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.
Welcome Back!
Tours Friday-Sunday at 1:00, 2:00, & 3:00 p.m.
Tours Friday-Sunday at 1:00, 2:00, & 3:00 p.m.
New Specialty Tour
Upstairs, Downstairs: Domestic Service at the Gibson House
Tours on July 18 & 29; August 12, 21, 26, & 29
Upstairs, Downstairs: Domestic Service at the Gibson House
Tours on July 18 & 29; August 12, 21, 26, & 29
Twenty-Fourth Annual Museum Benefit
Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at the St. Botolph Club
The museum's major fundraising event, this year with a "Roaring Twenties" theme!
Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at the St. Botolph Club
The museum's major fundraising event, this year with a "Roaring Twenties" theme!
Etiquette of the Brahmin Summer
with Etiquetteer Robert B. Dimmick
Back by popular demand!
Tuesday, Aug. 17 at 6:00 p.m.
with Etiquetteer Robert B. Dimmick
Back by popular demand!
Tuesday, Aug. 17 at 6:00 p.m.
Mary Ethel and Freeman at 40 Steps, Nahant, Gibson House Museum (1992.470.81)
Read our newest blog post:
In Sickness and In Health: Dr. Freeman Allen, Mary Ethel Gibson, and Mental Health and Addiction
thegibsonhousemuseum.blogspot.com
In Sickness and In Health: Dr. Freeman Allen, Mary Ethel Gibson, and Mental Health and Addiction
thegibsonhousemuseum.blogspot.com
Shop our Redbubble Museum Store
Browse and buy tote bags, notebooks, pillows, and more featuring images from the Gibson House.
Browse and buy tote bags, notebooks, pillows, and more featuring images from the Gibson House.
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.
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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