• Visit our Galleries

    Get up close and personal with our exhibits at 30 Elm Street

  • Explore Worcester's Past

    Learn how Worcester has contributed to everything from the Wild West to NASA

  • The Annual Harvey Ball

    Join us for our annual celebration to honor the very best of Worcester

  • Salisbury Mansion

    Built in 1772 as a combination store and dwelling for a bachelor merchant from Boston, Stephen Salisbury

Welcome to Worcester Historical Museum

Founded in 1875, Worcester Historical Museum is a unique organization dedicated to collecting, preserving, and interpreting Worcester's history in all time periods and subject areas. The holdings of WHM encompass thousands of unique documents and artifacts vital to the study of Worcester history.

The Cakemaker

What can we uncover about the late 1830s portrait?

Stoney's Speakeasy

Relive the heyday of the roaring twenties!

On The Rails

View a 1910 replica of Union Station with working trains!

Whispers in the Walls

Take a tour of the Isaac Davis house.

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