New England Museum

New England Museum, Court St., Boston, ca.1829[1]

The New England Museum (1818 – c. 1838) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, was established at 76 Court Street by Ethan A. Greenwood, Peter B. Bazin, John Dwight and Samuel Jackson.[2] It featured displays of fine art, natural history specimens, wax figures, and other curiosities. Bands of musicians typically performed there during public hours.

  1. ^ Abel Bowen (1838), Bowen's picture of Boston, Boston: Otis, Broaders and Company, OCLC 5204074, OL 6905756M
  2. ^ Laws of the commonwealth of Massachusetts. January, 1818; p.473.