The Gibson House Museum

The Gibson House Museum The Gibson House is a historic house museum located in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston. Tours are currently offered through advanced tickets only.

Now a National Historic Landmark, the home served as residence to three generations of Gibson family members and their household staff between 1859 and 1954. Visitors experience the house through a guided tour that interprets class and culture through the stories and objects of the people who lived and worked there. Website: thegibsonhouse.org Email: [email protected] Ph: 617-267-6338

Are you looking for a unique way to celebrate Valentine’s Day? 💌We hope you’ll join us at the Gibson House on Saturday, ...
01/24/2025

Are you looking for a unique way to celebrate Valentine’s Day? 💌

We hope you’ll join us at the Gibson House on Saturday, February 8th, for an afternoon of Valentine’s Day fun! Come enjoy tea and sweets, craft your own Victorian valentines, and get answers to all your burning etiquette questions with special guest, , Robert B. Dimmick.

Bring along your friends, loved ones, children, or come solo! To reserve your tickets, please visit our website: thegibsonhouse.org

Looking for a way to escape the cold? ❄️ The Gibson House Museum is the perfect place to warm up with a cozy afternoon o...
01/10/2025

Looking for a way to escape the cold? ❄️ The Gibson House Museum is the perfect place to warm up with a cozy afternoon outing! Join us for tours at 3, 4, & 5 PM on Thursdays and 1, 2, & 3 PM Fridays through Sundays. We hope to see you soon!

For tickets, please visit thegibsonhouse.org.

Thank you to everyone who joined us at our Holiday Open House last weekend! It was so lovely to have the museum filled w...
12/20/2024

Thank you to everyone who joined us at our Holiday Open House last weekend! It was so lovely to have the museum filled with festive cheer!

If you couldn’t make it, don’t worry—our decorations will remain up through the end of December, and we’re still offering tours throughout the holidays.

Wishing everyone a very happy holiday season from all of us at the Gibson House Museum! ❄️✨

Thanks to everyone who came to our successful Holiday Open House yesterday, and also thank you to the neighborhood volun...
12/16/2024

Thanks to everyone who came to our successful Holiday Open House yesterday, and also thank you to the neighborhood volunteers who helped with staffing. And finally, thank you to the donor/decorator of this spectacular wreath which was won by a lucky visitor in the raffle.

This Sunday! Our holiday Open House, 1-4 p.m. Come one, come all, no reservations necessary! Cookies, seltzer!And enter ...
12/13/2024

This Sunday! Our holiday Open House, 1-4 p.m. Come one, come all, no reservations necessary! Cookies, seltzer!
And enter our raffle to win a beautiful custom decorated wreath, made by one of our talented board members who also makes them for a Garden Club fundraiser.

Christmas has arrived at the Gibson House Museum! 🎄Kick off the holiday season with our annual Holiday Open House this S...
12/10/2024

Christmas has arrived at the Gibson House Museum! 🎄

Kick off the holiday season with our annual Holiday Open House this Sunday, December 15th from 1-4 PM. Entry is by suggested $5 donation and children’s admission is free!

But that’s not all! This weekend, we also have some special holiday-themed tours:

✨The World of Little Women Tour: Friday & Saturday at 4 PM

✨Gaslight & Garlands: Holiday Evening Tour: Friday at 5 PM and Saturday at 5 & 6 PM

For more info, visit: thegibsonhouse.org/events

Yesterday volunteers decorated the museum and we look forward to welcoming you through the holiday season. Come to our H...
12/09/2024

Yesterday volunteers decorated the museum and we look forward to welcoming you through the holiday season. Come to our Holiday Open House this Sunday Dec. 15, 1-4 PM. Cookies and cider will be served. No reservations necessary. $5 suggested donation.

Another wonderful Repeal Day, thanks to Etiquetteer!
12/07/2024

Another wonderful Repeal Day, thanks to Etiquetteer!

Etiquetteer's Repeal Day 2024 is a wrap! Kind thanks to everyone who came to support The Gibson House Museum, and especially for the most magical mixologist in all New England, Miss Kitty!

