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!
Single group tours resume Friday-Sunday, starting April 16
Single group tours resume Friday-Sunday, starting April 16
Upcoming Virtual Event:
Domestic Staff: Their Work, Their Houses, Their Lives, from the Federal Period through the Gilded Age
Tuesday, May 18
Domestic Staff: Their Work, Their Houses, Their Lives, from the Federal Period through the Gilded Age
Tuesday, May 18
New Specialty Tour
Upstairs, Downstairs: Domestic Service at the Gibson House launches May 15
Upstairs, Downstairs: Domestic Service at the Gibson House launches May 15
Trade card for the Bench Wringer
Collection of Historic New England
Read our newest blog post:
1898 Mangle: Laundry Is the Mother of Invention
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1898 Mangle: Laundry Is the Mother of Invention
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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