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Falmouth Cultural Resource Guide |
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Cahoon Museum of American Art P.O. Box 1853 4676 Falmouth Road, Route 28 Cotuit, MA 02635 508-428-7581 Fax: 508-420-3709 Email: cmaa@cahoonmuseum.org http://www.cahoonmuseum.org |
The Cahoon Museum is named in honor of the local contemporary primitive painter, Ralph Cahoon (1910-1982) and is housed in his former home/studio, a 1775 Georgian colonial farmhouse. Cahoon's works, as well as other regional artists, make up the permanent collection. The Museum also presents five to seven changing exhibitions annually. Free admission, Tuesday-Saturday, 10-4. |
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Cape Museum of Fine Arts Susan Lemieux, Assistant to the Director P.O. Box 2034 Route 6A, on the grounds of the Cape Playhouse Dennis, MA 02638 508-385-4477 Fax: 508-385-7933 |
The CMFA was founded in 1981 with the mission to collect, exhibit, and interpret art works by outstanding artists associated with Cape Cod and to illustrate the region's contribution to the history of American Art. |
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Falmouth Museums on the Green operated by Falmouth Historical Society 55-65 Palmer Avenue Across from the Village Green P.O. Box 174 Falmouth, MA 02541 508-548-4857 Fax: 508-548-4857 Email: fhs@cape.com http://www.falmouthhistoricalsociety.org |
Falmouth Historical Society was founded in 1900 to preserve the history and heritage
of Falmouth. Its extensive collections include over 12,000 artifacts, 60 pieces of fine
art, 2,500 textiles and 20,000 photographic images. In addition, there are approximately
700 reference volumes and 112,000 documents available for historical and genealogical
research. The Society's administrative offices and research library are open year-round.
Visitors are always welcome; an email or telephone call in advance helps guarantee that
the person you need will be available.
The Society operates Falmouth Museums on the Green, a two-acre complex that includes two 18th-century houses, a newly reconstructed hand-pegged barn and three separate gardens maintained by the Falmouth Garden Club. The two houses contain a variety of exhibits including a Colonial kitchen, a Victorian parlor (charming!) a 19th-century doctor's office (chilling!), whaling tales and maritime industry collections. A special permanent exhibit details the life of Katharine Lee Bates, Falmouth-born author of America the Beautiful. The barn houses the visitors center, museum store, hands-on activities and try-on costumes in Colonial and Victorian styles. Walking tours, trolley tours, tea in the garden, family activities and Saturday morning gallery talks round out the Museums' summer programming. Museum hours and a complete listing of the Society's year-round activities are available on the website. Visitors are welcome to stroll through the gardens during daylight hours. |
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Heritage Cape Cod Debra Woodman Flodberg, Executive Director P.O. Box 2105 Sandwich, MA 02563 508-888-1233 Fax: 508-888-4318 Email: dwfevent@capecod.net http://www.heritagecapecod.org |
A non-profit organization dedicated to promoting heritage events year round. |
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Heritage Plantation of Sandwich Gene A. Schott, President 67 Grove Street Sandwich, MA 02563 508-888-3300 Fax: 508-888-9535 Email: heritage@heritageplantation.org http://www.programs@heritageplantation.org |
Heritage Plantation is a diversified museum of Americana dedicated to presentation of collections assembled by the Lilly Family. It is located on a 76 acre Arboretum. |
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Historic Highfield Inc. Susan L. Shephard, Executive Director P. O. Box 494 Falmouth, MA 02541 508-495-1878 Fax: 508-540-3273 Email: info@highfieldhall.org http://www.highfieldhall.org/ |
Highfield Hall is a magnificent 1878 mansion that barely escaped demolition. Historic Highfield's mission is to restore Highfield Hall and to provide an exceptional environment to celebrate the arts, foster education and enrich individual and community life for Falmouth and its visitors. |
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Woods Hole Historical Collection & Museum Jennifer S. Gaines, Curator P. O. Box 185 579 Woods Hole Road Woods Hole, MA 02543 508-548-7270 Fax: 508-548-7270 Email: woods_hole_historical@hotmail.com http://www.woodsholemuseum.org |
The Museum contains three galleries with changing exhibits and houses the archives containing
over 4000 photographs, as well as manuscripts, ships' logs, Oral History collection and a
library of maritime and local history books. The Collection publishes the historical journal
Spritsail and a number of books, three of which have won national awards.
A barn used as a Small Boat Museum contains a collection of local sailboats; the Small Boat Restoration Program, an ongoing activity, is housed behind the barn. Other features of the campus are the 19th century workshop of Dr. Leroy M. Yale and the Michael Walsh Rambler Rose Garden. The Museum sponsors monthly "Conversations" as well as lecture series and craft workshops. Walking tours of Woods Hole are conducted during July and August at 4 PM on Tuesdays. Special events include annual Lighthouse Cruises in May and a biennial Model Boat Show held in April. Exhibits open mid-June to mid-October, Tuesday - Saturday, 10 - 4. Free admission. Archives open for research year round Tuesday and Thursday 10 to 2. |