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Special

Exhibits

2022 Season

In With the Old, In With the New

With works by renowned Deerfield artists (George Fuller, Augustus Vincent Tack, James Wells Champney), and works be completely unknown artist, this temporary exhibit looks as why each of these paintings was added to the museum’s collection in 2021.

 

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  • New-3
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  • New-2

New in 2022

February 29, 1704

The aftermath of the 1704 Raid on Deerfield is a story of continued war and suffering, but also a story of peace and healing. This exhibit tells those stories through one multicultural family divided and united by the raid.

 

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  • 1704-Plaques
  • Exhibit wall featuring snowshoes and four indigenous gifts
    After the Attack

New in 2021

Francis & Mary Allen

No one did as much to define Deerfield’s image as Frances and Mary Allen, who took to photography after becoming deaf in their 30s. In the process, the Allen Sisters became widely recognized as two of the most influential and accomplished women in early photography.

 

  • Frances and Mary Allen
  • Cameras
  • The Effect of the Mist
  • Allen Sisters Photographs

New in 2021

A Tale of Two Fiddles

By contrasting an historical depiction of Black performers to the lived experience of one contemporary Black musician and entrepreneur, we can see how perception and reality diverged from one another and left lasting impacts on the ways we view issues of race today.

 

  • A Tale of Two Fiddles
  • Equality Ball
  • Exhibit Door

2020-2021

PVMA 150

In honor of the 150th anniversary of the founding of Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, Memorial Hall Museum looks back at values of its founders. By highlighting 15 objects throughout the museum which were donated at its founding, this exhibit asks visitors to consider why the founders preserved these objects for us, and what objects we should preserve for those visiting 150 years from today.

 

  • 150th-Logo
  • Deed
  • Exhibit
  • Pie-Plate

Tue ‒ Thu: 09am ‒ 07pm
Fri ‒ Mon: 09am ‒ 05pm

Adults: $25
Children & Students free

673 12 Constitution Lane Massillon
781-562-9355, 781-727-6090

Memorial Hall Museum