Worcester to the Stars: A Free Fun Family Day at the Museum of Worcester

Following Goddard's historic launch a century ago, the field of astronomy has been revolutionized by our ability to put scientific equipment and people beyond the Earth's surface. These newfound capabilities have opened up new windows into our Universe, allowing us to study fundamental questions about humanity. How did we get here? Are we alone? What will happen to us in the future? Here, we will discuss how Goddard's feats of science and engineering ushered in this new era and how, even today, we are able to push the envelope of modern astrophysics thanks to his contributions.

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This event is FREE. All are welcome!

Worcester's rich legacy in both American poetry and the peace movement takes center stage at the Museum of Worcester as the Worcester County Poetry Association, in association with Tidepool Bookshop, Agape Peace Community, Saints Francis and Teresa Catholic Worker House, and Mechanics Hall hosts an evening of dialogue & screening of "The Berrigans: Devout and Dangerous."

This event is FREE. All are welcome!

Bring your Valentine or Galentines to make your own valentine in the style of Worcester's famous valentine businesswomen Esther Howland. We provide all the materials, and you add the creativity.

Join us for a day of scavenger hunts, special tours and Valentine making. You will also get a chance to see some of our community partners and hear about their projects in collaboration with MOW.

We invite you to the celebration in honor of Executive Director Emeritus Bill Wallace and his 49.5 years of work at Museum of Worcester.

All are welcome!

4th Wall Stage Company and The Museum of Worcester are excited to end the year on a unique Shakespearean journey bringing together scenes from four Shakespeare plays that place disability at the center of the character, conflict, and dramatic tension.

4th Wall Stage Company and The Museum of Worcester are excited to end the year on a unique Shakespearean journey bringing together scenes from four Shakespeare plays that place disability at the center of the character, conflict, and dramatic tension.

4th Wall Stage Company and The Museum of Worcester are excited to end the year on a unique Shakespearean journey bringing together scenes from four Shakespeare plays that place disability at the center of the character, conflict, and dramatic tension.

Join us for the 2025 Harvey Ball Smile Award presented to Senator Harriette L.“Harlee” Chandler, former President of the Massachusetts Senate and devoted public servant.

Did you know that many consider Worcester and not Lexington and Concord to be where the American Revolution started? Museum of Worcester will be giving a walking tour of sites in Worcester’s Revolutionary history.

As a lead up to the October 22-23 celebration of the 175th anniversary of the first National Woman’s Rights Convention, we invite you to join historians Melinda Marchand and Lisa Connelly Cook for a conversation about the status of women in the early 19th century and the impetus for their call to action.

Did you know that many consider Worcester and not Lexington and Concord to be where the American Revolution started? Museum of Worcester will be giving a walking tour of sites in Worcester’s Revolutionary history.

Take a peek behind a green door, pose for a selfie inside a poem, or compose your own about the city at a vintage typewriter before “The Poem Next Door” closes at Museum of Worcester.

As part of the 175th Anniversary Celebration of the First National Women’s Rights Convention in Worcester, Preservation Worcester and Museum of Worcester have teamed up to present “Worcester Women in Architecture.”

September is a busy month, so why don’t you splurge on dinner out while helping Museum of Worcester in the process! Calling all pizza lovers…the Museum of Worcester and American Flatbread will be hosting a BENEFIT BAKE NIGHT.

Celebrate the release of The Worcester Review 45, with a feature section coordinated with Mapping Worcester in Poetry and Museum of Worcester’s “The Poem Next Door exhibit.

Join us for an evening with flair, history and style as we step back in time to recognize and celebrate bicycle champion Marshall W. “Major” Taylor. 

Join us for our first official all access tour for visitors who are blind and have low vision. 

The Dirty Gerund Poetry Show, which hosts a legendary open mic every Monday night at Ralph’s Rock Diner, is bringing its live poetry shenanigans to Museum of Worcester

Learn about various patent tools and what inventors had to do to protect their creations.  

Learn more about Stanley Kunitz, the former U.S. Poet Laureate, who set many of his later poems in Worcester and whose boyhood home at 4 Woodford Street is a Literary Landmark.