WORCESTER — The name and look of the Worcester Historical Museum are history. As part of its 150th anniversary celebration, the organization’s board revealed Friday that it has changed its name to the ...

Vanessa Bumpus, exhibit coordinator of the new exhibition at the Worcester Historical Museum, "Denholms, The Name Was Magic." "People get teary. They remember," said Vanessa Bumpus, Worcester ...

Living History 2026 takes place all day at the Commandery in Sidbury on Saturday, February 21 and Sunday, February 22.

“Hey, mister. What’s the story with this thing?” asked the first-grader as he encountered one of the late 19th-century grinding machines in Worcester Historical Museum’s industrial history gallery.

Worcester Historical Museum is marking its 150th anniversary with a name change, free admission, and the reinstallation of a $1.3-million gallery. The city staple will now be known as Museum of ...

WORCESTER — On Thursday, Jan. 21, 1875, Samuel E. Staples, who ran a grocery and produce business on the corner Main Street and what is now Franklin Street, sent out invitations to four men to meet ...

The Arms and Armor exhibit, including many pieces from the Higgins collection, is drawing longtime and new fans at Worcester Art Museum.

Paolo Veronese, Italian, 1528a1588, Venus Disarming Cupid, about 1560, oil on canvas, Gift of Hester Diamond. (Submitted photo courtesy of Worcester Art Museum) At the Worcester Art Museum, everything ...