Royall House & Slave Quarters
Mystic Project JustFlix Screening
Royall House & Slave Quarters 15 George St., Medford, MAThe Mystic Project invites you to the second public screening of works from its JustFlix program, in which youth participants from the Medford Housing Authority learn the art of modern storytelling by creating digital videos on cell phones, telling their stories of social justice, community justice, and beyond. The films, to be shown from 6:15 …
Royall House Fall Clean-up & Volunteer Reception
Royall House & Slave Quarters 15 George St., Medford, MAThe Royall House & Slave Quarters invites volunteers to lend a hand at its annual Fall Garden Clean-Up. Grab your rakes (or use one provided) and join friends and neighbors for this fun work morning. The grounds looked great this year because of all the rain, but now it's time to rake up those leaves …
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Black Walnut Tie-Dye Workshop
Royall House & Slave Quarters 15 George St., Medford, MAThe Royall House & Slave Quarters invites teens and adults to a Black Walnut Tie-Dye Workshop with textile artist Stephen Hamilton, who will lead the instruction using abundant black walnuts growing on the museum grounds to explore African tie-dye techniques. As a Black American trained in traditional West African artforms, Hamilton treats the acts of …
Acorns & Octavia with Kaitlin Smith
Royall House & Slave Quarters 15 George St., Medford, MADid you know that you can eat acorns, and that they're incredibly nutritious? Did you know that Octavia Butler wanted us to eat acorns, too? At the Royall House & Slave Quarters workshop "Acorns & Octavia," you will learn more about the fun, fascinating and filling (!) world of acorn harvesting, processing and consumption. Workshop …
Royall House Tours Closing Day
Royall House & Slave Quarters 15 George St., Medford, MAThe Royall House & Slave Quarters concludes its 2023 guided tour season today. Tours are offered at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. No reservations are required. Admission for guided tours of the mansion is $10 for adults; $8 for seniors; $5 for students; $2 for EBT or WIC cardholders; and free for children age 12 …
Reading Frederick Douglass Together
Royall House & Slave Quarters 15 George St., Medford, MAThe Royall House and Slave Quarters is hosting its first-ever Reading Frederick Douglass Together program on the museum grounds. Community members are invited to gather on the lawn in front of the historic Slave Quarters building to read/listen to Douglass's "What, To The Slave, is the Fourth of July?" to honor the long history of …
Royall House Tours Opening Day
Royall House & Slave Quarters 15 George St., Medford, MAThe Royall House & Slave Quarters reopens today for its 2023 tour season. The museum will offer guided tours at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday through October 15. No reservations are required. Admission for guided tours of the mansion is $10 for adults; $8 for seniors; $5 for students; $2 for …
CACHE Annual Meeting
Royall House & Slave Quarters 15 George St., Medford, MACACHE, the Coalition for Arts, Culture and a Healthy Economy in Medford, is holding its the 12th annual meeting, at the Royall House & Slave Quarters. This friendly gathering of CACHE members and friends will feature a lively and informative presentation by the Royall House & Slave Quarters by board member Gracelaw Simmons. Members will also …
Royall House Spring Clean-up Day
Royall House & Slave Quarters 15 George St., Medford, MAIt's time to prepare the Royall House & Slave Quarters grounds for the museum's 2023 season. Spring clean-up tasks will include general raking, weed pulling, and sprucing up of the property. Volunteers are asked to bring a rake if you have on; if not, there will be some on hand. For more information, please email …
Teaching White Supremacy: A Conversation with Donald Yacovone
Royall House & Slave Quarters 15 George St., Medford, MAThe Royall House and Slave Quarters presents an evening with historian Donald Yacovone, author of "Teaching White Supremacy: America's Democratic Ordeal and the Forging of Our National Identity." In the book, Yacovone shows the clear evidence of white supremacy's deep-seated roots in our nation's educational system through an in-depth examination of America's wide assortment of …
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