A program of Music, Poetry & Memento Mori by Jess Martin and poet and environmental educator Kim Hoff.Singer-songwriter Jess Martin and poet and environmental educator Kim Hoff bring their collaborative project Echoes of Nature to Wistariahurst for a special performance during Doors Open Holyoke.Blending original songs, poetry, storytelling, and place-based creative work, Martin and Hoff…
Wistariahurst Museum’s "Skeletal Secrets" tour unveils ghostly guides and eerie tales of death and spirits. Do you dare to learn more? As the night grows long and a chill lingers in the air, Wistariahurst Museum is delighted to announce a new, frightfully fantastic character tour: Skeletal Secrets with the Skinner Servants. Join a ghostly guide…
Wistariahurst Museum’s "Skeletal Secrets" tour unveils ghostly guides and eerie tales of death and spirits. Do you dare to learn more?As the night grows long and a chill lingers in the air, Wistariahurst Museum is delighted to announce a new, frightfully fantastic character tour: Skeletal Secrets with the Skinner Servants. Join a ghostly guide as…
Connect with other local artists Are you an artist wanting to connect with other local artists? Are you stuck on a project or piece of art? The Artist Sessions at Wistariahurst Museum is the perfect opportunity for you! Linda Devine leads these sessions to help artists in western Massachusetts come together to create a supportive…
Wistariahurst Museum is delighted to bring another fang-tastic and ghoulishly delightful sensory-friendly event into our halls! Wistariahurst Museum is delighted to bring another fang-tastic and ghoulishly delightful sensory-friendly event into our halls for the Halloween season! Our bewitching trick-or-treat event will let you and your little goblins enjoy an adventure in our haunted halls designed…
Join us and Attack Bear Press to paint your own clay calaveras to add to the annual ofrenda hosted at the museum again this year!Get ready for another amazing Dia de Los Muertos celebration with Attack Bear Press and Wistariahurst Museum with a special calaveras (skull) painting event. Dia de Los Muertos is a special…
A presentation on Victorian mourning jewelry and gravestone symbolism with Joanne and Dennis Picard. Jewelry and gravestones may seem to be an unlikely combination, but both reflect society’s beliefs about death and mourning in similar ways. Though we may identify mourning jewelry and sentimental gravestone symbolism with the Victorian period, their roots and usage go…
Join us for a spine-chilling night of ghostly adventures where you will dive into a paranormal investigation inside our halls. As All Hallows’ Eve approaches and the nights grow darker, peer behind the veil and explore the eerie depths of Wistariahurst Museum with the Spirit Sisters. Join us for a spine-chilling night of ghostly adventures…
Celebrate Dia de Los Muertos at Wistariahurst Museum by viewing the community ofrenda created by our community members! The ofrenda will be set up in the museum's breakfast room.
Celebrate Dia de Los Muertos at Wistariahurst Museum by viewing the community ofrenda created by our community members!
Celebrate Dia de Los Muertos at Wistariahurst Museum by viewing the community ofrenda created by our community members!
Visit Wistariahurst for an evening of board games and fun in the beautiful historic museum! Join us at Wistariahurst Museum for a relaxed tabletop gaming event for players of all kinds! Bring your favorite games fro home or jump into one of the tabletop games that we will have available for guests to enjoy. Whether…