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Museum Exhibits

Jonathan Baggott Gallery

Inside the Baggott Gallery This permanent exhibit leads the visitor through the historical timeline of the town we call Sudbury. Starting with the natural landscape, the first inhabitants, colonial settlement, growth and expansion, leading to modern times. There is an interactive display to expand on stories from the walls. Artifacts on display include Native American stone tools and Revolutionary War tools of combat.

New Display in the Baggott Gallery

Our freshly updated Jonathan Baggott Gallery now boasts a revamped Native American display, featuring information about the New-England (Woodland) Algonquin tribes, and the Nipmuc who resided in modern day Sudbury.

The Sudbury Foundation Gallery

Play With History Inside the Sudbury Foundation Gallery Our newest exhibit 'Play with History!’ is open in the gallery. This display is for children of all ages to come and play in our new immersive exhibit based on Sudbury’s history! Engage with old telephones, play with trains, plant a garden, draw some flowers, mail a letter, play school, and shop in an old general store. Everyone can get a kid friendly hands-on experience of some of the wonderful things that make Sudbury special.

The Stansky and Eaton-Keeney Gallery

Inside the Stansky and Eaton-Keeney Gallery In the Stansky and Eaton-Keeney Gallery you'll find our new exhibit Sudbury‘s Changing Landscape which will enthrall the visitor with stunning interactive displays, and beautiful graphic displays that exemplify how Sudbury has come to be the beautiful town that it is today. From ice covered landscapes, indigenous tribal lifeways, to new farming settlements, this first phase of our two part exhibit, Sudbury’s Changing Landscape Glaciers-1780 paints a picture of an ever changing environment.