***Gaslight and Garlands Holiday Tours***Friday, December 13, 5:00 p.m.Saturday, December 14, 5:00 & 6:00 p.m.This speci...
12/07/2024

***Gaslight and Garlands Holiday Tours***
Friday, December 13, 5:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 14, 5:00 & 6:00 p.m.

This special seasonal tour offers a glimpse into how the Gibsons might have celebrated Christmas in the Victorian era. Come see the museum adorned with festive decorations and celebrate the season with this holiday-inspired tour.
Register: https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/thegibsonhouse/items/590180/calendar/2024/12/

***The World of Little Women at the Gibson House***Friday Dec, 1, 4 p.m.Saturday, Dec. 14, 4:00 p.m.Join this fascinatin...
12/07/2024

***The World of Little Women at the Gibson House***
Friday Dec, 1, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 14, 4:00 p.m.
Join this fascinating tour exploring the shared literary worlds of Jo March, Louisa May Alcott, and Charlie Gibson. Additionally, visitors will learn behind-the-scenes details about the filming of Greta Gerwig’s 2019 adaptation of Little Women here at the Gibson House.
Register: https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/thegibsonhouse/items/417433/calendar/2024/12/

Thank you, talented Garden Club of the Back Bay members Suri and Jenifer, for creating these beautiful seasonal urns to ...
12/05/2024

Thank you, talented Garden Club of the Back Bay members Suri and Jenifer, for creating these beautiful seasonal urns to grace our front door.
And don't forget to stop by on Sunday, December 15 between 1 and 4 p.m. for our annual Holiday Open House, no reservation needed. ($5 suggested donation.)

Did you know? The Gibson House Museum hosts micro-weddings! 💍With space for up to 15 guests, the museum’s beautifully de...
11/22/2024

Did you know? The Gibson House Museum hosts micro-weddings! 💍

With space for up to 15 guests, the museum’s beautifully decorated Music Room provides an elegant, Victorian-era setting for your ceremony. It’s the perfect place for an intimate, one-of-a-kind celebration in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood!

To learn more, visit thegibsonhouse.org/rent

Happy 150th birthday to Charles Hammond Gibson, Jr., poet, Boston character, and our museum founder.
11/21/2024

Happy 150th birthday to Charles Hammond Gibson, Jr., poet, Boston character, and our museum founder.

This post is the third of a three-part series on the life and writings of Charles Hammond Gibson, Jr., founder of the Gibson House Museum. ...

It's not too late but book now--space is limited! ***Etiquetteer's 13th Annual Repeal Day***     Friday, December 6, 6:0...
11/17/2024

It's not too late but book now--space is limited!
***Etiquetteer's 13th Annual Repeal Day***
Friday, December 6, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Tickets: https://www.thegibsonhouse.org/events

For those of you who have expressed an interest in attending a special event inside the Gibson House, this is a unique opportunity to do so. Eagerly awaited by cognoscenti who love historic preservation, Victoriana, cocktail culture, and Perfect Propriety, and proudly sponsored by Rhode Island Spirits, Etiquetteer's Repeal Day Celebration returns for a lucky 13th year to the Gibson House Museum. Sumptuous hors d'oeuvres will be served in the Dining Room. True Speakeasy Style is encouraged—everything from tuxedos and flapper dresses to down jackets and dungarees.
All proceeds to benefit the Gibson House Museum.

10/25/2024

🔮Guides in the Wild🔮 Clio, Maureen, Amiee, and Leah attended “Whispers from the Veil”, a historic seance experience at The Gibson House. Featured on our Back Bay tour, the Gibson House is one of the only historic brownstone mansions guests can go inside!

Thank you once again, members of the Garden Club of the Back Bay, for your beautiful fall arrangements.Let’s hope that t...
10/10/2024

Thank you once again, members of the Garden Club of the Back Bay, for your beautiful fall arrangements.
Let’s hope that the bunnies will stay away!

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137 Beacon Street
Boston, MA
02116

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Thursday 3pm - 5pm
Friday 1pm - 3pm
Saturday 1pm - 4pm
Sunday 1pm - 4pm

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Tours are given on the hour at 1, 2, and 3 p.m.. Wednesday through Sunday. The museum is closed on major holidays. For groups of twelve and more please call for a reservation. 617-267-6338 or email [email protected] website: www.thegibsonhouse.org