Past Exhibits

Moving Water: From Ancient Innovations to Modern Challenges

Water is essential to our lives. We need it for drinking, cooking, cleaning, watering crops, and feeding livestock and pets. People living thousands of years ago knew this, and they . . .

Summer Currents

WATERWORKS MUSEUM Exhibition Summer Currents, Marie-Pierre Bonniol October 18 – November 8, 2024 How do feelings move through the built environment? Marie-Pierre Bonniol’s Summer Currents examines the landscapes and gardens . . .

Hot & Heavy: An Exhibition of Vintage Cast Iron Stoves

In the Great Engine Hall of the Metropolitan Waterworks Museum – August 2024 Cast iron was the primary material used in the manufacture of the steam-powered water pumps that remain . . .

A Walk Around the Chestnut Hill Reservoir

We are excited to announce the arrival of a new temporary exhibit, “A Walk Around the Chestnut Hill Reservoir,” which will be on display in our Overlook Gallery from . . .

Reservoir: What the Water Knows

Reservoirs nourish and energize our ever-expanding cities. They also safeguard us from extreme weather events and other disasters. As our need for water grows, we have found a myriad of . . .

Fire and Water: An Exploration of the Great Fire of Boston

The Metropolitan Waterworks Museum is pleased to announce the opening of Fire and Water: An Exploration of the Great Fire of Boston, the new exhibition in the Overlook Gallery at the . . .

Workers of Wachusett, 1896‑1906

Virtual Tour The Metropolitan Waterworks Museum is pleased to announce the opening of Workers of Wachusett, 1896-1906, the new exhibit in the Overlook Gallery at the Waterworks Museum. The exhibit will . . .

Resilient Design in Boston: Solutions for Our Changing Landscape

The Metropolitan Waterworks Museum invites you to explore Resilient Design in Boston: Solutions for Our Changing Landscape! The new exhibit in the Overlook Gallery highlights the winners of the . . .

Thinking about Water: Artists Reflect

The Metropolitan Waterworks Museum proudly announces the opening of a new exhibit entitled Thinking about Water: Artists Reflect. Timed to coincide with the United Nations’ celebration of World Water Day . . .