Exhibition Opening Members Reception – "Resistance & Resilience"

Exhibition Opening Members Reception – "Resistance & Resilience"

Exhibition Opening Member’s Reception – Resistance & Resilience: The Road to the American Revolution in Falmouth, Massachusetts

By Falmouth Museums on the Green

Date and time

Thursday, June 5 · 4 - 6pm EDT

Location

Falmouth Historical Society

55 Palmer Avenue Falmouth, MA 02540

About this event

  • Event lasts 2 hours

We will be holding a members reception for the opening of our newest exhibition on June 5th. The exhibition will open to the public on Friday, June 6, 2025, at the Falmouth Museums on the Green, Resistance & Resilience: The Road to the American Revolution in Falmouth, Massachusetts invites visitors to explore the local history of Falmouth during the Revolutionary War through an interactive experience. The exhibition takes a unique approach by presenting the story through the diverse perspectives of different groups in Falmouth during the period, including Quakers, Wampanoags, African Americans, women, and men, revealing the multifaceted impact of the Revolution on the town and its residents.

With 30 objects from the museum's permanent collection, the exhibition dives into the everyday lives and struggles of Falmouth's inhabitants during the years leading up to and during the American Revolution. Visitors can engage with artifacts that reveal the town's role in coastal defense, its commitment to colonial resistance, the freedom struggles of enslaved African Americans, and the evolving roles of women and indigenous people during wartime. These distinct experiences are brought to life, giving a deeper understanding of Falmouth's contribution to the larger colonial effort for independence.

Falmouth, a town situated on Cape Cod, was an active participant in the Revolutionary struggle, from forming local committees in 1774 to preparing for conflict in 1775. The town's residents, both men and women, navigated the challenges of war, military service, and shifting political allegiances. Resistance & Resilience sheds light on the early acts of defiance and the trials of everyday life that helped shape Falmouth’s resistance to British rule and its resilience in the face of war.

The exhibition opens on June 6th, 2025, with a special members-only reception on June 5th from 4 pm to 6 pm, remarks at 5:15pm. A second part of the exhibition, set to open in June 2026, will focus on the Battle of Falmouth in 1779 and the town’s early years following the Revolution.

Falmouth Museums on the Green
55 Palmer Avenue, Falmouth, MA
Opening June 6, 2025
Members-only Reception: June 5, 2025, 4 pm to 6 pm (please register in advance)

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Falmouth Museums on the Green

The Falmouth Museums on the Green, owned and operated by the Falmouth Historical Society, is a two-acre campus that has been serving the residents and visitors of Falmouth since 1900. One of the most popular sites in Falmouth for visitors, it contains the 1790 Dr. Francis Wicks House—a magnificent Federalist-period residence with guided tours demonstrating what life was like for an affluent physician in the late 18th and early 19th centuries; the recently-restored 1730 Conant House—used for exhibits, research and genealogy studies; the Hallett Barn Visitors’ Center—rebuilt in 2002 on the site of an original barn and used a welcoming point for those coming to Falmouth as well as the “Whaling Wives Gift Shop”; the Colonial Gardens—showing off plantings, such as a boxwood tree, that go back to the days prior to the American Revolution; Memorial Park—a tranquil place of refuge that is open to all visitors looking for relaxation; and the recently-opened (2012) Cultural Center—a superb, 3600 square foot structure used for public and private programs and events, public restrooms, kitchen facilities, and as a repository for archival collections to preserve Falmouth’s past. It also has a series of rotating historical exhibits throughout the campus.

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