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Updated 9/22/2016

WISTARIAHURST MUSEUM

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    MA

Institution/Business Type: Museum - Other

Acquiring its name from the flowering vine, this National Historic Landmark features parquet floors, vaulted ceilings, elaborate woodwork and two marble lions that have guarded the entrance since the late nineteenth century. Wistariahurst was originally the home of prominent silk manufacturer William Skinner and his family. The museum offers a lively schedule of historic house and group tours, concerts, exhibits and garden workshops. Please call or check website for a schedule of events. www.wistariahurst.org

Find Me

Kate Preissler
Job Title: Museum Director
Phone: 413-322-5660
Fax: 413-534-2344
Address:
238 CABOT STREET
Holyoke, MA 01040

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Museum - Other

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Embedded in non-cultural public agency

Parent Organization:

City of Holyoke

Year Founded:

1983

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Museum - Other

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Embedded in non-cultural public agency

Parent Organization:

City of Holyoke

Year Founded:

1983

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Humanities - General

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Exhibitions
  • Wedding / Parties / Private Gatherings
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
Seasons Active: spring, summer, fall
Events Per Year: 50

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Elders
  • Families
  • General Public
  • School Groups

Geographic Reach:

  • Town / City