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Mystery Solved! Yesterday, we reposted the original video where Beth, our Director of Collections, shared the lingering mystery behind the painted Vatican maps hanging in our library. Today, she’s excited to share an exciting update: we’ve uncovered both who and when they were brought to the Museum! This discovery is just one example of the extensive research Beth and her team (including dedicated interns from local colleges and universities) have been undertaking behind the scenes. Their work c

Mystery Solved! Yesterday, we reposted the original video where Beth, our Director of Collections, shared the lingering mystery behind the painted Vatican maps hanging in our library. Today, she’s excited to share an exciting update: we’ve uncovered both who and when they were brought to the Museum! This discovery is just one example of the extensive research Beth and her team (including dedicated interns from local colleges and universities) have been undertaking behind the scenes. Their work c

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Weekend to do list: Frozen Fire Festival and Santa at Hammond Castle

Weekend to do list: Frozen Fire Festival and Santa at Hammond Castle

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Step Inside Hammond Castle, A Coastal Palace With A Dungeon, Drawbridge, And Bell Tower

Step Inside Hammond Castle, A Coastal Palace With A Dungeon, Drawbridge, And Bell Tower

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John Hays Hammond Jr. built his castle home with one goal: to inspire the next generation of artists, scientists, and explorers. One of the many ways we are fulfilling that mission is with our Museum Explorer’s Guidebook! Designed by our Director of Visitor Services & Education, Caleb McMurphy, and specifically for those in elementary school, it offers a scavenger hunt, fun facts about Hammond’s inventions, and a chance to become an official Squire of S.T.E.A.M. This activity sheet is included w

John Hays Hammond Jr. built his castle home with one goal: to inspire the next generation of artists, scientists, and explorers. One of the many ways we are fulfilling that mission is with our Museum Explorer’s Guidebook! Designed by our Director of Visitor Services & Education, Caleb McMurphy, and specifically for those in elementary school, it offers a scavenger hunt, fun facts about Hammond’s inventions, and a chance to become an official Squire of S.T.E.A.M. This activity sheet is included w

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The North Shore’s own Renaissance Faire returns at Hammond Castle Museum and it’s the biggest and best in decades! Enjoy more vendors, more performers, and more medieval magic than before. We’re thrilled to announce our Honorary King and Queen, James B. Jones and Shelley Wolfe from Netflix’s Love on the Spectrum. Join us for a full day of merriment, music, and magic by the sea. 🗓 Saturday, November 8 | 9am am – 5:00 pm 🎟 Details and tickets at hammondcastle.org | Hammond Castle Museum

The North Shore’s own Renaissance Faire returns at Hammond Castle Museum and it’s the biggest and best in decades! Enjoy more vendors, more performers, and more medieval magic than before. We’re thrilled to announce our Honorary King and Queen, James B. Jones and Shelley Wolfe from Netflix’s Love on the Spectrum. Join us for a full day of merriment, music, and magic by the sea. 🗓 Saturday, November 8 | 9am am – 5:00 pm 🎟 Details and tickets at hammondcastle.org | Hammond Castle Museum

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Explore Hammond Castle Museum your way! Join Mary, our knowledgeable tour guide, to learn about the two different tour experiences we offer. Opt for a guided tour where a guide like Mary will walk you through our larger spaces, sharing fascinating stories about the Museum, John Hays Hammond Jr., and his incredible collection of antiquities. This option is perfect if you love hearing the history behind each artifact. Prefer to explore at your own pace? Choose our self-guided tour, where you’ll re

Explore Hammond Castle Museum your way! Join Mary, our knowledgeable tour guide, to learn about the two different tour experiences we offer. Opt for a guided tour where a guide like Mary will walk you through our larger spaces, sharing fascinating stories about the Museum, John Hays Hammond Jr., and his incredible collection of antiquities. This option is perfect if you love hearing the history behind each artifact. Prefer to explore at your own pace? Choose our self-guided tour, where you’ll re

