“Where Are We?” History of Navigation from 1200 BC
Cape Cod Maritime Museum 135 South Street, HyannisFrom ancient Polynesian stick charts and Icelandic spars to vintage nautical charts to modern electronic equipment from RDF to AIS, […]
Glassblowing Demonstrations
Sandwich Glass Museum 129 Main St, SandwichWatch molten glass, drawn from the furnace, blown and pressed into exquisite shapes. Learn why the Boston & Sandwich Glass […]
Levine Lighting Gallery
Sandwich Glass Museum 129 Main St, SandwichThe Levine Gallery of Early American Lighting is an installation of Sandwich glass lighting devices from 1825 to the electric […]
An Intimate View: Sandwich Through A Lens
Sandwich Glass Museum 129 Main St, SandwichExplore and engage in the life of a storied, multi generational Sandwich Family through intimate photographs created by original 9 […]
Collectors Collecting Collections
Highfield Hall & Gardens MAWhat one collects, why, and how one collects, will be explored throughout 2022 in the curated series of four installations […]
The Whaling Port of Provincetown, 1800-1925
Cape Cod Maritime Museum 135 South Street, HyannisProvincetown was once the third most important whaling port in the country, after New Bedford and Nantucket. This exhibit illustrates […]
The 19th Century’s Perfect Storm: The Portland Gale of 1898
Cape Cod Maritime Museum 135 South Street, HyannisThe Portland Gale was a massive storm that struck the coast of New England in late November of 1898. With […]
Hyannis Port Railroad Wharf: 1854-1937
Cape Cod Maritime Museum 135 South Street, HyannisPrior to the Railroad Wharf in Hyannis Port, the nearest port for ships travelling to and from Nantucket was New […]
PAAM In 3D: The Virtual Experience
Provincetown Art Assocation and Museum 460 Commercial Street, ProvincetownNo matter where you are in the world, you can visit PAAM right now! PAAM is pleased to present PAAM […]
Quest for Cod
Cape Cod Maritime Museum 135 South Street, HyannisUsing models, photos, diagrams, nautical charts, and personal stories, this exhibit follows two hundred years of commercial fishing in Provincetown […]
Shellfishing Cape Cod: Past, Present, Future
Cape Cod Maritime Museum 135 South Street, HyannisShellfish, water dwelling invertebrate animals, live on the seafloor or burrow just under the seabed surface. The fresh and saltwaters […]
Juried Exhibition: PAAM + PMPM
Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum 1 High Pole Hill Rd,, ProvincetownProvincetown Art Association and Museum and the Pilgrim Monument and Provincetown Museum are hosting an opportunity for members of both […]
Island People: Portraits and Stories from Nantucket
Nantucket Whaling Museum 13 Broad Street, NantucketThis exhibition will draw from the NHA’s collections of painted, photographic, and silhouette portraits to highlight both famous and lesser-known […]
Presidential Summers: The Kennedys on Cape Cod
JFK Hyannis Museum 397 Main St, HyannisThe summers were magical. On Friday evenings, President Kennedy would arrive by helicopter on the lawn of the sprawling Kennedy […]
RFK: Ripple of Hope
JFK Hyannis Museum 397 Main St, HyannisThe John F. Kennedy Hyannis Museum is pleased to announce the return of a special exhibit to commemorate the life […]
John F. Kennedy’s Rocking Chair, ca. 1962
JFK Hyannis Museum 397 Main St, Hyannishe JFK Hyannis Museum is honored to be the temporary home of President Kennedy’s Rocker during the renovation of The […]
Asian Treasures from The Billings Collection
Nantucket Whaling Museum 13 Broad Street, NantucketThe exhibition draws from the collection that longtime Nantucket residents and world travelers David Billings and Beverly Hall Billings have […]
Weaving Nantucket’s Past into Its Future: The Craft Continues
Hawden House 96 Main Street, NantucketEach year the Nantucket Lightship Basket Museum (NLBM) curates a new exhibit examining some aspect of the lightship basket, recognized […]
Mark Perry, Inspirations Past and Present
Cahoon Museum of American Art 4676 Falmouth Rd, CotuitThis exhibition features basswood carvings by sculptor Mark A. Perry (b. 1958) that reflect his passion for American folk art. As […]
Scrimshaw: The Whaler’s Art
Cahoon Museum of American Art 4676 Falmouth Rd, CotuitThis major exhibition presents the art and history of scrimshaw, a nautical folk art form created by whalers during the […]
A Tale of Two Artists
Harwich Historical Society 80 Parallel St,, HarwichHarwich residents Charles D. Cahoon (1861-1951) and Anthony Elmer Crowell (1862-1952) are celebrated around the world, yet the stories of […]
Harwich Goes to School
Brooks Academy Museum 80 Parallel St, HarwichBuilt in 1844, the Brooks Academy Museum started out as a schoolhouse. Explore the history of Harwich schools in this […]
Cranberry Culture
Brooks Academy Museum 80 Parallel St, HarwichThe Harwich Historical Society at Brooks Academy Museum features Cape Cod’s largest exhibit dedicated to growing the first commercial crop […]
Crowell Barn Exhibit
Elmer Crowell Barn Museum MAExplore the story of the Harwich bird carver A. Elmer Crowell at the reconstructed barn on the grounds of Brooks […]
Special Exhibit: Innovators in Glass
