National Heritage Museum
The National Heritage Museum is an American history museum founded and supported by 32° Scottish Rite Freemasons in the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States of America.
A visit to the National Heritage Museum is truly an experience in the American spirit. Our exhibitions tell thrilling stories of patriotism, adventure, invention, community and dissent-all aspects of how we as a people have worked, and played, struggled and achieved. And because our exhibitions change regularly, you always experience something new.
With free admission and parking seven days a week, you can make our Museum your first stop on a tour of the historic Lexington and Concord area. From July through October, you can board an hour and a half bus tour of the historic Battle Road right at our doorstep.
Out of more than 100 museums in New England that are accredited by the American Association of Museums, the National Heritage Museum is one of a few that has free admission year-round.
What's Happening at the Museum
At the National Heritage Museum, we provide a host of opportunities for learning about American history and culture. Our Museum's unique resources work together to engage and inspire broad and diverse audiences. In addition to a remarkable breadth of Exhibitions and Collections we also offer a year-round calendar of related activities: |
 The National Heritage Museum and the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC) proudly announce "Keepers of Tradition: Art and Folk Heritage in Massachusetts," a major new exhibition opening May 18, 2008. The exhibition features more than 100 works by 70 Massachusetts artists who preserve and revitalize deeply rooted traditions. Presented are Native American baskets, Yankee wooden boats, Armenian lace, Chinese seals, Puerto Rican santos, Irish music and dance, and much more. Passed down from person to person within both long-settled and new immigrant communities, traditional art involves the shaping of deeply held cultural values into meaningful artistic forms. These keepers of tradition are recognized in their communities as outstanding practitioners of craft, music, dance, and sacred arts.
Feeling the Presence of the Past in the Age of Technology
A one-day conference to be held July 22, 2008. The conference presents experts in digital media and academic technology who will examine and discuss best practices in presenting, researching, and teaching the past.
New Long-term Exhibition
On April 16, 2007, a new long-term exhibition "Sowing the Seeds of Liberty: Lexington and the American Revolution," opened. "Sowing the Seeds of Liberty", a cornerstone 3,000 square-foot exhibition, will present new perspectives on the part played by ordinary people in shaping historical events at Lexington's Battle Green on April 19, 1775.
Planting Instructions for "Sowing the Seeds of Liberty" Seed Packets
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