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FALMOUTH MUSEUMS ON THE
GREEN
55 Palmer Avenue, adjacent to the Falmouth
Village Green
Please call 508-548-4857 for additional
information
Summer Hours 2007
Tuesday to Friday, 10 am to 4 pm
Saturday 10 am to 1 pm
June 12 through October 6
Office Open Year-Round
Monday to Friday, 9 am to 3 pm
Falmouth Museums on the Green are located on a
two-acre complex in the heart of historic Falmouth
village. Two 18th-century houses showcase period
furnishings, china, toys, vintage clothing (including a
“laundry room” filled with Victorian underwear), fine
art and heritage quilts. Special exhibits capture the
excitement of Falmouth’s 19th-century whaling industry,
the “science” of pre-Civil War medicine (you’ll be happy
you live today!) and the life of Katharine Lee Bates,
Falmouth-born author of America the Beautiful.
Members of the Falmouth Garden Club maintain
three different gardens on the grounds – a
Colonial-style flower garden, an herb garden and
a naturalized Memorial Park. Visitors are
welcome to stroll in the gardens or relax in the
gazebo during daylight hours all year long.
The reconstructed Hallett Barn completes the trio of
historic buildings on the Museum property. This
hand-pegged structure houses hands-on exhibits, try-on
costumes from Colonial and Victorian times, a working
antique hand loom, a sleigh that was used on the
property in the early 19th century and activities
designed for the young and young-at-heart. But be wary of
your conduct, lest ye end up in the stocks just outside
the barn door!
The Museum Store, also located in the Barn, is open
during our Museum hours. Its distinctive collectibles,
jewelry, books, note cards and items for children
provide visitors with terrific gift ideas and wonderful
souvenirs.
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