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  • Sunday, December 17, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Holiday Open House at The Gibson House

    The Gibson House Museum is the only house museum in Back Bay. Since 1957, it has told the story of the Gibson family’s daily life during the mid-nineteenth and early twentieth centuries through their everyday possessions, decorative objects, and furnishings. On Sunday, December 17, from 1 – 4, the house will be decorated for the holidays as it would have been decorated when the Gibsons were in residence. This year, we have two new, historically appropriate trees: a tabletop goose-feather tree and an eight-foot Noble Fir with LED candles that give a sense of what lit wax candles were like during the Gibsons’ time. Light seasonal refreshments will be served. For more information visit www.thegibsonhouse.org. No reservations necessary!

  • Tuesday, August 25, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Elements of the Victorian Table, A Virtual Program

    The Victorians used a lot of tableware for their meals, often much more than we do today. Etiquetteer Robert B. Dimmick and Gibson House Museum Curator Meghan Gelardi Holmes will use the museum’s collection to set an everyday table in the Gibson House dining room, highlighting things we don’t often use today. Sharing information about Victorian table manners and menus, they’ll explore the dining habits of the Gibson and Warren families and the roles played by servants. The virtual program is $10 for members of the Museum, $12 for nonmembers, and pre-registration is required at https://www.thegibsonhouse.org/events.html

  • Wednesday, March 29, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Gibson House 21st Annual Benefit

    The Friends of the Gibson House invite you to the Twenty-First Annual Benefit on Wednesday, March 29 from 6 – 8 at The Chilton Club, 287 Dartmouth Street in Boston.  This elegant, fun affair is a major fundraising opportunity for the museum, and all proceeds support the mission of preserving and sharing this unique time capsule of Boston life.  Wine and hors d’oeuvre will be served.   Tickets ($125 per person) may be purchased online at http://www.thegibsonhouse.org/2017-benefit.html

    The event features twelve unique raffle prizes to benefit the Museum as well, hosted by Robert B. Dimmick, Etiquetteer. You do not need to be present to win.  More information may be found at  http://www.thegibsonhouse.org/2017-benefit-raffle.html

    This year’s honoree is Robert J. Allison, Professor of History and former Chair of the History Department at Suffolk University. Valet parking is available at the 287 Dartmouth Street entrance for $22, including tip.  Jacket and tie required.

  • From the Archives – An Afternoon in Victorian Boston

    From the Archives – An Afternoon in Victorian Boston

    On a Saturday in May, 1980, The Garden Club of the Back Bay invited the public to An Afternoon in Victorian Boston, a tour of houses covering living styles from 1880 to 1980.  The first house on the itinerary was, of course, The Gibson House, a living Victorian Museum, with additional access to the garden of late Treasurer Irene Pitz.  Then participants were to walk to a contemporary home, roof garden and famous “Bagel Garden” of the SWA Group, Landscape Architects, followed by a peek at the first floor and conservatory of the Webster-Ames Mansion and tea on the Mall.  The proceeds were allocated to the restoration of the interior courtyard of the Boston Public Library.  The extraordinary price of this afternoon was $5.

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  • Monday, October 15, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Gibson House Tea at the College Club

    Join the Board of The Gibson House Museum for afternoon tea at the College Club, 44 Commonwealth Avenue, on Monday, October 15, from 3 – 5. Enjoy traditional English fare of mini sandwiches, scones, cookies, breads, assorted teas, and coffee. Sit back and relax with friends while Etiquetteer Robert Dimmick entertains us with a talk about Failures in Brahmin Entertaining. Even Rosamond didn’t get it right every time. Cost per person is $45. Seating is limited and reservations are required. RSVP: 617.267.6338 or email: lauragresh@thegibsonhouse.org.

  • Wednesday, March 30, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Gibson House Museum 15th Annual Benefit

    The Friends of the Gibson House Museum cordially invite you to their Fifteenth Annual Benefit on Wednesday, March 30, from 6 – 8, at The Algonquin Club, 217 Commonwealth Avenue, honoring Erica Hirshler, Croll Senior Curator of American Paintings at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.  Enjoy cocktails, jazz trio, raffle and live auction, with proceeds benefiting the preservation of the Gibson House Museum.  Auction items will include a special tour for 8 at the New Wing of the MFA with Elliot Bostwick Davis, John Moors Cabot Chair of the MFA’s Art of the America’s Department, Asian cooking classes with dinner in a Back Bay home, a special trip to Williamsburg, baseball tickets, wine, and much more.  Tickets are $125 per person in advance, $150 at the door, and you may reserve by sending a check made out to The Gibson Society, Inc. to the Gibson House Museum, 137 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02116.  For more information, call 617-267-6338, or email info@thegibsonhouse.org.