EVENT
Flow Forward
A Night at the Waterworks Museum with the Boston Preservation Alliance
May 20, 2025
6:00pm–8:00pm

Join the Boston Preservation Alliance Young Advisors for a casual, after-hours gathering at the Waterworks Museum for private access to view the museum, known as the Cathedral of Steam. We will be joined by a local historian to highlight the Waterworks’ unique history. Enjoy light refreshments and conversation with fellow enthusiasts of Boston’s built environment.
This networking evening is an opportunity to engage with others who share a love of Boston’s historic sites, preservation, and wish to build community.
This is a free ticketed event. A suggested donation of $60 makes you a member of the Boston Preservation Alliance. All proceeds benefit the Boston Preservation Alliance’s fundraising efforts.
The event will highlight the mission of the Boston Preservation Alliance (BPA) and its Young Advisors (YA) program. The YA’s are a board of developing professionals who work to expand public engagement of the Alliance, and are active at every level of the organization.
Great Engines Hall
The centerpiece of the Waterworks Museum is its collection of steam engines. Three original coal-powered, steam-driven water pumps are preserved at the Museum and are monuments to 19th century technology and innovation. Leavitt, Worthington, and Allis stand in the Great Engines Hall and reach more than 3 stories tall. Walk around each and see the multitude of perfectly engineered parts that pumped million gallons of freshwater a day into the City of Boston.