185 Salisbury Street,
Worcester, MA 01609-1634, 508-755-5221, 508-471-2131
Sun: Closed, Mon, Tue: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM, Wed: 10:00 AM-8:00 PM, Thu, Fri: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM, Sat: Closed
The American Antiquarian Society, founded in 1812, is the third oldest historical society in the United States and the first to be national in its purpose and the scope of its collections. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, AAS maintains a library of American history and culture in order to collect, preserve, and make available for study the printed and manuscript record of the United States through the year 1876. The library's collection of materials printed in what is now the United States from the establishment of a press in 1639 through 1820 is the best in the world, and its holdings of American printed materials dating from 1821 through 1876 are among the strongest anywhere. Tours are held Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m.
Wednesdays, through Dec 26, 2012, Public Tours of the American Antiquarian Society
Tuesday, Mar 30, Adopt-a-Book at the American Antiquarian Society
Wednesday, Apr 14, Uncivil Discourse: A Conversation with Jim Leach and Jill Lepore
11 Sycamore Street,
Worcester, MA 01608, 508-798-1900
The Institute of Latino Arts and Culture of Centro Las Americas began in 1992 with the purpose of establishing a multi-disciplinary program that would provide artistic development, promote Latin American art and culture awareness and appreciation, and organize public events to showcase our cultural experience.
28 Mulberry Street,
Worcester, MA 01605, 508-791-6139
The Italian-American Cultural Center is dedicated to preserving the history, tradition, and culture of Italy. Various exhibitions and events and programs are sponsored throughout the year.
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, through Mar 23, Italian Language Classes
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Apr 13 - Jun 15, Italian Language Classes
119 Forest Street,
Worcester, MA 01609, 508-799-0702
Sun: Closed, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: 8:30 AM-5:00 PM, Sat: Closed
The Henry Lee Willis Center is a multicultural, minority-based social service organization located in Worcester. We povide uality services to those in need, serving approximately 22,000 children, adults, and families annually.
Our vision is to create a community in which people of color and the disadvantaged can gain equal access to quality human and social services that improve their quality of life. We do this by designing programs that empower individuals through education, skill development, and advocacy.
100 Barber Avenue,
Worcester, MA 01606-2444, 508-853-6015
Sun: 12:00 PM-4:00 PM, Mon: Closed, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat: 10:00 AM-4:00 PM
Visit the Higgins Armory Museum and learn how knights got dressed in the morning - you may even get "suited up" yourself! The Museum brings the world of knights to life through a variety of programs including inspiring and educational Field Trips, unique Group Tours, Birthday Parties, Rentals, Outreaches, and OverKnights.
Wander beneath Gothic arches, listen to the sounds of contest and celebration, and stand face to face with over 70 suits of armor - the heroic legacies of another world and time.
Through Friday, Dec 31, WOO Card good at Higgins Armory Museum
Through Monday, Jun 20, 2011, Exhibit: Beyond Belief: The Curious Collection of Professor Rufus Excalibur Bell
Saturday, Mar 13, Boudica
P.O. Box 454,
Boylston, MA 01505, 508-869-2720
138 Woodland Street,
Worcester, MA 01610, 508-793-7626
Sun: Closed, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM, Sat: Closed
ICW is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting Citizen Diplomacy; encouraging mutual understanding and friendship between residents of Central Mass. and the international community; and developing professional training programs for international visitors. Open by appointment. Membership fees vary, see website.
203 Union St.,
Clinton, MA 01510, 978-598-5000, 978-598-5005
Sun, Mon: Closed, Tue, Wed: 11:00 AM-3:00 AM, Thu: 11:00 AM-7:00 PM, Fri: 11:00 AM-3:00 AM, Sat: 9:00 AM-3:00 AM
The Museum of Russian Icons was founded in 2006 as a non-profit educational institution by Massachusetts industrialist, Gordon B. Lankton. The collection includes more than 400 Russian icons, the largest collection of its kind in North America, and one of the largest private collections outside Russia. The collection spans six centuries, and includes important historical paintings dating from the earliest periods of icon writing to the present.
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Apr 1, Focus: One Icon Exhibition, Kazan Mother of God
Saturday, Mar 13, Brown Bag Concert: New England Youth Chamber Ensemble
Saturday, Mar 20, Faberge Eggs: From Fine Art to Fine Craft: Storytelling and Workshop
10 Cedar Street,
Worcester, MA 01609, 508-754-8760
Sun: Closed, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM, Sat: Closed
Preservation Worcester works to preserve the sites and structures that are significant to the culture, history, and architecture of the city and encourages excellence in design in the future. Walking tours and educational programs are available as well as resources for restoring historic properties.
