The 2023 Season begins June 3rd!
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Welcome to the 74th season at
the Porter Phelps Huntington House!
The Museum opens to the public on Saturday, June 3rd.
This summer we are pleased to offer a newly revised tour which introduces visitors to the family and the people who worked for them through an examination of the Museum's rich collection.
The Wednesday Folk Traditions concerts begin on June 14th with our 11th annual Horace Clarence Boyer Memorial Gospel Performance. The multi-talented Evelyn Harris will lead Giving Voice in singing gospel and historical spirituals. Concerts begin at 6:30 pm, and we invite you to picnic on the grounds before the concert!
We are pleased to announce the return of Community Days! We will offer free admission to local residents on selected weekends in June.
Come experience 300 years of history with us! We hope you will join us for tours, picnics, music and more this season. Follow us on Facebook for news and updates, and read on for more information about our 2023 offerings!
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Emily Whitted discusses textile preservation with Brian Whetstone and our new interns, Emily Butler and Ben Smith in the Barrett Room.
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PPH is engaged in a widespread reinterpretation project that aims to emphasize the impact that laborers, both free and enslaved, have had on the history of the site. Our new tour was developed with historian Professor Marla R. Miller, and crafted by Emily Whitted and Brian Whetstone to reflect the lives and artifacts that made life possible at 40 Acres. In doing so, we celebrate those that lived and worked on our grounds over the past 300 years.
The tour is 45 minutes long, and the route includes multiple staircases. While the house is not accessible by mobility assistive devices, our tour guides do offer the same information (and more!) in conversation on the grounds and in the Corn Barn. Tours are $5 for adults, and $1 for children 12 and under. Cash only. Food and beverages are not allowed in the house.
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Audience members often picnic on the grounds before the concert, and then move to the Sunken Garden for the 6:30 performance.
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The 42nd season of our concert series, Wednesday Folk Traditions, kicks off on June 14th with our 11th Annual Horace Clarence Boyer Memorial Gospel Concert featuring Grammy-nominated composer Evelyn Harris with giving Voice performing traditional African-American song cannon.
Concerts begin at 6:30 and are hosted in the Sunken Garden. Admission is $12 for adults and $2 for children under 16. Tickets are available for purchase in the Corn Barn during Museum hours, and before the show on Wednesdays. Cash only please.
We invite you to bring a picnic and enjoy the grounds before the show. Parking is available beginning at 5:00pm. We are a smoke-free, carry in/carry out site. The Wednesday Folk Traditions concert series is funded in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Scroll down to see the full lineup, or visit our website for more information.
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Every year we invite residents from our neighboring towns to enjoy free guided tours on select weekends in June. Afterwards, guests can relax on the back veranda with complimentary lemonade and cookies. Members of the community are encouraged to explore the homestead and grounds of one of the founding families of Hadley, and learn about the lives of those who lived and worked here.
Saturday, June 17
Amherst/Shutesbury/Leverett
Sunday, June 18
Hadley/South Hadley/Sunderland
Saturday, June 24
Northampton/Florence/Hatfield
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