EVENT

Holiday Open House @ The Waterworks

December 2, 2017

10:00am–5:00pm

Samples the sights, sounds, and taste of traditional gingerbread in this Victorian-era celebration at the Waterworks!

Decorate Gingerbread Cookies! Learn more about the history of this holiday treat!

Spend a relaxing afternoon with friends and family exploring one of Boston’s hidden gems!

Preliminary Event Schedule

10am Doors open. Free admission, but donations are welcome! Sample the special Gingerbread Clif Bar courtesy of Clif Bar & Co..

10:30-11am Story time. Spend a few minutes listening to a holiday tale!

11am-12pm Decorate gingerbread cookies courtesy of Verrill Farm of Concord.

12:30-1:15pm Hear the Wellesley College Tupelos sing a few holiday favorites!

1:15-2pm Docent tours: learn more about the history of the Waterworks.

2pm Guest Lecture “Sugar and Spice: Gingerbread History” with Clara Silverstein of Historic Newton.

3:30pm-5pm Docent tours: learn more about the history of the Waterworks.

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.