40 Highland Street,
Worcester, MA 01609-2704, 508-753-8278
Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed: Closed, Thu: 1:00 PM-8:30 PM, Fri, Sat: 1:00 PM-4:00 PM
The Salisbury Mansion was built in 1772 by Stephen Salisbury I and is recognized as a major historical resource. It is one of the few remaining 18th century buildings in Worcester and is one of the most documented houses in New England. The home has been restored to re-create the home life of the Salisbury Family in the 1830s.
19 Temple St,
Worcester, MA 01604, 508-792-3700
Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat: 12:00 PM-1:00 AM
A beautiful hall that can accommodate up to 200 people for, weddings, parties, meetings, or any other event that you choose. We have plenty of well lit parking.
Mondays, through Apr 11, Dance Lessons
Saturday, Mar 13, Gordon Belsher and Richard Wood
Wednesday, Mar 17, "O'fficial" St. Patrick's Day Party
30 Elm Street,
Worcester, MA 01609, 508-753-8278
Sun, Mon: Closed, Tue, Wed: 10:00 AM-4:00 PM, Thu: 10:00 AM-8:30 PM, Fri, Sat: 10:00 AM-4:00 PM
Learn about the history of Worcester through exhibitions, education programs and special events presented throughout the year. Visit Worcester Historical Museum to see hundreds of objects made in Worcester. Listen to the stories of industrial leaders, inventors, and workers. Discover Worcester's common heritage through hands-on activities. Explore the contributions of ethnic groups and individuals through changing exhibitions and special programs.
Find out what Worcester was like in centuries past in the library's reading room. The library is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 10am-4pm; Thursday, 10am-8:30pm.
Thursday, May 27, Oral History Workshop: Learn the Basics
633 Salisbury Street,
Worcester, MA 01609, 508-756-7109
One Salem Square,
Worcester, MA 01608, 508-767-1852
The Worcester Women's History Project (WWHP) is a nonprofit all-volunteer educational organization dedicated to celebrating and documenting the contribution of women to the history, social fabric, and culture of Worcester and beyond.
Founded in 1994 to raise awareness of Worcester as the site of the first National Woman's Rights Convention in 1850, the WWHP promotes the research of local women's history, offers educational programming, and sponsors public events.
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American Antiquarian Society
185 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA 01609-1634, 508-755-5221, 508-471-2131
Sun: Closed, Mon, Tue: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM, Wed: 10:00 AM-8:00 PM, Thu, Fri: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM, Sat: Closed
The American Antiquarian Society, founded in 1812, is the third oldest historical society in the United States and the first to be national in its purpose and the scope of its collections. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, AAS maintains a library of American history and culture in order to collect, preserve, and make available for study the printed and manuscript record of the United States through the year 1876. The library's collection of materials printed in what is now the United States from the establishment of a press in 1639 through 1820 is the best in the world, and its holdings of American printed materials dating from 1821 through 1876 are among the strongest anywhere. Tours are held Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m.
Wednesdays, through Dec 26, 2012, Public Tours of the American Antiquarian Society
Tuesday, Mar 30, Adopt-a-Book at the American Antiquarian Society
Wednesday, Apr 14, Uncivil Discourse: A Conversation with Jim Leach and Jill Lepore
Centro Las Americas
11 Sycamore Street, Worcester, MA 01608, 508-798-1900
The Institute of Latino Arts and Culture of Centro Las Americas began in 1992 with the purpose of establishing a multi-disciplinary program that would provide artistic development, promote Latin American art and culture awareness and appreciation, and organize public events to showcase our cultural experience.
Gene J. DeFeudis Italian American Cultural Center
28 Mulberry Street, Worcester, MA 01605, 508-791-6139
The Italian-American Cultural Center is dedicated to preserving the history, tradition, and culture of Italy. Various exhibitions and events and programs are sponsored throughout the year.
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, through Mar 23, Italian Language Classes
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Apr 13 - Jun 15, Italian Language Classes
Henry Lee Willis Community Center, Institute of African American Culture
119 Forest Street, Worcester, MA 01609, 508-799-0702
Sun: Closed, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: 8:30 AM-5:00 PM, Sat: Closed
The Henry Lee Willis Center is a multicultural, minority-based social service organization located in Worcester. We povide uality services to those in need, serving approximately 22,000 children, adults, and families annually.
Our vision is to create a community in which people of color and the disadvantaged can gain equal access to quality human and social services that improve their quality of life. We do this by designing programs that empower individuals through education, skill development, and advocacy.
Higgins Armory Museum
100 Barber Avenue, Worcester, MA 01606-2444, 508-853-6015
Sun: 12:00 PM-4:00 PM, Mon: Closed, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat: 10:00 AM-4:00 PM
Visit the Higgins Armory Museum and learn how knights got dressed in the morning - you may even get "suited up" yourself! The Museum brings the world of knights to life through a variety of programs including inspiring and educational Field Trips, unique Group Tours, Birthday Parties, Rentals, Outreaches, and OverKnights.
