the gibson house museum
a time capsule of domestic life from the mid-nineteenth to early-twentieth centuries
The Gibson House Museum is a private, nonprofit house museum in Boston's historic Back Bay neighborhood. The home served as residence to three generations of Gibson family members and their household staff between 1859 and 1954. The Museum’s four floors of period rooms, including the original kitchen, are a time capsule of domestic life in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Visitors experience the house through guided tours that interpret class and culture through the stories and objects of the people who lived and worked there.
Upcoming Event: Repeal Day Celebration
Friday, December 4, 2020
6:00-7:00 p.m.
Tickets: $60
The coronavirus is not keeping us from celebrating! Join Etiquetteer Robert B. Dimmick for the Ninth Annual Celebration of the Repeal of Prohibition to benefit the Gibson House Museum.
Friday, December 4, 2020
6:00-7:00 p.m.
Tickets: $60
The coronavirus is not keeping us from celebrating! Join Etiquetteer Robert B. Dimmick for the Ninth Annual Celebration of the Repeal of Prohibition to benefit the Gibson House Museum.
Welcome back!
The museum has reopened for tours on select days. Tickets must be purchased at least two hours in advance.
The museum has reopened for tours on select days. Tickets must be purchased at least two hours in advance.
Read-the-Room Book Club with the Nichols House Museum
For the Winter 2020 meeting, discuss The Bostonians by Henry James (1886) on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 6:00-7:30 p.m.
For the Winter 2020 meeting, discuss The Bostonians by Henry James (1886) on Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Visit our courtyard exhibition
We invite you to visit our front courtyard for our very first outdoor exhibition, "1920: The Gibsons' New Normal." The exhibit touches on life for Gibson House residents one hundred years ago. (It's all surprisingly familiar!) Please stop by and enjoy through December 17.
We invite you to visit our front courtyard for our very first outdoor exhibition, "1920: The Gibsons' New Normal." The exhibit touches on life for Gibson House residents one hundred years ago. (It's all surprisingly familiar!) Please stop by and enjoy through December 17.
Upcoming Event: Victorian Holiday Customs
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
6:00-7:00 p.m. EST
Tickets: $10
Etiquetteer Robert B. Dimmick will present a brand-new virtual program delving into the ways Victorians celebrated, including food, gifts, entertaining, and superstition.
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
6:00-7:00 p.m. EST
Tickets: $10
Etiquetteer Robert B. Dimmick will present a brand-new virtual program delving into the ways Victorians celebrated, including food, gifts, entertaining, and superstition.
Check out our newest blog posts:
The Gibson Family and Boston in 1920: Effects of the influenza epidemic, World War I, and women's suffrage
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The Gibson Family and Boston in 1920: Effects of the influenza epidemic, World War I, and women's suffrage
thegibsonhousemuseum.blogspot.com
Host your micro-wedding at the Gibson House
The Gibson House is a perfect location for small wedding ceremonies. Contact info@thegibsonhouse.org for more information.
The Gibson House is a perfect location for small wedding ceremonies. Contact info@thegibsonhouse.org for more information.
Little Women at the Gibson House
Learn more about the role of the Gibson House Museum in the 2019 Little Women film.
Learn more about the role of the Gibson House Museum in the 2019 Little Women film.
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Gibson House Museum • 137 Beacon Street • Boston, MA 02116
617.267.6338 • info@thegibsonhouse.org
617.267.6338 • info@thegibsonhouse.org