The Museum will be free and open to the public all day as part of the Highland Street Foundation’s Free Fun Fridays, a program offering visitors no cost admission to many of the most treasured cultural venues in Massachusetts on select summer days. This summer, 85 museums and cultural venues in Massachusetts will be open at no cost for 10 weeks during the summer – with 7-10 sites open for free on each day. 

Join us to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the sighting of the Gloucester Sea Serpent. Listen to hourly readings by Museum staff of M.T. Anderson’s The Serpent Came to Gloucester. Explore the galleries to find Sea Serpent related images.  Examine primary sources about serpent sightings and create serpent inspired artwork in the Activity Center.

Due to the very high expected visitor turnout for this popular event, docent-led gallery tours will not be offered and the Captain Elias Davis House will not be open.