Tuesday, March 25, 2014
WEST END MUSEUM EVENTS - March 25-31, 2014
Greetings from the West End Museum!
There are some great events happening this week. Tonight we are featuring a Book Talk on "Child Labor in Greater Boston 1880-1920". A unique look into the city during the late 19th/early 20th century. Mark your calendars for March 31 as the museum kicks off its first Irish Heritage Celebration. This is a free event featuring former Boston Mayor Raymond Flynn.
As always you can see our full range of upcoming events and exhibitions here. For even more museum info, follow us on Facebook and Twitter!
This week
Book Talk: Child Labor in Greater Boston
Tuesday, Mar. 25
6:30 - 8:00pm
Cost: FREE
From its earliest days, Boston decreed that its children be taught to read and write English and understand the laws. In 1826, free and compulsory education was introduced. On reaching 14 years of age, many children left school to find full-time work. Fearing that these children would end up in low-paying, dead-end jobs, Boston Public Schools added trade schools to teach craft skills-carpentry, printing, and metalwork for boys; dressmaking, cooking, and embroidery for girls. The national struggle to ban child labor began in the mid-19th century and ended with the passage of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
Read more on our website >>
Current Exhibitions
Relics of a Bygone Era: Exploring the Hotel Manger/Madison
Feb. 4 - March 22
EXTENDED to April 5th!
Members Gallery
Cost: FREE
The 500-room Hotel Manger opened at North Station in August of 1930. Its design was an example of the Moderne style of architecture, developed by Boston native, Louis Sullivan. This exhibit features original postcards, pamphlets, and photographs, as well as actual pieces of the hotel. One of the highlights is a series of photographs showing the demolition of the hotel.
Read more on our website >>
A Neighborhood in Transition
Jan. 21 - May 10
Cost: FREE
This exhibit continues to follow the demolition of an additional thirty acres of residential housing, along with Bowdoin Square and Scollay Square, to make way for the Hurley/Lindemann Building and Government Center. Charles Frani's photographs show not only a neighborhood in transition, but a city in transition. The exhibit captures images of residents and business owners in the midst of eviction; going about their daily chores, or fleeing their homes, as if nothing out the ordinary is taking place.
Read more on our website >>
The Last Tenement
Ongoing
Cost: FREE
"The Last Tenement" exhibition, originally set up in 1992 at the Old State House by the Bostonian Society through a grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities and relocated to the West End Museum in 2006, is now permanently housed in its own dedicated 1100 square foot space.
Read more on our website >>
Save The Date!
West End Museum Irish Heritage Month Celebration
Monday, Mar. 31
6:30 - 8:30pm
Cost: FREE
The West End Museum will host its inaugural Irish Heritage Month celebration on Monday, March 31, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, and will include light refreshments. Former Boston Mayor Raymond L. Flynn (1984-1993)-who left City Hall to serve as the United States Ambassador to The Vatican (1993-1997)-will attend as an event honoree. The Museum will also honor Martin Lomasney and Daniel Whelton.
Read more on our website >>
Panel Discussion and short film: The problems with displacement
Tuesday, Apr. 8
6:30 - 8:30pm
Cost: FREE
The West End Museum explores the psychological toll of urban renewal projects on the people in-between. Featuring three Old West Enders and a resident of the New York Streets discussing their experiences with development projects; the panel will put a human face on the urban renewal projects in Boston.
Read more on our website >>
Support the Museum
2014 Annual Appeal!!
Support the West End Museum!
2013 was another year of significant growth and expansion for the West End Museum. This year alone, the museum mounted three major exhibits in our large exhibition area, as well as four exhibits in our Members' Gallery.
We have a fundraising goal of $50,000 for our inaugural appeal. Any amount, large or small, that you can donate will help to ensure that the museum can continue to provide a rich experience to the West End community as well as the city of Boston. Your donation is critical, not only with assisting the museum in providing fresh programming, but especially in keeping the museum and its mission alive.
There are some great events happening this week. Tonight we are featuring a Book Talk on "Child Labor in Greater Boston 1880-1920". A unique look into the city during the late 19th/early 20th century. Mark your calendars for March 31 as the museum kicks off its first Irish Heritage Celebration. This is a free event featuring former Boston Mayor Raymond Flynn.
As always you can see our full range of upcoming events and exhibitions here. For even more museum info, follow us on Facebook and Twitter!
This week
Book Talk: Child Labor in Greater Boston
Tuesday, Mar. 25
6:30 - 8:00pm
Cost: FREE
From its earliest days, Boston decreed that its children be taught to read and write English and understand the laws. In 1826, free and compulsory education was introduced. On reaching 14 years of age, many children left school to find full-time work. Fearing that these children would end up in low-paying, dead-end jobs, Boston Public Schools added trade schools to teach craft skills-carpentry, printing, and metalwork for boys; dressmaking, cooking, and embroidery for girls. The national struggle to ban child labor began in the mid-19th century and ended with the passage of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
Read more on our website >>
Current Exhibitions
Relics of a Bygone Era: Exploring the Hotel Manger/Madison
Feb. 4 - March 22
EXTENDED to April 5th!
Members Gallery
Cost: FREE
The 500-room Hotel Manger opened at North Station in August of 1930. Its design was an example of the Moderne style of architecture, developed by Boston native, Louis Sullivan. This exhibit features original postcards, pamphlets, and photographs, as well as actual pieces of the hotel. One of the highlights is a series of photographs showing the demolition of the hotel.
Read more on our website >>
A Neighborhood in Transition
Jan. 21 - May 10
Cost: FREE
This exhibit continues to follow the demolition of an additional thirty acres of residential housing, along with Bowdoin Square and Scollay Square, to make way for the Hurley/Lindemann Building and Government Center. Charles Frani's photographs show not only a neighborhood in transition, but a city in transition. The exhibit captures images of residents and business owners in the midst of eviction; going about their daily chores, or fleeing their homes, as if nothing out the ordinary is taking place.
Read more on our website >>
The Last Tenement
Ongoing
Cost: FREE
"The Last Tenement" exhibition, originally set up in 1992 at the Old State House by the Bostonian Society through a grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities and relocated to the West End Museum in 2006, is now permanently housed in its own dedicated 1100 square foot space.
Read more on our website >>
Save The Date!
West End Museum Irish Heritage Month Celebration
Monday, Mar. 31
6:30 - 8:30pm
Cost: FREE
The West End Museum will host its inaugural Irish Heritage Month celebration on Monday, March 31, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, and will include light refreshments. Former Boston Mayor Raymond L. Flynn (1984-1993)-who left City Hall to serve as the United States Ambassador to The Vatican (1993-1997)-will attend as an event honoree. The Museum will also honor Martin Lomasney and Daniel Whelton.
Read more on our website >>
Panel Discussion and short film: The problems with displacement
Tuesday, Apr. 8
6:30 - 8:30pm
Cost: FREE
The West End Museum explores the psychological toll of urban renewal projects on the people in-between. Featuring three Old West Enders and a resident of the New York Streets discussing their experiences with development projects; the panel will put a human face on the urban renewal projects in Boston.
Read more on our website >>
Support the Museum
2014 Annual Appeal!!
Support the West End Museum!
2013 was another year of significant growth and expansion for the West End Museum. This year alone, the museum mounted three major exhibits in our large exhibition area, as well as four exhibits in our Members' Gallery.
We have a fundraising goal of $50,000 for our inaugural appeal. Any amount, large or small, that you can donate will help to ensure that the museum can continue to provide a rich experience to the West End community as well as the city of Boston. Your donation is critical, not only with assisting the museum in providing fresh programming, but especially in keeping the museum and its mission alive.
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