Daily Archives: October 31, 2020

Saturday, November 7, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm – Holiday Photo Sessions at Gore Place

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Have your holiday photos taken at Gore Place in Waltham. Our professional photographer will photograph your family in an exclusive photo session at our beautiful estate. This event is a fundraiser for Gore Place’s Annual Fund, providing critical support for the museum and farm’s day-to-day operations.

This event takes place rain or shine. In the case of inclement weather, we will photograph your group inside our Carriage House with a festive background. 

Each session is $250 per group (which includes a $50 session fee and a $200 donation to Gore Place’s Annual Fund). Donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by IRS regulations.

Because of coronavirus safety precautions, groups being photographed together should be from the same household.

What’s Included:

  • A photo session by a professional photographer on location at Gore Place
  • Space for up to nine family members
  • Up to five unedited high-resolution digital photo files emailed to you in a private online gallery

Refund Policy:

The $50 session fee is nonrefundable. The $200 Annual Fund donation is refundable if you call us prior to your session time at (781) 894-2798. The event date cannot be rescheduled. Pre-registration is required and available only online. Questions? Contact us at marketing@goreplace.org.

You will receive your digital photos within two weeks of your session. We will email you a private online gallery of your digital photos which you can download and save. Then you can print them on a holiday card or post them on social media to share with family and friends! We will not provide printed copies of the photos. Gore Place will store your photos for three months in a private online gallery. After three months, the photos will be removed. Please be sure to download and save your photos as soon as you receive them.

  • All staff and volunteers of Gore Place will be wearing face masks.
  • Guests ages 7 years old and up must wear masks while not being photographed.
  • Hand sanitizer will be available.
  • The photographer and other staff will remain at least six feet away from guests and other staff members.
  • Groups being photographed together should be from the same household.
  • Register at https://goreplace.org/whats-on/holiday-photo-sessions
(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Monday, November 9, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm – A Treasury of Massachusetts House Museums and Local History Organizations, Part I: What is a House Museum?

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A Massachusetts Historical Society online program with William Hosley of Terra Firma Northeast will take place Monday, November 9, from 5:30 – 6:30 Eastern time.

Massachusetts has more house museums and historical organizations than most states twice our size. In recent years there’s been a national conversation about the sustainability of house museums. Our presenter argues that this widespread, mostly small class of museums vary tremendously. While many of our community-based historical organizations preserve and present their collections in historic houses, a house museum is something different. We will hear from three outstanding ones that are grappling with the usual challenges of audience engagement, preservation and interpretation.

Please note, this is a free online event held on the video conference platform, Zoom. Registrants will receive an email with links to join the program. Register at www.masshist.org.