Guided Tour
2023-07-20 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Cahoon Museum, 4676 Falmouth Road (Rte. 28), Cotuit, MA, 02635, United States
Offered every Thursday, this guided tour spotlights something special about the museum’s historic house and current art exhibitions. A great way to get an insider’s sneak peek during a visit to the museum. Included with general admission.
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Summer Art Lecture – “Via Provincetown: The American Avant-Garde on Cape Cod, 1913-1966” with Melissa Renn
2023-07-20 16:30 - 18:00
Dr. Melissa Renn will explore how the community, environment, and landscape of the outer Cape shaped the work of a diverse group of modern artists, including Morris Davidson, Stuart Davis, Charles Demuth, Helen Frankenthaler, Marsden Hartley, William H. Johnson, George Grosz, Hans Hofmann, Lee Krasner, Herman Maril, George Morrison, Robert Motherwell, Saul Steinberg, Hedda Sterne, and Bob Thompson. Often characterized as the “Wild West of the East,” Provincetown is much more than a summer retreat. It has been, since the early twentieth century, an international center for the avant-garde and a hub for a vast network of modernists working in a range of media, from painting to printmaking to performance art.

Renn, the Collections Manager at Harvard Business School, has written on American art from the 18th and 20th century with essays on the Provincetown art colony and American modern art.
$25 per person / $20 museum members
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Guided Tour
2023-07-27 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-08-03 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-08-17 11:00 - 12:00
Offered every Thursday, this guided tour highlights something special about the museum’s historic house and current art exhibitions. A great way to get an insider’s sneak peek during a visit to the museum.
Free with museum admission
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Gallery Talk - History of Weathervanes
2023-08-02 11:00 - 12:00
Learn more about the history of weathervanes and the weathervane ornaments on view in Look Up! Weathervanes of Cape Cod with Education Programs Manager Leslie Goldman.
Free with general admission.
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Guided Tour
2023-08-10 11:00 - 12:00
Thursday, August 10, 11am-12pm
Offered every Thursday, this guided tour highlights something special about the museum’s historic house and current art exhibitions. A great way to get an insider’s sneak peek during a visit to the museum.
Free with museum admission
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Story Time: Weathervanes
2023-08-12 10:30 - 12:00
Children (ages 3 and up) and their caregivers are invited to participate in an interactive-looking activity followed by stories by the fireplace. Make your own weathervane and enjoy a snack in the museum classroom. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Free with museum admission; registration requested.
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Guided Tour
2023-08-24 11:00 - 12:00
Thursday, August 24, 11am-12pm
Offered every Thursday, this guided tour spotlights something special about the museum’s historic house and current art exhibitions. A great way to get an insider’s sneak peek during a visit to the museum.
Free with museum admission
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Guided Tour
2023-08-31 11:00 - 12:00
Offered every Thursday, this guided tour highlights something special about the museum’s historic house and current art exhibitions. A great way to get an insider’s sneak peek during a visit to the museum.
Included with general admission.
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SOLD OUT Summer Art Lecture - Chasing the Mermaid with Cindy Nickerson
2023-08-31 16:30 - 18:00
Art historian and curator Cindy Nickerson takes an in-depth look at the work of 20th century Cape Cod folk artists Ralph and Martha Cahoon. Nickerson will trace their evolution from furniture decorators to fine artists whose work was collected by many socially prominent people – including First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy – from the 1950s through the 1970s. Discover how their styles were rooted in their Cape Cod childhoods and their business as antiques dealers and how mermaids became their signature motif.
$25 per person/$20 museum members
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Gallery Talk - Sailors Valentines
2023-09-06 11:00 - 12:00
Join Education Programs Manager Leslie Goldman for a closer look at the shell art sailors valentines on view at the museum. Learn more about the creative collaboration between 20th century folk artists Ralph Cahoon and Bernie Woodman as well as the work of contemporary artist Sandi Blanda, all creators of this unique shell art form.
Free with museum admission
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Guided Tour
2023-09-07 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-09-28 11:00 - 12:00
Offered every Thursday, this guided tour highlights something special about the museum’s historic house and current art exhibitions. A wonderful way to get an insider’s sneak peek during a visit to the museum.
Free with museum admission

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SOLD OUT Paint Night - Martha Cahoon "Mermouse"
2023-09-08 17:00 - 19:00
Need a night out with your friends? Head over to the Cahoon Museum for paint night!

In this class, participants will be inspired by Martha Cahoon’s “Mermouse” artwork led by the museum’s education programs manager, Leslie Goldman. No experience necessary – just be prepared to have fun. Light refreshments will be served, and all materials will be provided.

