Gaithersburg Community Museum

Gaithersburg Community Museum Admission is free. The museum features educational exhibits and programs designed to spark the imagination and interest in our City’s history.

The museum is open Wednesday to Sunday and by appointment on Tuesday. The City of Gaithersburg's Community Museum is located in the restored 1884 B&O Railroad Station complex. The Museum features educational exhibits and programs designed to spark visitors' interest and imagination in our City's history. The Community Museum occupies the historic Freight House, the History Park and the B&O Caboose

. Designed by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Head Architect, Ephraim Francis Baldwin, the Gaithersburg Railroad Station was built in 1884. This enabled Gaithersburg, previously known as both Forest Oak and Logtown, new and expedited shipping opportunities south, to Washington, DC. The commercial opportunities this access afforded helped develop the burgeoning Gaithersburg economy. In 1978, its buildings were placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The museum is open Thursday-Saturday from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Additional hours are available by appointment. Handicap accessible.

The track train is coming through very slowly. The gate is down.
04/03/2025

The track train is coming through very slowly. The gate is down.

We are making googly eyed insects for National Googly Eye Day. Come by to make yours!
04/03/2025

We are making googly eyed insects for National Googly Eye Day. Come by to make yours!

April 6 is National Googly Eye Day! If you have ever visited the museum and done a Weekly Challenge, you may have notice...
04/02/2025

April 6 is National Googly Eye Day! If you have ever visited the museum and done a Weekly Challenge, you may have notice the staff is fond of crafts that include googly eyes. We are celebrating this wonderous of all crafting elements by making googly eyed crafts for this week's Weekly Challenge.

The Little Free Library is desperately in need of children's books. If you have any books to share, please fill the libr...
03/29/2025

The Little Free Library is desperately in need of children's books. If you have any books to share, please fill the library or drop them at the museum.

The caboose is open again after having a deep clean and re-organization.
03/28/2025

The caboose is open again after having a deep clean and re-organization.

The Museum is open, but the Caboose continues to be closed for repairs. We hope to have it open this afternoon, but we r...
03/27/2025

The Museum is open, but the Caboose continues to be closed for repairs. We hope to have it open this afternoon, but we recommend you call before visiting, 301-258-6160.

The Caboose and Budd Car are closed for the rest of the day for repairs. Everything should be open tomorrow as normal, 1...
03/26/2025

The Caboose and Budd Car are closed for the rest of the day for repairs. Everything should be open tomorrow as normal, 11-4:00.

Welcome spring by making a flower for this week's Weekly Challenge!
03/26/2025

Welcome spring by making a flower for this week's Weekly Challenge!

On this day in 1634, the ships Ark and Dove landed at St. Clement's Island bringing the first Europeans to settle Maryla...
03/25/2025

On this day in 1634, the ships Ark and Dove landed at St. Clement's Island bringing the first Europeans to settle Maryland.

There's still time to register for Storytime Station on Tuesday. This month's theme is Furry Friends. We meet at 11:00 a...
03/21/2025

There's still time to register for Storytime Station on Tuesday. This month's theme is Furry Friends. We meet at 11:00 at City Hall, 31 S. Summit Avenue. Email the [email protected].

Happy Spring!
03/20/2025

Happy Spring!

Sunday is World Meteorological Day and in recognition we will be focusing on the weather for our Weekly Challenge. Stop ...
03/19/2025

Sunday is World Meteorological Day and in recognition we will be focusing on the weather for our Weekly Challenge. Stop by to participate in our fun weather related activities.

It's Global Recycling Day! Learn more about what the City of Gaithersburg recycles on the City website, but also Save th...
03/18/2025

It's Global Recycling Day! Learn more about what the City of Gaithersburg recycles on the City website, but also Save the Date for April 26. That day the museum and the City's Environmental Team have an amazing event planned with activities which will help you learn to REduce, REuse, and REcycle.

Happy St. Patrick's Day from the staff of the Gaithersburg Community Museum!Staff member Sarah is modeling our lovely St...
03/17/2025

Happy St. Patrick's Day from the staff of the Gaithersburg Community Museum!

Staff member Sarah is modeling our lovely St. Patrick's themed craft the visitors have been making in the museum.

It's National Button Week. These are the buttons that are part of the General Store Learning Center. Stop by the museum ...
03/13/2025

It's National Button Week. These are the buttons that are part of the General Store Learning Center. Stop by the museum to pretend to be a store clerk in our General Store.

Here is more information on tomorrow's lunar eclipse.
03/13/2025

Here is more information on tomorrow's lunar eclipse.

On March 13-14, 2025, a total lunar eclipse of the Full Worm Moon will sweep across parts of Antarctica, the western half of Africa, western Europe, the Atlantic Ocean, the Americas, the Pacific Ocean, eastern Australia, northern Japan and eastern Russia. Total lunar eclipses can turn a deep shade o...

Address

9 S Summit Avenue
Gaithersburg, MD
20877

Opening Hours

Wednesday 11am - 4pm
Thursday 11am - 4pm
Friday 11am - 4pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm
Sunday 11am - 4pm

Telephone

+13012586160

Website

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WETA features the Museum and Gaithersburg on tonight's episode of "If You Lived Here." 9PM on WETA/PBS and streaming on weta.org #IfYouLivedHere @wetatvfm #gaithersburg

Safe travels from all of us at the Gaithersburg Community Museum.

We'll be making a climbing spider for this weekend's Drop-in Trick or Treating at the Museum.

Today is Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day. The date was chosen to reflect the beginning of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1943. The Holocaust is an almost unimaginable episode in our recent history. At the City Council meeting on April 15, Councilmember Neil Harris shared his family's experience with the Holocaust. Through his story we can see not only how it has affected someone from Gaithersburg, but the continuing ripple effects of the Holocaust through to today. #YomHaShoah #HolocaustRemembrance #HolocaustRemembranceDay #holocaustremembranceday #holocaustremembrance #wearegaithersburg

It's National Wellness Month. We will be practicing Mindfulness Breathing at the museum. When we feel overwhelmed, stopping and just breathing can help put things into perspective and allow us to think more clearly. #NationalWellnessMonth #mindfulnessbreathing #takeabreath

Happy International Space Flight Day! On this day in 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person to go into space. At the museumwe have many activities and resources related to astronomy.

Thank You to GCM Volunteers
Thank You to GCM Volunteers

It's National Voluneer Month and the GCM staff wanted to extend a heartfelt thank you to all our volunteers. You help us create better programs and do more for the community. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Happy Pi Day! Let us know how you celebrated.

Gaithersburg History Project: Black Women Changemakers
Gaithersburg History Project: Black Women Changemakers

Anthony Cohen joined us to give the third talk in the Gaithersburg History Project: Black Gaithersburg series. He explored the lives of Black women before the Civil War into the present day.

Gaithersburg History Project: Voices of Black Women
Gaithersburg History Project: Voices of Black Women

The third video in the Gaithersburg History Project: Black Gaithersburg explores the lives of Black women in Gaithersburg history.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Gaithersburg History Project - Black Gaithersburg: Antebellum History
Gaithersburg History Project - Black Gaithersburg: Antebellum History

We will explore the lives of free & enslaved Black people in Gaithersburg in the antebellum period before the Civil War with historian Anthony Cohen. This program is part of the City's Gaithersburg History Project.

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