Collections & Exhibitions
May 01, 2012
Interns take a behind-the-scenes look at collections and conservation
The interns learned about Historic New England’s founding principles, collecting policies, deaccessioning projects, loans to other institutions, and new gifts to the collection. read more...
March 08, 2012
Explore the Codman Estate online
Historic New England introduces virtual tour of the Codman Estate. read more...
February 18, 2012
Lyman Estate objects undergo conservation
Historic New England's collections and conservation experts are working to support the weatherization and energy efficiency project at the Lyman Estate. read more...
January 31, 2012
Boston transit images now available
More than 8,000 digitized images from the Boston Transit Archive are now available for browsing in Historic New England's online Collections Access Project. read more...
January 27, 2012
Housekeeping in Haverhill
The collections team took a day to thoroughly clean the furniture storage area at the Collections and Conservation Center in Haverhill. read more...
January 18, 2012
Casing the joint
Independent furniture scholars Robert Mussey and Clark Pearce recently spent the second of two intensive days at Historic New England’s Collections and Conservation Center poring over examples of furniture made in Boston between 1815 and 1830. read more...
December 21, 2011
Celebrate First Night at Otis House
See early nineteenth-century dresses, shawls, and an elaborate tea service during First Night at the Otis House on December 31. read more...
December 19, 2011
Conserving wallpaper at Castle Tucker
Two members of Historic New England's collections team traveled to Castle Tucker for on-site wallpaper treatment. read more...
December 05, 2011
The gift of a quill winder enriches education programs at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm
Susan Raslavicus of Lynnfield, Massachusetts, recently donated a quill winder to the Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm's education programs. read more...
November 10, 2011
New online exhibit features American Staffordshire pottery
Historic New England partnered with the Transferware Collectors Club and the Winterthur Museum to create the largest collection of American Staffordshire pottery ever made publically available. read more...
