A Fall Update from Revolutionary Spaces
Since August 1, Revolutionary Spaces has been delighted to welcome visitors to the Old State House and Old South Meeting House under strict social distancing guidelines and capacity limitations. As we enter the colder months, Revolutionary Spaces is reducing its public walk-up hours in October, and will be closed for walk-up hours beginning Nov. 1. All Revolutionary Spaces/RevolutionaryBoston gift shops will also remain closed.
Beginning Oct. 2, Revolutionary Spaces will be open the following:
- Friday, Oct. 2 – Sunday, Oct. 4: OPEN 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Friday, Oct. 9 – Sunday, Oct. 11: OPEN 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Saturday, Oct. 17: OPEN 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Saturday, Oct. 24: OPEN 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Saturday, Oct. 31: OPEN 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Beginning Nov. 1: CLOSED for walk-up visits
Timed tickets can be purchased online.
Revolutionary Spaces connects people to the history and continuing practice of democracy through the interwoven stories of Boston’s Old State House and Old South Meeting House.
What’s On at Revolutionary Spaces
On Washington Street
Video: Liberty & Sovereignty in 18th Century New England
Examining the political conversations that were taking place around the time of the Boston Massacre among white colonists and the African- and Native-descended communities....
Video: Man of Many Worlds Online Panel
A lively discussion about Attucks's Afro-Indian community and reflect on the experiences he might have had that informed his thinking about resistance and protest and ultimately brought him to King Street on the night of the Boston Massacre....
2021 Revolutionary Documentary Contest
Sept. 23, 2020 To promote an interest for our state’s history, Revolutionary Spaces and Boston Duck Tours, with the support of Revolution 250, are sponsoring a video documentary contest for students in grades 6, 7, and 8. The winning team will rece...
Video: Site See: Rebellion in Action
Revisiting moments of 18th-century protest, debate, and rebellion at the Old South Meeting House and Old State House....
On Protest in the Streets of Boston
By Nathaniel Sheidley, President & CEO The two city blocks connecting these national landmarks – Boston’s Old State House and Old South Meeting House – are hallowed ground for our American tradition of protest. On August 14, 1765, a crowd p...
Video: Site See: The Flipsides of the Old State House and Old South Meeting House
Revisiting moments of 18th-century protest, debate, and rebellion at the Old South Meeting House and Old State House....
How to Care for Your Home Library
By Nicole McAllister, Special Collections Librarian We have them all over our homes, we probably don’t think too much about them, and they are there when we need them – it’s our books! Books are a great resource for reference, self-improvem...
Conserving the Memory of Crispus Attucks
By Jill Conley, Registrar & Collections Manager; and Nicole McAllister, Special Collections Librarian On March 6, 1770, the day after the Boston Massacre, the coroner filed an autopsy report for Crispus Attucks, a formerly enslaved man of African...
18th Century vs. Today
Margaret Kemble Gage & Meghan Markle During the Revolution, many Colonists found their loyalties tested due to the strain between being legally and socially British citizens yet also being American colonists. This tension was felt across all soci...
