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Add EventCome 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.
The New Grown-Ups return! Taking a modern twist on American roots music, The New Grown-ups blend traditional blues, country, old-time, originals, and bluegrass into a heady blend of contemporary music. Tickets are on sale now. Parking is free.
In honor of Black History Month, Gore Place will offer an evening tour highlighting the life and activism of Robert Roberts, author of "The House Servants Directory" (1827). The tour also highlights other activists and prominent Black leaders from the Boston area, some of whom worked with Roberts in the fight for equality in early […]
After criticizing a fellow American for his lack of diplomatic skill, Christopher Gore got word the man was threatening to seek satisfaction for the insult. Though nothing came of it, Gore took to carrying a pistol, just in case. Historian Dan Breen will give a talk about this period in Christopher Gore's life and the […]
With the 1827 publication of his "House Servant’s Directory"—while employed as a manservant for the elite Bostonians Christopher and Rebecca Gore—Robert Roberts became America’s first commercially published Black author. A leader in Boston’s free Black community, he was a church deacon, a businessman, an abolitionist, and a fighter for civil rights. In this talk, we’ll […]
The annual Gently Used Book Sale returns to Gore Place. On Friday, March 7, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, March 8, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., book lovers can buy gently used books at bargain prices ($2 for paperbacks, $5 for most hardcovers) during the annual Gently Used Book Sale. The […]
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 […]
Join us at Gore Place for an interactive art fair. You can watch artists create art in real time, purchase pieces directly from the artisans themselves, or try your hand at making your own art. The Art Classes: We will hold three 1-hour long art workshops: mosaics, mixed media on canvas, and miniature plantscapes. Pre-registration […]
Come join Good News Gus and his puppet pals for songs, stories, and activities in the Gore Place Carriage House. This interactive puppet show is both fun and funny; you’ll be in stitches by the end! The sessions are recommended for 3- and 4-year-olds but all are welcome! $16 per child, $11 per child of […]
Long before social media & Snapchat filters, Victorians had fun creating fantastical collages mixing photos cut from their visiting cards (or “cartes de visite”) with elaborate drawn or painted images. We invite you to bring your whimsy, explore your “absurdly” crafty side and create your very own Victorian photocollage artwork with us — with no […]
Join us at Gore Place for a remarkable talk by the Countess of Derby and Professor Andrew O'Shaughnessy, who will discuss their new book "A North American Tour Journal, 1824-1825, […]
Enjoy an evening visit to Rebecca Gore’s beautiful 1806 mansion! You'll see the graceful great stairs, the lovely oval withdrawing room, peacock parlor, great hall, bed chambers, sitting rooms, and more. Along the way, hear the words of early 19th-century authors Jane Austen and Robert Roberts describing life on this lovely country estate. The style […]
