*This Museum IS NOT Participating in Museum Day 2011*
548 West Main Road
Wilbor House Museum
Little Compton, RI 02837
401-635-4035
Little Compton Historical Society Website »
The Wilbor House Museum c. 1690 is a beautifully restored and furnished historic house museum reperesenting life in Little Compton in its Pilgrim, Colonial and Victorian Periods. The grounds contain numerous outbuildings and an archival barn for special summer exhibits.
Guided tours of the Wilbor House will be offered from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday through Labor Day--then Saturday and Sunday through Columbus Day. The 2010 special exhibit entitled "First Light: Sakonnet" introduces local artists' work for The History of Little Compton Part I along with the book itself written by local author Janet Lisle.
Participation in Museum Day is open to any tax-exempt or governmental museum or cultural venue on a voluntary basis. Smithsonian magazine encourages museum visitation, but is not responsible for and does not endorse the content of the participating museums and cultural venues, and does not subsidize museums that participate.
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