Heritage Blog

Cranberries for Troops During World War II By Jennifer Y. Madden, Director of Collections & Exhibitions The desire for cranberries on a Thanksgiving table doesn’t end in wartime. Perhaps it is then that their presence is even more important, when food has the power to remind far-off troops of [...]

Celebrating the New Cranberry Collection at Heritage By Jennifer Y. Madden, Director of Collections & Exhibitions Heritage Museums & Gardens has some exciting news! If you have visited us this season, you might have gotten a glimpse of our newest exhibit, Bountiful Bogs: The Massachusetts Cranberry Story. What you [...]

2025 Heritage Highlights What Is the Heritage Museums & Gardens Collection? Did you know that the Heritage Museums & Gardens stewards a collection of over 18,000 objects? Containing everything from vintage cars to folk art paintings, this eclectic ensemble is the result of decades of collecting by our founders, [...]

Women Artists of Impressionist New England By Amanda Wastrom, Curator Some of the most rewarding discoveries I had while researching the Impressionist New England exhibition were all the new artist friends I met. Despite the fact that most of them are now deceased, the research process often feels like [...]

Cape Cod Artists of Impressionist New England By Amanda Wastrom, Curator Cape Cod has inspired painters for generations now. In the story of American Impressionism, this region plays a major role, mainly thanks to the Provincetown Art Colony. Around the early 1900s, Provincetown was a major summer destination for [...]