Past Events

So you think you know about Martha’s Vineyard history? Grab a friend and join us for Island history trivia night! Take a quick look at our exhibits to get in the mood, then settle in to test your memory in our expertly-curated trivia test. Prizes awarded to the winners! Preregistration is required and space is limited; fee includes materials and two drink tickets. Ages 21+ with ID.  Registration for this event is now closed. Join us next time! 

Join MVM Curator of Exhibitions Anna Barber for a personal look at Stan Murphy at 100. Anna will lead you on a deeper dive into the exhibit, share stories about Stan’s life and legacy, and help bring his art into context. Pre-registration is required. MVM Members: $10; Non-Members: $15. To register, click here. 

Join the MV Museum in celebrating joy and culture with the Island-wide Juneteenth Jubilee! We are honored to present the following speakers: 10am - Freedom by Sea with Dr. Cheryl Laroche, author of Free Black Communities and the Underground Railroad: The Geography of Resistance 11am - Envisioning Emancipation with Barbara Krauthamer, co-author of Envisioning Emancipation: Black Americans and the End of Slavery 12pm - Stepping Stone to Freedom: Martha’s Vineyard and the Atlantic World with A. Bowdoin Van Riper, Ph.D., MVM…

Drop by the Cooke House & Legacy Gardens and see how different historically-inspired landscapes vary, chat with a Museum Educator about historical horticulture, and enjoy a simple garden-inspired take-home craft. Weather-permitting. Suggested donation: $5. 

Finding Stories of Freedom: Juneteenth Jubilee at the Vineyard Preservation Trust’s Carnegie Library Featuring: Lee Blake, Director, New Bedford Historical Society Skip Finley, Author and Historian Hilary Wallcox, Librarian and Manager of the Time Machine, The Vineyard Gazette Bonnie Stacy, Chief Curator, MV Museum Michelle Moon, Author and Creative Museum Professional To register, click here.

Join us for a very special visit to Tisbury, England, in this virtual tour of our town’s namesake. English historian and former West End actor Denys Peek will present live from the UK, taking us on a lively trip through the lovely Wiltshire countryside and showing us the historic sites of Tisbury, England - the birthplace of Thomas Mayhew, the first colonial governor of Martha’s Vineyard. Pre-registration required. MVM Members: $7; Non-Members: $10. To register, click here.

The new MVM exhibit They Planted the Seeds: Creating Jewish Community on Martha’s Vineyard was inspired in part by the extensive oral histories recorded by MVM Oral History Curator Linsey Lee. Come learn from Linsey as she takes us through the challenges - and rewards - of capturing the experience of “otherness” through her interviews. Pre-registration is required. MVM Members: $10; Non-Members: $15. To register, click here. RESCHEDULED TO JUNE 22nd.

Calling all Vineyard gardeners! Take a lesson from homemakers of bygone days and turn to the garden for cleaning solvents, pest deterrents, and general beautification. Join us for this special workshop to learn which herbs solve what household problems and take home a piece of history with appropriate cuttings from the Cooke House & Legacy Gardens. Rain or shine. Registration for this event has closed. Join us next time!