Centerville Historical Society Museum - Centerville, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Centerville Historical Museum, Cape Cod

The museum's quarterly newsletter

The Centerville Historical Museum, founded in 1952, is dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of Centerville and Cape Cod. The fourteen-room museum includes an 1840 house and contains an outstanding collection of historic costumes, maritime and military artifacts, quilts, Crowell birds, 18th and 19th century decorative arts, paintings, tools, and children's toys and dolls.

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The museum provides ongoing programs for all ages. The Third Grade History Program, family days, field trips, walking tours of Main Street, living history days, lectures, and an old fashioned Christmas Stroll are all part of our regular program of events that highlight the museum's collection. Open May through December.

HOURS
The museum is open May 1 through December 15, Tuesdays through Saturdays, from 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

PERMANENT EXHIBITS ON DISPLAY

- Maritime gallery
- Colonial Revival kitchen
- Mid-19th century period rooms
- Glass collection including Sandwich glass
- Elmer Crowell carved birds
- Historic clothing and quilt collection
- Military artifacts, uniforms and weaponry
- 19th century school room
- Historic children's toys and vintage dolls

The museum is just a short walk from a playground, Four Seas Ice Cream, the 1856 Country Store and Craigville Beach:

513 Main Street
Centerville, MA 02632
508-775-0331

ADMISSION
· Adults: $5.00 · Seniors and Students: $4.00
· Children under 12 and members are free.