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.
Lecture
The Art of Mourning Past & Present
Falmouth Art center 137 Gifford Street, Falmouth, MAFree and Open to the Public at the Falmouth Art Center. Event is Sponsored by Oak Grove Cemetery Association of Falmouth, Inc. Join Falmouth Historical Society’s Executive Director, Rachel Lovett, for a half hour lecture on early 19th century mourning art. This lecture is in conjunction with the exhibition Dearly Departed: The Art of Mourning Past & Present […]
Saving the Land that Feeds Us: A Joint Event with Farming Falmouth & the Falmouth Historical Society
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesThursday, April 27th 5:30pm to 7pm Falmouth’s history -- and its future -- is connected to the land. This special joint event will take guests behind the scenes and into Falmouth’s agricultural past to view the Museum’s collection of farm tools. Drinks will be served with a flight of appetizers, many with a local twist. Guests […]
Whaling Wives of Falmouth
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesThursday, May 4 at 4pm $20 Non-Members/ $10 Members. Includes appetizers and wine. Limited capacity. Back by popular demand whaling scholar Carolyn Partan will illustrate the adventurous lives of ship captain’s wives who went to sea in the mid to late nineteenth century. This lecture in conjuncture with the special exhibition, Better Together: Falmouth Families […]
Cape Cod Learning Tours – Talk-Oh Tuesdays – Lectures Every Tuesday Night
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesCape Cod Learning Tours - Lectures Every Tuesday Night Talk-Oh Tuesdays A weekly series featuring local scientists, historians and naturalists that will entertain and inform you! From the energy producing plankton to "How to Understand Everything" (really). Every Tuesday 7:00-8:30pm, Museums on the Green, July 11 to August 29 Advance registration required: $10 General public, […]
Art After Hours: The History of Wallpaper
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesThursday, September 14 at 4pm This event is now free and open to the public in memory of Grace Hauser. Includes appetizers and wine. Limited capacity, please pre-register. Join wallpaper specialist Robert M. Kelly as he delves into the fascinating world of historic wallpapers. Special emphasis will be given to the wallpaper located in the […]
Falmouth in the Civil War-CANCELLED
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United States*PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS Tuesday, September 19th at 4pm with Michael McNaught While Falmouth produced nobody as heroic as Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, colonel of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry (immortalized in the movie “Glory”), it sent its fair share of combat soldiers and sailors to the Union forces during […]
Washburn at War
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesWASHBURN AT WAR: Saturday, November 11 at 2pm $20 Non Member/$10 Members, please pre-register as space is limited The lecture will appeal to anyone interested in the goings on during World War Two on the Cape. We cover the big stories, visits to Washburn by Gen. Patton and Heavy Weight, Champ Joe Louis. There are […]