Sandwich Glass Museum 129 Main St, SandwichFeaturing works by leading innovators in contemporary glass art today, this exhibition showcases works created with a variety of techniques, […]
Fairy Houses of Highfield Hall & Gardens
Highfield Hall & Gardens MAHighfield Hall & Gardens presents a fairy house themed installation nearly every other summer. It takes place in and amongst […]
Asian Treasures from The Billings Collection
Nantucket Whaling Museum 13 Broad Street, NantucketThe exhibition draws from the collection that longtime Nantucket residents and world travelers David Billings and Beverly Hall Billings have […]
Celebrating Sculpture: 30th Anniversary of the Boston Sculpture Gallery
Highfield Hall & Gardens MAHighfield Hall hosts the Boston Sculptors Gallery this summer as they celebrate their 30th anniversary. Over 40 artists are creating site […]
Donald Stoltenberg: Building His World
Cape Cod Museum of Art 60 Hope Ln, DennisThe world of Donald Stoltenberg (1927-2016) is not the natural one, but the manmade structures that occupy so much of […]
Summer Storywalks®
Highfield Hall & Gardens MAThe walk will begin at the gravel parking lot entrance and travel down among the musical instruments and beautiful historic […]
“Outside In, Upside Down,” A Summer Fun Exhibition
Cultural Center of Cape Cod 307 Old Main St, South YarmouthDiscover this multi-disciplinary arts exhibition where the Cultural Center's Great Hall is transformed into an indoor lawn with larger than life […]
The Members’ 12×12 Exhibition
Provincetown Art Assocation and Museum 460 Commercial Street, ProvincetownEvery summer, PAAM members sell their artwork in The Members’ 12×12 Exhibition. For more information, click here.
Jack Coughlin: Themes and Variations
Cape Cod Museum of Art 60 Hope Ln, DennisJack Coughlin: Themes and Variations is a retrospective exhibition that looks closely at over 60 years of Jack Coughlin’s artwork across […]
The Helen and Napi Van Dereck Collection: Part IV
Provincetown Art Assocation and Museum 460 Commercial Street, ProvincetownThis exhibition will feature over 40 artworks from the collection of Napi and Helen Van Dereck. Napi passed away on […]
Out of the Blue: Cyanotypes by Midge Battelle, Rebecca Bruyn, and Amy Heller
Provincetown Art Assocation and Museum 460 Commercial Street, ProvincetownOut of the Blue refers to the brilliant and rarely achieved Prussian blue color indicative of cyanotype photography. This mid-19th century process […]
Coast Guard Oceanography
Coast Guard Heritage Museum 3353 Main St,, BarnstableOur newest exhibit features Coast Guard oceanography and the Service’s leadership in the earliest years of this scientific discipline. This […]
Visit the Butterfly House
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History 869 MA-6A, BrewsterButterflies are among the most beautiful insects in the world. Our Butterfly House will give visitors the chance to see […]
Mud Kitchen
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History 869 MA-6A, BrewsterGo mix, concoct, create, and make a mess! There are 45 minute blocks of time for kids to play in […]
Thursday Gallery Tour
Cahoon Museum of American Art 4676 Falmouth Rd, CotuitOffered the first Thursday of the month, this docent-led tour spotlights something special about the museums historic house and current […]
Pirate Scavenger Hunt!
Cotuit Center for the Arts 4404 Rte 28, CotuitShiver me timbers, the hunt is on! Help us find the lost treasure of the dread pirate Captain Boneyard McClavicle! […]
Feed the Butterflies
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History 869 MA-6A, BrewsterButterflies are among the most beautiful insects in the world. Our Butterfly House gives visitors the chance to see and […]
Walk With Our Archaeologist
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History 869 MA-6A, BrewsterJoin Archaeologist Dan Zoto for a guided walk of Wing Island, the location of the Wing Island Archaeology Project. Learn […]
Harwich Historical Society Farmers’ Market
Brooks Academy Museum 80 Parallel St, HarwichHarwich HIstorical Society supports a Farmers’ Market, Thursday afternoons from 3-6 pm, June through October. The market is held on […]
Mercury Rising: John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground of the Cold War
Cotuit Library 871 Main St,, CotuitIf the United States couldn’t catch up to the Soviets in space, how could it compete with them on Earth? […]
Lecture: Midge Battelle, Rebecca Bruyn, Amy Heller, and curator Michelle Law on “Out of the Blue”
Provincetown Art Assocation and Museum 460 Commercial Street, ProvincetownJoin the Provincetwon Art Association & Museum for a Fredi Schiff Levin Lecture with exhibiting artists Midge Battelle, Rebecca Bruyn, […]
The Story of Cape Cod’s Modern Architecture
1869 Schoolhouse Museum 25 Schoolhouse Road, EasthamStarting in the late 1930s, the Outer Cape attracted some of the prime movers of modern architecture, including architects Marcel […]
Live Streamed! Piano Men II: A Musical Tribute to Billy Joel and Elton John
Cotuit Center for the Arts 4404 Rte 28, CotuitGet up, dance and sing along to all of your favorite Billy Joel and Elton John songs! Spanning nearly 50-years […]