Current Exhibit

America’s First Museum - Part 2: 250 Years of Collecting, Preserving, and Educating

Part 2 – June 17, 2023 – January 7, 2024
Historic Textiles Gallery

Commemorating two and a half centuries since its founding and spanning nearly 4.6 billion years of history, we are pleased to present Part 2 of America’s First Museum: 250 Years of Collecting, Preserving, and Educating.This exhibition showcases a church pew made by enslaved hands measuring 20 feet in length, centuries old Archaic carved bone pins, a skull from the largest known flying bird and a couture Fortuny gown.

We hope you will join us for this extraordinary milestone!