join the Golden Ball Tavern Museum on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for tours of the museum. You will learn about six generations of the Jones family living in this house for 200 years and the unique role that the tavern and Isaac Jones played during the Revolutionary War—including the visits from British […]

  • Thursday Tours of the Golden Ball Tavern Museum

    Golden Ball Tavern Museum 662 Boston Post Road, Weston

    Join the Golden Ball Tavern Museum on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for tours of the museum. You will learn about six generations of the Jones family living in this house for 200 years and the unique role that the tavern and Isaac Jones played during the Revolutionary War—including the visits from British […]

  • Second Sunday open house tours at the Golden Ball Tavern Museum

    Golden Ball Tavern Museum 662 Boston Post Road, Weston

    Discover the dramatic history right in your backyard! Join the Golden Ball Tavern Museum (662 Boston Post Rd., Weston, MA) every second Sunday of the month, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. for free, family-friendly tours. Explore the fascinating home of noted Loyalist Isaac Jones, where six generations lived across 200 years. Inside, you'll see hundreds […]

    Free
  • Babywearing tour of Gore Place

    Babywearing tour of Gore Place
    Gore Place 52 Gore St., Waltham, MA, United States

    Are you a new parent? Looking to get out of the house and be with other adults in a museum? Come to our special babywearing tour! We’ll see our gorgeous 1806 mansion, and we won’t mind if your baby sleeps — or cries — through our tour. Walk-ins are encouraged, and no advance tickets are […]

    $16
  • Mill Talk: The Hidden History of Suits

    Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation 154 Moody St., Waltham, United States

    The classic men’s dark tailored suit and crisp white shirt may look plain, but they are actually triumphs of 19th-century engineering. In this talk, dress historian Chloe Chapin takes us “behind the seams” to explore the mechanical, technological, and chemical innovations that made suits possible. From the river-powered machines of New England's textile mills to […]

  • Boston-built furniture tour of the Gore Mansion

    Gore Place 52 Gore St., Waltham, MA, United States

    Gore Place is famous for its collection of fine furnishings, including a good number of Boston-built pieces, some by Thomas Seymour and Isaac Vose. Take an evening tour of the […]

    $25
  • BlueCollar 101: Precision & Power in Machine Tooling & Modern Manufacturing

    Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation 154 Moody St., Waltham, United States

    This event is held in national solidarity with National Manufacturing Day (MFG Day) What actually allows the modern physical world to be built with sub-thousandth-of-an-inch precision? Who engineers the complex […]