Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Phone (781) 861-6559
Email info@srmml.org
Website https://www.srmml.org/

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  • Old Parchment with Cursive Writing

    Lexington Alarm Letter on View

    Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library 33 Marrett Road, LEXINGTON, MA, United States

    Couriers delivered the news of the conflict at Lexington soon after the event. One of the letters that helped spread the news will be displayed at the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library in April. Joseph Palmer, a member of the Massachusetts Committee of Safety, sent the first urgent missive by messenger Israel or Isaac Bissell in the late morning of April 19, 1775. Bissell rode to Connecticut and perhaps further. Recipients duplicated Palmer’s letter several times to carry the news far and wide.

  • 50th Anniversary Celebration and Rededication

    Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library 33 Marrett Road, LEXINGTON, MA, United States

    The Museum of Our National Heritage opened on April 20, 1975. The museum, now known as the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, was a Bicentennial gift to the nation from the Scottish Rite Freemasons of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. Join us on Sunday, April 13, 2025, to kick off the museum’s 50th anniversary celebration!

    This special event will feature a rededication of the museum as well as the opportunity to see the museum’s two new gallery exhibitions: “Protest & Promise: The American Revolution in Lexington” and “Looking Back, Moving Forward: 50 Years of Collecting.” This event launches a year of celebratory anniversary programming, including gallery talks, engaging lectures, and new exhibitions.

    Come celebrate with us as we begin our next half century!

  • Open Saturday at the Scottish Rite Museum

    Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library 33 Marrett Road, LEXINGTON, MA, United States

    The museum is open this Saturday from 9:00 am-4:00 pm. Come see our exhibitions and visit our Library & Archives. Join staff for a gallery tour at 11:00 am.

  • Open Saturday at the Scottish Rite Museum

    Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library 33 Marrett Road, LEXINGTON, MA, United States

    The museum is open this Saturday from 9:00 am-4:00 pm. Come see our exhibitions and visit our Library & Archives. Admission: FREE

  • Join or Die….a Film

    Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library 33 Marrett Road, LEXINGTON, MA, United States

    A film about why you should join a club and why the fate of America depends on it! Admission: FREE

  • Screening of “Join or Die” documentary

    Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library 33 Marrett Road, LEXINGTON, MA, United States

    Join us at the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library at 1:00 pm for a screening of the 2024 documentary, Join or Die. In this Emmy-nominated film, follow the half-century story of America’s civic unraveling through the journey of legendary social scientist–and former Lexington resident–Robert Putnam. Putnam’s groundbreaking book Bowling Alone and his research into America’s decades-long decline in community connections could hold the answers to our democracy’s present crisis.

    Flanked by influential fans and scholars, as well as inspiring groups building community in neighborhoods across the country, join Bob as he explores three urgent civic questions: What makes democracy work? Why is American democracy in crisis? And, most importantly… What can we do about it?

    Free

  • Open Saturday at the Scottish Rite Museum

    Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library 33 Marrett Road, LEXINGTON, MA, United States

    The museum is open this Saturday from 9:00 am-4:00 pm. Come see our exhibitions and visit our Library & Archives. Admission: FREE

  • Open Saturday at the Scottish Rite Museum

    Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library 33 Marrett Road, LEXINGTON, MA, United States

    The museum is open this Saturday from 9:00 am-4:00 pm. Come see our exhibitions and visit our Library & Archives. Join staff for a gallery tour at 11:00 am.

  • “Spinning Toward Revolution: Growing Flax & Processing Linen in New England, 1765-1776”

    Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library 33 Marrett Road, LEXINGTON, MA, United States

    On Saturday, March 28, Dr. Kimberly Alexander, Director of Museum Studies and Senior Lecturer in the History Department of the University of New Hampshire, will speak about women’s textile production and political protest in the 18th century. She will present her research and show tactile components of flax production from her work with the UNH...

    Free

  • Revolutionary Run

    Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library 33 Marrett Road, LEXINGTON, MA, United States

    In April 2026, Patrick Atkinson, a Scottish Rite Mason from Delaware, will lace up his running shoes and set out on a monumental journey, running from Wilmington, Delaware, to Lexington, Massachusetts. This isn’t just a physical test of endurance. It’s a fundraiser to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library,...

    Free

  • For Love! For Liberty! — A New Musical Comes to Lexington, MA!

    Step into the winter of 1775–76 and experience the extraordinary true story that helped save the American Revolution. For Love! For Liberty! is a vibrant new musical filled with original songs, dance, and unforgettable historical characters. Follow the journey of young Boston bookseller Henry (Harry) Knox, who hauled sixty tons of cannon across frozen lakes...

    $20

  • Open House and 50th Anniversary Celebration

    Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library 33 Marrett Road, LEXINGTON, MA, United States

    Please join us for an open house marking the end of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library’s 50th anniversary celebration! Visit exhibitions that examine the museum’s collection over the past 50 years and Lexington’s role in the American Revolution, see a replica of the cannon Henry Knox brought from Ticonderoga to Dorchester on loan...

    Free