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We’re giving you more opportunities to wear your costume 🕯️✨ Tomorrow and Wednesday- Join us for Costumes & Candlelight and explore the Museum after dark, where flickering candles, haunting piano music, and hidden ravens set the stage for an unforgettable night. Come in costume, capture the perfect photo, and wander through the glowing halls. Avoid the crowds and experience Halloween in a truly unique way, inside Hammond Castle Museum. 🎟 Timed entrances every 15 minutes 🗓 Tuesday 6–9 pm | Wed

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Did you know you can dive even deeper into Hammond Castle Museum’s collection during your visit? Simply scan the QR codes located next to item ID cards throughout the Museum to unlock detailed descriptions straight from our digital catalog- including when and where each piece was made, and how it became part of John Hays Hammond Jr.’s collection. Bonus: You don’t have to be here to explore! Much of our digital catalog is available anywhere, anytime, so you can continue learning and enhancing you

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No matter how many times you’ve visited Hammond Castle Museum, there’s always something new to uncover! High above the Courtyard entrance hangs a hidden gem: a 15th-century Byzantine relic. Thanks to the incredible work of Beth Welin, our Director of Collections, and the archives team, we uncovered its fascinating journey — from its place on an auction block in Palermo, Italy to being the very first piece of art placed in Hammond's castle home, back in the late 1920s. We love sharing this kind o

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Hammond Jr.’s wife, Irene Fenton Hammond, had a deep fascination with astrology. From 1919 to 1921, she penned an astrological column, What the Stars Say, in which she explored each zodiac sign in detail, answered readers’ questions, and taught them how to interpret their own horoscopes. Writing under the pseudonym Renée Longquille, Irene’s work remained hidden for decades—until our archivists recently uncovered her pen name and brought this chapter of her life to light. Discover more about the

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Step into Hammond in Italy, our newest exhibit celebrating John Hays Hammond Jr.’s lifelong love affair with Italy, its art, architecture, and culture that helped shape his extraordinary vision. Explore rare photos, personal writings, and artifacts that reveal how Hammond’s time abroad inspired the design, craftsmanship, and character of his medieval-style castle on the New England coast. This special exhibit is going on now through January 4th, the end of our 2025 season. Plan your visit today

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Gloucester's Hammond Castle Museum features European touches dating back centuries

Step into a world of holiday enchantment at Hammond Castle Museum. ✨ Travel back in time to a castle filled with lush, opulent textures inspired by the great medieval and Renaissance castles of Europe. Wander through rooms adorned with white birch and Christmas trees, twinkling fairy lights, elegant garlands, and velvet bows, each space transformed with its own unique holiday theme. 🎄 Holiday Event Lineup: • Deck the Halls | Now through January 4 • Deck the Halls Candlelight Tours | Only 3 nigh

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Did you know that Hammond experimented with full-sized, radio-controlled ships right in Gloucester Harbor? In today's episode, we Hammond's pioneering work in the development of radio control, which earned him the reference as the, "Father of Radio Control." | Hammond Castle Museum

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Cleanup Continues after burst sprinkler pipe closes Hammond Public Library

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The MADNESS ends tomorrow night. Step into the shadows of The Abbadia Mare and experience the haunting world of Edgar Allan Poe brought to life inside Hammond Castle Museum. If you’ve been waiting to go, this is it- your last chance. 🎟 Walk-ins welcome while tickets last. 🕯️ Don’t miss the final nights of this unforgettable Halloween experience | Hammond Castle Museum

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If seeing a castle has always been on your bucket list. You might be surprised where you can check it off. You don’t need a flight to Spain, Scotland, or Germany to experience towering stone walls, dramatic views, and old-world detail. That feeling exists much closer than you think. Tucked along the coast of Massachusetts, Hammond Castle Museum offers the atmosphere, architecture, and sense of wonder that people travel thousands of miles to find. Sometimes the adventure isn’t across the ocean. I

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Hammond Castle in Massachusetts is a cool old castle built in the 1920s by a man named John Hammond. He was a big fan of medieval castles from Europe and wanted to create his own here. Today, it’s a fun place to see old armor, weapons, and imagine what life was like inside a real castle!--#massachusetts #thingstodo #visitma #museum #castle #newengland #everythingnewengland | Everything NewEngland