$45/$35 members

Sea Serpent Story Time
2023-09-09 10:30 - 12:00
Cecilia the Sea Serpent invites you to her very own story time at the Cahoon Museum on Saturday, September 9th at 10:30am! Learn more about this incredible sculpture as you read the story, “Cyrus the Sea Serpent” by the fireplace. Guests will then make their very own sea serpent to take home. Light snacks provided.
Included with general admission, but registration is required.
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Guided Tour
2023-09-09 11:00 - 14:00
This guided tour highlights something special about the museum’s historic house and current art exhibitions. A great way to get an insider’s sneak peek during a visit to the museum.
Included with museum admission.
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Guided Tour
2023-09-14 11:00 - 12:00
Thursday, September 14, 11am-12pm
Offered every Thursday, this guided tour highlights something special about the museum’s historic house and current art exhibitions. A wonderful way to get an insider’s sneak peek during a visit to the museum.
Free with museum admission
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SOLD OUT Members Walkthrough of "Julie Child and the Art of Biological Illustration"
2023-09-21 09:00 - 10:00
Membership has its benefits! Join Curator, Annie Dean for a member’s only sneak preview of the new exhibit, Julie Child and the Art of Biological Illustration
Artist Julie Child has spent a lifetime documenting marine animals for scientists at the Marine Biological Laboratory, creating horticultural illustrations for gardening books, teaching, and collecting biological specimens of interest. This exhibition includes her drawings, illustrated books, samples from her extensive entomological collection (all from Cape Cod), children’s book illustrations, and the work of her adult students.

Guided Tour
2023-09-21 11:00 - 12:00
Thursday, September 21, 11am-12pm
Offered every Thursday, this guided tour highlights something special about the museum’s historic house and current art exhibitions. A wonderful way to get an insider’s sneak peek during a visit to the museum.
Free with museum admission
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Educator's Event
2023-09-22 16:30 - 18:30
Educators of K-12 students are invited to discover the latest art exhibitions, enjoy refreshments, socialize with colleagues and learn more about upcoming programs. See what the Cahoon Museum has to offer this season!
Free with registration
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Guided Tour
2023-09-23 13:00 - 14:00
This guided tour highlights something special about the museum’s historic house and current art exhibitions. A great way to get an insider’s sneak peek during a visit to the museum.
Free with museum admission
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An Afternoon with Woods Hole Illustrator and Teacher Julie Child: Looking Closely
2023-09-23 14:00 - 14:30
Artist Julie Child has spent a lifetime looking closely at nature and for the last 50 years has taught hundreds of children and adults the art of biological illustration. Join Julie in the gallery for a casual talk about her teaching philosophy and methods. She will explain how artists develop the skills needed to make detailed and precise drawings of the natural world. She will share the pleasure this process has brought to her life and why she recommends that her students learn to “let your hand follow your eye.”
Included with general admission.
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Guided Tour
2023-10-05 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-10-19 11:00 - 12:00
Offered every Thursday, this guided tour highlights something special about the museum’s historic house and current art exhibitions. A great way to get an insider’s sneak peek during a visit to the museum.
Included with museum admission
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Gallery Talk with Artist and Musician Donald Saaf
2023-10-07 14:00 - 15:00
Join exhibiting artist Donald Saaf for a gallery talk to learn more about the inspiration for his joyful paintings in the Peaceable Kingdom exhibition. Saaf will share insights about his working method and how he creates imagery that is both personal and universal, capturing the moment “when the external world overlaps with the internal.” The program will include a musical performance of original songs by Saaf, who is an accomplished musician and composer.
Included with museum admission.
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Musical Performance by Artist and Musician Donald Saaf
2023-10-08 11:00 - 12:00
Share the joy of music with exhibiting artist Donald Saaf as he performs songs from his new CD, The Arrow of Time. Experience the interplay of visual art and music in this celebration of nature, family, and community.
Free admission
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Guided Tour
2023-10-12 11:00 - 12:00
Offered every Thursday, this guided tour highlights something special about the museum’s historic house and current art exhibitions. A great way to get an insider’s sneak peek during a visit to the museum.
Included with museum admission.
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SOLD OUT An Afternoon with Woods Hole Illustrator and Teacher Julie Child: Art Materials and Methods
2023-10-14 14:00 - 15:00
Join biological illustrator Julie Child in the gallery for a casual conversation about how the materials and methods of hand drawing evolved over the course of her career. Julie will choose examples from the drawings on view, explain her art material choices, and demonstrate some of her techniques. Drawing materials to be discussed include dip pen and ink, graphite, carbon dust, LeRoy set, colored pencils, rapidograph pens, watercolor, and charcoal.
This program is limited to 15 people. First come first serve.

Introduction to Biological Illustration
2023-10-18 13:00 - 16:00
Look at nature in a new way! Biological illustration consists of keen observation of the subject and recording what is observed, while focusing on form and function. Using approachable media such as graphite pencils, blending stumps and a kneaded eraser, students will have various opportunities to practice and sharpen their observation skills. Instructor Wendy Chadbourne is a Certified Medical Illustrator and the founder of Inky Mouse studios, a freelance illustration studio specializing in veterinary, medical and scientific illustration. She has created illustrations for a wide range of clients including MRI clinicians, veterinary surgeons, scientific researchers and zoological facilities. Participants of all levels are welcome and materials will be provided.
$45 per person/$35 museum members
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