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The Road to Revolution: Massachusetts and the Independence Movement
2026-08-30 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-08-31 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-09-01 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-09-02 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-09-03 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-09-04 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-09-05 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-09-06 10:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) and 9 more dates | Old State House, 206 Washington St, Boston, MA, 02109, United States
Explore major Massachusetts events in the first year of the American Revolution at the Old State House, where protest turned into action and the momentum for independence accelerated. Created through a partnership between Revolutionary Spaces and the Massachusetts Historical Society, The Road to Revolution: Massachusetts and the Independence Movement invites visitors to step into 1775 and 1776—a moment defined by uncertainty, debate, and decisions that would reshape the world.

1776: Declaring Independence
2026-08-31 09:30 - 16:00, 2026-09-01 09:30 - 16:00, 2026-09-02 09:30 - 16:00, 2026-09-03 09:30 - 16:00, 2026-09-04 09:30 - 16:00, 2026-09-08 09:30 - 16:00, 2026-09-09 09:30 - 16:00, 2026-09-10 09:30 - 16:00 and 5 more dates | Massachusetts Historical Society, Boylston Street 1154, Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
Featuring manuscripts, artifacts, and rarely seen treasures, this exhibition captures a monumental moment in American history.
In 1776, people grappled with ideas of liberty, loyalty, and the role of government in society. Private letters, intimate diaries, and newspaper accounts reveal how the Declaration of Independence grew from draft to founding document. 1776: Declaring Independence spotlights handwritten copies of the Declaration by John Adams and Thomas Jefferson as well as multiple early printings, including a rare Dunlap broadside. On and off the page, we explore how it echoed across the commonwealth and around the world, reshaping the colonists’ chances of launching a new nation. How did the Declaration change Americans’ quest for liberty, then and now? We invite visitors to trace the Declaration’s complex legacy as a national beacon for celebration and protest.
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