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McDermott Glass Studio
Sandwich Glass Museum Featured Artist 2019: McDermott Glass Studio For over 18 years master glassblowers David McDermott and his wife Yukimi Matsumoto and their team have been producing magnificent glass that has been displayed in hundreds of galleries across the country, as well as the Metropolitan Museum…
Glassblowing Demonstrations
Watch molten glass, drawn from the furnace, blown and pressed into exquisite shapes. Learn why the Boston & Sandwich Glass Company led the world in the manufacture of glass during the early 19th century. The glassblower selects someone from each audience to press an actual…
Hands On History: The Cahoons and the Crocker House
This historical installation designed by Mary Ann Agresti, highlights the Museum’s home, the historic Crocker House, and teaches about the artists Ralph and Martha Cahoon who both lived and had their studios in the building. It shows how they enlivened the house with their artistry while preserving…
Exquisite Shells: The Art of Sailors Valentines
This international blockbuster, curated by Cahoon Museum Director Sarah Johnson, PhD, highlights the Sailors Valentine, a unique and intricate art form finely crafted from seashells. The surprising global history of the art form is explained and brought to life through the stories of the makers…
Main Street Cape Cod
One of the great joys of visiting Cape Cod is travelling to each of its villages, from Falmouth to Provincetown, and seeing their iconic structures, preserved from days gone by. Coming in May you will be able to visit the historical versions of many of…
Wireless Today Gallery
From the beginning of wireless communication in the 1890s there has been a steady evolution in wireless technology. In the last few decades that steady evolution has become explosive. This exhibit gallery tells the story of some of the more recent and intriguing uses of…
Antenna Field Walking Trail
This 650 foot long trail takes you to the top of the hill behind the station. On the way you will learn about some of the many antennas that were used over the life of the station. You will be able see the base of…
Wireless History Gallery
The Wireless History Gallery explores Guglielmo Marconi’s life and legacy, RCA’s dominant 20th Century Ship-to-Shore Chatham Radio WCC era - the “Largest US coastal station in the marine service”, and Chatham Navy Radio’s WWII years as a secret facility for intercepting Enigma-encrypted U-Boat messages. An…
CG36500 Lifeboat at Rock Harbor, Orleans
Saturdays, Sundays & Holidays; 1:00pm-3:00pm The CG36500 lifeboat will be docked at Rock Harbor in Orleans from late-May to mid-October. Docent-led ‘Talk-and-Tour’ events are starting Memorial Day weekend and will run through July and August 1:00pm-3:00pm Saturdays and Sundays and holidays. The CG36500 souvenir shed…
Stickwork by Patrick Dougherty
A one-of-a-kind Patrick Dougherty stick sculpture will be displayed on the Highfield front lawn! Highfield Hall & Gardens was selected from worldwide venues for a monumental stick sculpture by internationally-renowned sculptor Patrick Dougherty. This living sculpture will be on Highfield’s front lawn for two years…