Thank you for making this year's Summer Soiree our most successful fundraiser ever!
With your help, the Dallin Museum raised $23,000 to support museum programs, exhibit upgrades, and collections care for the coming year. We are so grateful!

Amidst the elegant backdrop of the historic Whittemore Robbins House, Soiree guests experienced the tastes, sights, and sounds of turn-of-the-century Paris.  Essex Catering served gourmet French-inspired hors d'oeuvres, and the dessert table featured a delicious assortment of mini viennoiserie from Paul Bakery and champagne cupcakes by Jackie Bates. Local musicians Ririka Tokushige, Somer O'Brien and Julie Perron performed iconic French standards. Many guests enjoyed having their portraits drawn by artists from Boston Caricature. Last but not least, Arlington Selectman Kevin Greeley's entertaining emceeing helped make our silent auction a big success!

View our 2017 Summer Soiree Album for more snapshots of the event by our wonderful photographer Michael Rose.

We are so grateful to our sponsors, donors, guests and volunteers!

Great Spirits:   Daniel Johnson,  Ken, Betsey, & Jean Doherty.  James & Misty Corey, John & Mary Deyst
Visionaries: Century Bank, Chevron, Winchester Co-operative Bank
Altruists: American Alarm, Anne Ferguson & Peter Drench, Mirak Automotive Group, Watertown Savings Bank
Sustainers: The Dallin Family, Dorian Color
Advocates:  ACMI, Inc.,  Doukakis-Corsetti Insurance Agency,  David Kubiak,  Heather Leavell & Zack Drench, Paul & Elizabeth McGaffigan,  Tibbetts Landscaping,  Geri & Don Tremblay,  David Whitney Architect

Thank you to the many compassionate individuals, businesses, and nonprofits who donated to our online and silent auctions! View the full list of participants here.
Art on the Green is this Saturday!
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: The Green in front of the Museum
Free
Sponsored by the John Mirak Foundation

Don't miss this fabulous opportunity to shop for unique items from local artisans and vendors at the Museum's annual Art on the Green during Arlington Town Day. Choose from paintings, prints, photographs, handmade soaps, clothing and jewelry, glass and pottery, letterpress stationery and more. Enjoy free admission and family art hunts in the museum. Free parking will be available in the municipal lot behind the building.

Dick Haley Booksellers will host the following local authors for book signings:
  • 11-12:30 pm - Hank Phillipi Ryan
  • 12:30 pm - Randy Susan Meyers
  • 1 pm - Jane Healey
  • 1:30 pm - Howie Carr
  • 2:30 Peter Swanson
Art on the Green Schedule: 

Ongoing - Artisan and vendor booths, family art hunts in the Dallin Museum
  • 10-11:30 am - Classical music by the Elliott Wind Ensemble on the Green
  • 11:45-1:15 pm - Reading by Cathie Desjardins of the Arlington Poetry Society in the East Garden
  • 12-3 pm - Book signings with local authors
Questions about this event? Contact us at 781-641-0747 or [email protected].
Arlington Cultural District Designation Celebration
Friday, September 15, 2017, 10:30-11:30 am
Location: Robbins Library Reading Room

On August 29, the Massachusetts Cultural Council voted unanimously to approve Arlington's application for a cultural district designation. Come celebrate this exciting achievement! Join Town officials and the Arlington Cultural District's managing partners  Town of Arlington, MA ,  Robbins Library ,  Arlington Center for the Arts ,  Capitol Square , and  Arlington MA Chamber of Commerce  for the official announcement, refreshments and festivities. All members of the community are invited!

For more information and to register for this event, visit www.arlcc.org.
Appeal to the Great Spirit during the Great New England Eclipse of 1932

The Great New England total eclipse of August 31, 1932 cut a diagonal swath from Montreal to Provincetown. Despite overcast conditions and Boston's location just outside the path of totality, Boston Herald photographer Herbert Stier captured Dallin's Appeal to the Great Spirit majestically presiding over this event. (The partially-obscured sun can be seen within the red circle.) The paper described the shadows captured in this photo as "weird and terrifying."

Photo from the Boston Herald, September 18, 1932