Wander beneath Gothic arches, listen to the sounds of contest and celebration, and stand face to face with over 70 suits of armor - the heroic legacies of another world and time.
Through Friday, Dec 31, WOO Card good at Higgins Armory Museum
Through Monday, Jun 20, 2011, Exhibit: Beyond Belief: The Curious Collection of Professor Rufus Excalibur Bell
Saturday, Mar 13, Boudica
Hillside Restoration Project
P.O. Box 454, Boylston, MA 01505, 508-869-2720
International Center of Worcester
138 Woodland Street, Worcester, MA 01610, 508-793-7626
Sun: Closed, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM, Sat: Closed
ICW is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting Citizen Diplomacy; encouraging mutual understanding and friendship between residents of Central Mass. and the international community; and developing professional training programs for international visitors. Open by appointment. Membership fees vary, see website.
Museum of Russian Icons
203 Union St., Clinton, MA 01510, 978-598-5000, 978-598-5005
Sun, Mon: Closed, Tue, Wed: 11:00 AM-3:00 AM, Thu: 11:00 AM-7:00 PM, Fri: 11:00 AM-3:00 AM, Sat: 9:00 AM-3:00 AM
The Museum of Russian Icons was founded in 2006 as a non-profit educational institution by Massachusetts industrialist, Gordon B. Lankton. The collection includes more than 400 Russian icons, the largest collection of its kind in North America, and one of the largest private collections outside Russia. The collection spans six centuries, and includes important historical paintings dating from the earliest periods of icon writing to the present.
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Apr 1, Focus: One Icon Exhibition, Kazan Mother of God
Saturday, Mar 13, Brown Bag Concert: New England Youth Chamber Ensemble
Saturday, Mar 20, Faberge Eggs: From Fine Art to Fine Craft: Storytelling and Workshop
Preservation Worcester
10 Cedar Street, Worcester, MA 01609, 508-754-8760
Sun: Closed, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM, Sat: Closed
Preservation Worcester works to preserve the sites and structures that are significant to the culture, history, and architecture of the city and encourages excellence in design in the future. Walking tours and educational programs are available as well as resources for restoring historic properties.
Salisbury Mansion
40 Highland Street, Worcester, MA 01609-2704, 508-753-8278
Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed: Closed, Thu: 1:00 PM-8:30 PM, Fri, Sat: 1:00 PM-4:00 PM
The Salisbury Mansion was built in 1772 by Stephen Salisbury I and is recognized as a major historical resource. It is one of the few remaining 18th century buildings in Worcester and is one of the most documented houses in New England. The home has been restored to re-create the home life of the Salisbury Family in the 1830s.
Worcester Hibernian Cultural Centre
19 Temple St, Worcester, MA 01604, 508-792-3700
Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat: 12:00 PM-1:00 AM
A beautiful hall that can accommodate up to 200 people for, weddings, parties, meetings, or any other event that you choose. We have plenty of well lit parking.
Mondays, through Apr 11, Dance Lessons
Saturday, Mar 13, Gordon Belsher and Richard Wood
Wednesday, Mar 17, "O'fficial" St. Patrick's Day Party
Worcester Historical Museum
30 Elm Street, Worcester, MA 01609, 508-753-8278
Sun, Mon: Closed, Tue, Wed: 10:00 AM-4:00 PM, Thu: 10:00 AM-8:30 PM, Fri, Sat: 10:00 AM-4:00 PM
Learn about the history of Worcester through exhibitions, education programs and special events presented throughout the year. Visit Worcester Historical Museum to see hundreds of objects made in Worcester. Listen to the stories of industrial leaders, inventors, and workers. Discover Worcester's common heritage through hands-on activities. Explore the contributions of ethnic groups and individuals through changing exhibitions and special programs.
Find out what Worcester was like in centuries past in the library's reading room. The library is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 10am-4pm; Thursday, 10am-8:30pm.
Thursday, May 27, Oral History Workshop: Learn the Basics
Worcester Jewish Community Center
633 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA 01609, 508-756-7109
Worcester Women's History Project
One Salem Square, Worcester, MA 01608, 508-767-1852
The Worcester Women's History Project (WWHP) is a nonprofit all-volunteer educational organization dedicated to celebrating and documenting the contribution of women to the history, social fabric, and culture of Worcester and beyond.
Founded in 1994 to raise awareness of Worcester as the site of the first National Woman's Rights Convention in 1850, the WWHP promotes the research of local women's history, offers educational programming, and sponsors public events.
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