| Location: | 2450 Beacon, Chestnut Hill, MA, 02467 |
| Phone: | 617-277-0065 |
| Dates: | Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun from 3/27/11 - 3/27/11 |
| Hours: | Wednesday - 11AM - 9:00 PM Thursday-Sunday - 11:00 AM - 4:00PM |
| Ages: | Kids, Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor, Outdoor |
| Cost: | Free |
Enjoy the grand opening event for this new discovery and learning museum devoted to the environmental, technological and historical aspects of the supply of clean water to metropolitan Boston from the founding of the city to the present. The museum is located at 2450 Beacon Street, across the street from the historic Chestnut Hill Reservoir (recently re-named Chestnut Hill Reservation), in the Brighton section of Boston. The Metropolitan WaterWorks Museum Inc. is a newly formed and locally based non-profit organization. Its distinguished Board of Directors is drawn from Boston and the neighboring communities of Brookline and Newton. The Board brings a remarkable wealth of knowledge in the areas of museum operations, architecture, industrial technology, history, historic preservation, and landscape design, as well as finance, management, real estate, fundraising, and community leadership.
The new museum, situated in one of Boston's most magnificent and recognizable structures, will provide exhibitions, programs and collections that explore and interpret a number of important themes:
• the role of clean water in the development of Boston, past and present;
• the architectural history and significance of the Metropolitan Water Works and its water system;
• steam technology and the preservation and restoration of three original steam engines that soar almost three stories high; and
• water conservation and environmental issues related to preserving and maintaining clean water for everyone.
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