Living in the Dark: An evening tour of the Gore mansion

Gore Place 52 Gore Street

Join an evening tour of the 1806 mansion at Gore Place in Waltham. Living in the Dark will feature all the ways the Gores and their staff lit this beautiful country house. You'll marvel at the graceful curves of the great stairs, oval withdrawing room, peacock parlor, great hall, and billiard room. The style and […]

$21

Growing Up in the Gore Family: Class and conflict in Revolutionary Boston

Gore Place 52 Gore Street

Christopher Gore grew up in a family on the verge of entering Boston's genteel class. The Gores were active in the Revolutionary resistance, organizing protests at Liberty Tree, hosting spinning bees for Daughters of Liberty, even being hurt in a riot before the Boston Massacre. But as that conflict heated up, Christopher's father chose to […]

$10

Regency Ball and Dance Workshops

Gore Place 52 Gore Street

Come get your Bridgerton on and dance like Jane Austen, as Gore Place hosts a winter Regency ball! Live musicians will play English country dances from the Regency period. Social dance historian Ruth Benson Levin will guide you through dances, involving simple, repeated step patterns. Learn the dances featured at the ball by attending one […]

$25

Puppet Show Story Time

Gore Place 52 Gore Street

Gore Place is excited to welcome Harry LaCoste and his puppet pals for stories and activities in the Carriage House. The sessions are recommended for 3 and 4-year-olds but all are welcome. $10 per child (ticket includes up to 2 adults), $5 per child of members (ticket includes up to 2 adults).

$10

Mrs. Wilberforce, Musical Duo

Gore Place 52 Gore Street

The duo of Kyra Davies (fiddle, viola, vocals) and Sean Smith (guitar, bouzouki, tenor banjo, vocals) plays music from Ireland, Scotland and Cape Breton, but also further afield, like Shetland, Brittany and Galicia, among other places, bringing out the distinctive qualities of each tune or song for the enjoyment of their audiences. $21 General Admission, […]

$21

Winter Regency Ball

Gore Place 52 Gore Street

Come get your Bridgerton on and dance like Jane Austen, as Gore Place hosts a winter Regency ball. Live musicians will play English country dances from the Regency period. Social dance historian Ruth Benson Levin will guide you through dances, involving simple, repeated step patterns.  

$75