Brighton-Allston Heritage Museum

Visitors are able to view the two exhibitions currently on display:

"Brighton Transformed" is a permanent exhibition that traces the historical themes that have contributed to the varied and rich history of Brighton and Allston, a neighborhood of Boston that represents a microcosm of our national experience. Included in the exhibition are historical photographs, artifacts, books, maps, signage, letters, portraits, interactive web-based stations, models, dioramas and historical ephemera.

"Seeing & Sensing Art: Allston, Brighton & Beyond" (Ends March 13, 2010)
An art survey exhibition of over 70 two-dimensional paintings and photographs from 20 artists that focus on the splendor and majesty and diversity of contemporary and historical artwork over the past 150 years. These art works were all selected to demonstrate the grandeur of Allston-Brighton artists and subjects from Allston-Brighton. The selected pieces demonstrate the power of art to invoke comfort, popular imagery, happiness, love, symbolism and nostalgia, The art includes contemporary, historical, abstract and expressionism styles of art as put forth through portraits, still lives and landscapes. The artists all use skillful lines, colors and context through the use of oil, watercolor, graphite, pastel, acrylic and ink and well as photography to help us see and sense their artwork. Some of the art on exhibit will also be for sale by the artists.

Past Exhibits:
"Women of Vision" is a temporary multi-media exhibition that illustrates the role of women in American life, as portrayed by the examples of 16 remarkable women and women’s organizations in Allston-Brighton over the past 250 years. Exhibition includes: original paintings, original photographs, textiles, decorative arts, historical settings, artifacts, signs, posters, books, documents, dioramas, ephemera, computer stations, slideshows, videos and interactive stations. One of the highlights of this exhibition is a working electronic voting booth in which visitors can actually vote on equality issues.

"Bull Market"
Am exhibition that traces the rise, prominence and decline of the cattle industry in New England, with special emphasis on Brighton as the center of that industry. The exhibition also raises the issue of cruelty to animals resulting from herding and slaughtering cattle, bulls, hogs and sheep, starting with the early experience in 1776 Brighton to the present.