Lectures & Workshops
Programs at Felton-Smith Historic Site, Smith Barn, 38 Felton Street, Peabody, MA Handicap accessible. Information 978.531.0805
Members free | Non-members $5.00
We are proud to participate in Mass Cultural Council’s Card to Culture program in collaboration with the Department of Transitional Assistance, the Department of Public Health’s WIC Nutrition Program, the Massachusetts Health Connector, and hundreds of organizations by making cultural programming accessible to those for whom cost is a participation barrier. The Museum will provide free admission to our annual lecture program (February, March, April, September, October, and November). Special events are excluded from this discount. See the complete list of participating organizations offering EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare discounts. Cardholders should present their cards when they check-in for lectures in order to receive the Card to Culture discount.
Quilt historian Pam Weeks presents “Soft Protest.”
When: Wednesday, November 6, 2024, 1pm
Where: Smith Barn, 38 Felton Street, Peabody, MA 01960
In this lecture, Ms. Weeks will talk about the history of storytelling, raising social awareness and protest in textiles and quilts. Stories were quilted into bed coverings as early as 1400, and protest quilts go back to 1830!
Special Events
Exhibits
All galleries are open only by appointment at this time. Please call 978-531-0805 if you would like to visit. We look forward to seeing you.
Gideon Foster House, 35 Washington Street: Revolutionary and Civil War History
Osborn-Salata House, 33 Washington Street: World War II History and “Until the Cows Come Home: Farming in Peabody”
CURRENT EXHIBIT
“Until the Cows Come Home: Farming in Peabody”
Tours & Walks
- No tours and walks currently scheduled.
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