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Changes like these helps us honor our mission: to preserve and present Hammond’s vision as accurately as possible, bringing history back to life one detail at a time. This fully functional, 8.5-foot-deep indoor pool has always been one of the Museum’s most fascinating features. It’s colored with a distinctive green dye that creates the illusion of shallow water- and we’ve recently made some exciting discoveries about that original dye. Stay tuned. #hammondcastlemuseum #museum #historicpool #swim

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Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math are at the core of our mission every day. For example, earlier this year, we hosted a temporary exhibit that explored the fascinating world of vinyl records, showing how science, art, and history come together. Discover how the limits of technology shaped the music we love and how innovation continues to inspire curiosity at Hammond Castle Museum. | Hammond Castle Museum

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The Hammond Castle Museum is one of a kind. Have you ever been? We will be posting a more detailed view of inside very soon! #medieval #castle #visitmassachusetts #Massachusetts #boston #newengland #museum #newenglandcouple | The New England Couple

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This Sunday & Monday!- Experience cinema the way audiences did a century ago- with two timeless classics brought to life by internationally acclaimed accompanist Peter Krasinski, performing live in Hammond Castle Museum’s Great Hall. 🎞 The Phantom of the Opera (1925) – Sunday, October 26 🎞 Metropolis (1927) – Monday, October 27 With Hammond’s original Chickering & Sons piano filling the Hall and the flicker of the silver screen illuminating the stone walls, this is more than a movie night- it’

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There's an undeniable sense of tranquility that envelops you when you’re at a seaside Medieval castle overlooking the vast Atlantic. With its enchanting blend of indoor elegance and outdoor majesty, the Museum offers a unique escape for visitors of all ages. Experience the serenity and discovery that await in every corner, from the grand halls to the scenic vistas. Experience it for yourself and consider becoming a member so you can experience it as often as you like. | Hammond Castle Museum

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The North Shore’s own Renaissance Faire! Join us for our biggest and best Faire in decades with more vendors, more performers, and more magic than ever before. This year, we are excited to introduce our Honorary King and Queen, James B. Jones and Shelley Wolfe, stars of the Emmy Award-winning Love on the Spectrum on Netflix. Don your finest garb and step back in time at Hammond Castle Museum’s Renaissance Faire Day, the North Shore’s most enchanting fall tradition. 🗓 Saturday, November 8 | 9 am

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For years, our Renaissance days have transported guests back in time, and this year, it returns bigger, better, and more magical than before. Expect more vendors, more food trucks, and brand new this season, a kids’ tent where young princes and princesses can enjoy hands-on crafts. We are thrilled to host James B. Jones and Shelley Wolfe of Netflix's Love on the Spectrum as our Honorary King and Queen! - Cosplay is encouraged - Weapons of any kind are not permitted - Free off-Site Parking at Sta

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Before we get too far into the new year, we wanted to take a moment to look back at one of our favorite memories from December. Santa returned to the Castle, and children spent one-on-one time with him and Mrs. Claus, received a gift, made crafts, and enjoyed hot cocoa and Christmas cookies. All of this was made possible thanks to the support of our wonderful volunteers and generous sponsors. Their help allowed us to share the holiday magic with our youngest visitors. Thank you to everyone who j

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Our partnerships with local colleges and institutions play an important part in Hammond Castle Museum’s ongoing digitization efforts. Student interns have been helping to preserve and share our history by digitizing materials like family scrapbooks, travel albums, and even a bronze casting of John Hays Hammond Jr.’s hand- all now part of our growing online catalog. Their work supports our mission to make the Hammond collections accessible to all. Much of our digital catalog is available anywhere

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Has anyone ever gone to the Halloween display at Hammond castle? It’s located in Gloucester, Mass. #hammondcastle #medieval #castle #visitmassachusetts | The New England Couple

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Here is the full video of the new Library concept. | Village of Hammond

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