The Somerville Museum is pleased to announce that the Post 19 American Legion has donated $70,000 towards the Somerville Museum’s Access for All & More Campaign. At a recent membership meeting, Gene Brune, Former Mayor, Museum Trustee and a life-time member of Post 19 American Legion was invited to speak about the needs of the Museum.

Brune explained to the members that the Museum is the only membership supported cultural center of its kind in Somerville and receives no funding for the operations and expense of maintaining the building. The Museum is mostly run by volunteers with the exception of a full-time Asst. Director and part-time Art + Culture Asst. Brune asked, as a veteran and a member of Post 19, would the membership consider donating a lasting gift that will always be remembered as a part of the Museum’s history? After a brief recess, Brune was delighted when he was told that the members would be pleased to keep Somerville history alive and help make it more accessible.

Your museum in the making.
Campaign Goal
2.25m with 1.86m raised to date

For over 100 years, the Somerville Museum has held space for the stories that shape our collective history. As we pivoted throughout the pandemic, we considered how to grow through this time of crisis to better serve the community. We are proud to announce the launch of our Access for All & More Campaign, which will enable us to make critical upgrades to our historic building and will increase accessibility to our programming, website and museum community as a whole. Join us in creating the space that will tell our stories for the next 100 years.

We graciously acknowledge the generous donations of many local businesses, corporations, and private donors during the quiet phase of this campaign. We now invite our friends, members, and neighbors to help make this project a reality. Learn more and donate at somervillemuseum.org/accessforall.

As part of our campaign launch we will host a number of promotions and events during the Summer months culminating in an in-person celebration. We’re posting information and updates on our website, and social media pages.

This project is [largely] funded by the Somerville Community Preservation Act.
We are also grateful for the support of our members, neighbors and private donors. Below is a list of businesses and organizations that have donated to this project to date. If your company would like to make a donation please reach out to accessforall@somervillemuseum.org for more information.

Businesses and organizations that have donated to date: American Legion Post 19, Bent Electrical Contractors, Inc., Cambridge Savings Charitable Foundation, Inc., Century 21 Legacy Properties, Inc., Century Bank, Citizens, Cleary Insurance, DG Realty + Development, East Cambridge Savings Bank, Eastern Bank Foundation, Goodwin Proctor LLP, Highland Street Foundation, iBremis Realty, Inc., J.J. Sullivan Plumbing & Heating Contractors Inc., JB Sash & Door, JVT Realty, Kiwanis Club of Somerville, Lt. James A. Logan Post No. 6800, Lyndell’s Bakery, MFS Investment Management, Middlesex Federal Savings, Sculpture & DecArts Conservation Services, Somerville Arts Council, Tufts University, Winter Hill Bank

In-kind donations to date: Bow Market, Rococo Floral Co., QRST’s.co

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