Education & Family Programs

 The Education Department is dedicated to supporting the mission of the museum by serving diverse audience interests with high quality programs both at the museum and in the schools. Museum instructors and trained volunteers immerse students in American history and art through creative tours and artifact study.

Museum on the Road Community Programs

Are you looking for a fun and educational program for your community group?  Heritage Museums & Gardens has a wide variety of programming that can be brought to your community group, club meeting, or camp program by a Heritage Education Department staff member.  These programs can be designed for any age level, time frame, and theme to be brought into your facility.  We work directly with the community group to find the best way to use our unique museum resources to give the children a memorable and exciting learning experience!

Example program topics include: Pirates of New England, Outdoor Explorer, Nature Artwork, First Americans, Birds, Butterflies & Bugs, Terrific Toys, Cars from the Past and many more! Activities include hands-on artifacts, crafts, scavenger hunts and music.

Programs can be scheduled any day of the week.  Please call to schedule programs at least three weeks before your desired date.  There must be a minimum of 10 children in the group.  Please inquire about the program fee.

If you would like more information or would like to schedule your group, please call 508.888.3300, x-159, or E-Mail: khoeker@heritagemuseums.org

Family programs  Bring your family to interact in a beautiful setting through self-guided activities, concerts, craft and garden projects and family-centered events.

School and Youth Group programs - Heritage offers programs for school and community groups at the museum – as well as at your school.  

Scouting Programs – Programs and special events take place throughout the yer for both Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts.

April Museum Adventure Mornings – Kids from ages 4-9 can have an "adventure" during April Vacation Week right at heritage ! For more Information, click here: April Museum Adventures.

Summer Museum Adventures 
Wishing for summer fun? We are too!  Our popular summer programs for children ages 4 to 13 are back and better than ever. Our Museum Adventure programs take kids on exciting adventures into the past as we explore museum objects, create arts & crafts, conduct hands-on experiments, go on scavenger hunts and play games. We are currently working on the 2008 schedule, so check back next Spring !