Programs
Campus Tours at the Museums (May-Oct)
May 24th – October 18th, 2024
Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday
We also host historical walking tours year round. Click here for the current schedule of historical walking tours.
For special events, see below.
A HOUSE RESTORED – The Tragedies and Triumphs of Saving a New England Colonial
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesA HOUSE RESTORED The Tragedies and Triumphs of Saving a New England Colonial Shop Class as Soulcraft meets A Place of My Own in this lyrical meditation of a woodworker steadfastly repairing a historic home. Old houses share their secrets only if they survive. Trading the corporate ladder for a stepladder, Lee McColgan commits to […]
Annual Members’ Meeting
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesSaturday, January 25th at 10:30am followed by a coffee hour Looking towards Spring and what's ahead, as well as a review of last year! Election of Board of Directors - New candidate is Tom Mountford. Only current members can vote at the meeting. Followed by refreshments and an opportunity to socialize. Introducing Tom Mountford as […]
Winter Walk: From Falmouth with Love
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesWinter Walk: From Falmouth with Love February 2nd & 16th at 3pm Discover love stories connected to Falmouth’s romantic past. This February discover love stories connected to Falmouth’s more amorous past in honor of Saint Valentine’s Day. The tour will explore diverse sets of couples whose love stories continue to inspire us today. Our winter […]
If Our Walls Could Talk – Protect Our Past film
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesDiscover the untold stories found within some of the Cape's historic homes and share your own home discoveries throughout the years. The historic houses lining the streetscape of Cape Cod have stood the test of time as they still stand strong. Their walls were built with tightly ringed durable hard woods plus blood, sweat and tears. Embedded in them are clues […]
Waquoit Bay & The Vínland Mystery
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesWaquoit Bay & The Vínland Mystery For over 175 years researchers have attempted to unravel the information in two Icelandic Sagas, - the Greenlander's Saga and the Saga of Eric the Red, - with the goal of locating ‘Vínland’, an area on the North American Atlantic coast where grapes grew wild, winters were mild, and […]
Slavery and Abolitionism on Cape Cod
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesSlavery and Abolitionism on Cape Cod, June 11, 2025 at 4pm From the era of the Puritans right through to the end of the Revolutionary War, Boston was a central hub for the slave trade. Slaves were brought on board ships from the African coast with regularity, often mastered by Cape Cod Sea captains. The […]
Cape Dreams – A Season with the Brewster Whitecaps – Author Talk
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesCape Dreams - A Season with the Brewster Whitecaps - Author Talk July 10th at 4pm Every summer, the greatest college baseball players that come together on Cape Cod are after one thing: their dreams. The summer teams on the Cape are a pivotal step toward the Major Leagues, as professional hopefuls vie to showcase […]
Falmouth’s Whaling Heritage
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesIn the early 19th century, Falmouth remained a remote farming and fishing community. But then the growing New England whaling industry began to capture the imagination of Falmouth youth who dreamed of adventure as Cape Horn sailors searching the Pacific Ocean for whales and whale oil. Falmouth was no competition for New Bedford, the "city […]
