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.
Author
Free Talk by Author Christie Palmer Lowrance, “Thornton W. Burgess: An Extraordinary Naturalist, Children’s Author, and Cape Codder”
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesAuthor Christie Palmer Lowrance will present a talk on: “Thornton W. Burgess: An Extraordinary Naturalist, Children’s Author, and Cape Codder” Wednesday, April 10th at 2pm “In the realm of wildlife conservation and natural history, there is one name in the United States that must not be forgotten: Thornton W. Burgess,” wrote Dr. Theodore H. Reed, […]
Whaling in New England
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesWhaling in New England Thursday, May 9th, 4pm Many different forms of whaling have been used in Cape Cod. Drift, shore, herding, and artic whaling have all been practiced at one time or another. Each specific form of whaling has a small history connected to it. In the early 1800s whaling was among the most […]
All that Jazz – Author Talk
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesALL THAT JAZZ: New York Times bestselling author Larry Tye will be in-conversation with Attorney Joy Rosenthal, executor of Count Basie's estate, on Tye's new book -- The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Count Basie Transformed America -- with a special focus on the once rip-roaring jazz scene on Cape Cod. The Jazzmen zeros in on […]
A History of the Falmouth Road Race
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesCome hear bestselling author Paul Clerici on Wed., August 14, at 11 a.m., at the Falmouth Historical Society Museums in the Green, Cultural Center, 55 Palmer St., Falmouth, as he discusses his “A History of the Falmouth Road Race,” the first and only book entirely about the great Cape Cod race. In a new multimedia […]
Becoming Cape Cod: Creating a Seaside Resort
Museums on the Green 55-65 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA, United StatesBecoming Cape Cod: Creating a Seaside Resort Jim O’Connell’s talk on “Becoming Cape Cod: The Creation of a Seaside Resort” is based on his book about the history of Cape Cod’s development as a vacation mecca. The presentation, which is illustrated with his collection of rare historic postcards, traces Cape Cod’s resort history from its […]
