September 29 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Free Enjoy refreshments starting at 2 p.m., and then at 2:30 p.m. Jim Terapane from the Museum of Our Industrial Heritage talks about the origins of some of … [Read more...] about Talk and Exhibit Reception: Franklin County Industry “Then and Now” *
Food Farms and Factories - News Updates
Read updates below about our Food Farms and Factories Program.
Art Naturally: Paper Marbling *
September 21 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Free Discover nature and history through story, poetry, and art in our series of free art programs. Using words and images, instruction and techniques you create … [Read more...] about Art Naturally: Paper Marbling *
Talk With the Indian Doctress: * Interpreting 19th Century Native American Medicine
September 14 @ 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm At the Shea Theater, Dr. Marge Bruchac discusses research on Native medicinal plants and practitioners, the approaches she uses to make these histories visible, as … [Read more...] about Talk With the Indian Doctress: * Interpreting 19th Century Native American Medicine
Great Hall Exhibit: Remnants * July 2 – July 28
Photographer Joe Wallace captures the stark beauty of Turners Falls’ abandoned Strathmore and Griswold mills. Interior photos from 2010 reveal remnants of the town’s industrial past along the Turners … [Read more...] about Great Hall Exhibit: Remnants * July 2 – July 28
Closing Reception and Performance: What’s on Your Plate? *
June 29 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm FREE Dynamic art, word, and performance conclude Exploded View’s exhibit on the theme of food, farms, hope, community, and climate. Features readings of selected work by … [Read more...] about Closing Reception and Performance: What’s on Your Plate? *
17th Annual Free Family Fishing Day*
June 15 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm FREE Join us for a day of FREE fishing fun at Barton Cove in Gill, MA, with additional activities at the Great Falls Discovery Center. Adults and … [Read more...] about 17th Annual Free Family Fishing Day*