Join us for the opening of our 2026 exhibit "Lost Liberties - Broken Promises " is a yearlong exhibit focusing on the enslaved, indigenous, displaced Loyalists, and veterans of Weston who were on the wrong side of history. It will opens in February 2026 and continues throughout the year. You can visit the museum during our Thursday tours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and our Second Sunday Open House Tours on the second Sunday of every month from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Revolutionary history is written by the victors—but what of the ill-fated, whose future was sealed by forces beyond their control? The Golden Ball Tavern Museum is committed to illuminating the “broken promises” of the American Revolution, with a focus on Weston history.
The exhibit is funded by a grant received from Mass Humanities program for "Expand Massachusetts Stories - Promises of the Revolution”. which has a special focus on the 250th. Mass Humanities grants are made possible by funding from the Mass Cultural Council.
“The Revolution belongs to all of us, and 2026 should be a time to bring more people into a statewide conversation on our past and the future of our democracy. By expanding this Massachusetts story, we can make the Semiquincentennial a time of renewal for the original promises of equality and freedom that emerged here 250 years ago.”
Brian Boyles, executive director of Mass Humanities
