North End Historical Museum
About
The North End Historical Museum tells 400 years of history of Boston’s oldest neighborhood across seven exhibits, set right on the Freedom Trail steps from the Paul Revere House. Visitors move from the 1630 Puritan settlement and colonial wharves through the American Revolution, the Old North Church and the midnight ride, to the waves of immigration that shaped the neighborhood and the Italian-American community that defines it today.
Interactive timelines, oral histories, historic photographs and personal artifacts bring residents to life, from Irish, Jewish and Portuguese families to the Italian immigrants who built Little Italy. Exhibits touch on moments such as the Prince Spaghetti Anthony commercial and the Italian Service Units of World War II. The museum is run by the North End Historical Society, a nonprofit founded in 2010 that also hosts talks and lectures throughout the year.
What to Know
- Plan 45 to 90 minutes for a visit.
- The museum is on one level with both steps and a ramp at the entrance, but the restroom is not wheelchair accessible.
- Children 12 and under and Historical Society members visit free.
- Outside, The Noble Journey sculpture at St. Leonard Church memorializes the immigrant families who built the community.
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