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The Forbes House Museum  offers many quality and well-attended cultural events for our members
and the community. These enriching activities are spread throughout the year and appeal to a full
age range and interests.
Summer 2009
Sunday, June 28th
Last Museum tours for the summer at 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m.
note: Museum will be closed for July and August.
September 2009

 Thursday, September 10th

Historic House Tours resume at Noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.
FREE for members. Non-members: $ 8 adult, $5 seniors & students, children under 12 FREE with accompanying adult

 

 

Special Offer

Members and Affiliates of Forbes House Museum – A Preview!

 

On February 6, 2010, Boston’s only collaborative choral / orchestral ensemble, Calliope, will sponsor a concert to benefit the Forbes House Museum, featuring music from movies and media, including a film and accompanying score written specifically for the museum and this event.

Calliope is offering tickets to a September 12th performance as a special preview for the February event. Members and affiliates of the museum may purchase tickets at the special rate of three tickets for the price of one (preferred or general admission).

 

Highlighting Instrumental and Vocal Families

September 12, 2009 7:30 pm      

Old West Church, 131 Cambridge Street, Boston

$30 preferred seating $25 general admission

Works by Brahms, Haydn and Holst Excerpts from Puccini’s opera Suor Angelica

Music made famous by Glenn Miller, Henry Mancini and Jimmy Dorsey and more…!

 

3-for-1 tickets must be purchased by September 9th, 2009

by calling 617-759-2057 (mention affiliation with Forbes House Museum)

 or at www.calliopemusic.org (enter “FHM” in the “How did you hear about us: Other” field)

 

Each year, Calliope dedicates its February performance as a benefit concert to aid Boston area charities through music. The music for

these concerts is chosen to reflect the beneficiary organization. To date, Calliope has sponsored concerts for the New England Shelter

for Homeless Veterans and St. Francis House, and following the Forbes House Museum benefit, will present performances for the

Aspersers Association of New England, and an Alzheimer’s organization yet to be named. Calliope produces high quality,

collaborative performances by singers and instrumentalists, including professionals, amateurs, students, and community musicians.

For more information about Calliope, please visit the website at www.calliopemusic.org.

 

 

Thursday, September 17th at 7 pm

History Discussion Group, topic: Antietam

 FREE family-level members and up. $5 individual level members and non-members.

 

 

Saturday, September 26

Family Day / Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day
Details to come.

 

 

October 2009

Saturday, October 3rd

Visit our table at Celebrate Milton at Milton High School, Canton Ave. (rain date October 4)

FREE admission

 

 

Thursday, October 15th at 7 pm

History Discussion Group, topic TBA

FREE family-level members and up. $5 individual level members and non-members.

 

 

Friday, October 30th at 6 pm

Halloween Story Telling

$5 donation per child. Adult chaperones admitted FREE

 

 
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About the Forbes House Museum
215 Adams Street, Milton, MA 02186
phone: 617-696-1815     fax: 617-696-1907     email: info@forbeshousemusem.org
website: www.forbeshousemuseum.org
The House
Rich in history the Forbes House Museum (FHM) is more than a historic house; it is a hub of cultural activity and an educational resource for the Greater Boston Community. The Greek Revival mansion was built in 1833 by Captain Robert Bennet Forbes, his brother John Murray Forbes and their sisters as a gift for their mother.
The Forbes Family was one of a network of prominent families who helped shape maritime and trading history.
Captain Forbes (1804-1889), a China Trade merchant, spearheaded the expansion of U.S. trade with China. He amassed an impressive China Trade collection while his granddaughter, Mary Bowditch Forbes, collected Lincoln and Civil War artifacts.
Today, the FHM shares these architecturally significant buildings and cherished collections with the community, preserving them for generations to come. 45-minute guided tours are given to the public Sundays at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. and  Thursdays at 12, 1 and 2 p.m.
Please call in advance for groups over eight or to arrange a specifically focused educational tour or program.
The Collections
The FHM houses hundreds of fine examples of Chinese export porcelain, bronzes, sculptures, rosewood furniture, textiles, silver and significant paintings. The extensive Lincoln Collection includes Lincoln autographs, slavery documents, photographs, a first edition Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Civil War journals and our Lincoln Log Cabin replica.
Educational Programs
The FHM brings history to life for students studying ancient civilizations and American history. The programs are an integral part of elementary school curriculums in numerous public and private schools in the Boston and South Shore area.
Natural Environment
The Museum has a commanding view, across preservation lands, to Boston Harbor and the Islands. The ground is rich in history dating back to Beech trees planted by the last Royal Governor of Massachusetts. A more recent addition, the Island of Infinite Pleasantness, is a Chinese Meditation Garden showcasing a variety of plantings introduced to this country from Asia prior to 1900.
The grounds are open daily dawn to dusk, free of charge for all to enjoy.
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