A Community Resource and National Treasure
Upcoming EventS:
For more information or to RSVP to any upcoming event, please contact Jodi Chase: Jlchase@spellmanmuseum.org.
A Revolutionary Drink: Tea
A fun and informative talk about the history of tea and the importance of this drink in relation to American independence.
Sunday, November 10
11:00 am
$15 members
$25 non-members
Joys of Nature – helping endangered species
Saturday, November 16
10:00 am to 11:00 am
What is an endangered species? Why are many animals and their habitats disappearing? Learn about endangered species in the wild here in New England, and around the world, and what we can all do to help them. Don’t miss meeting some of their animal relatives up close and personal!
These periodic programs are held at the Museum with visiting experts and their live props. Exhibits of related stamps are part of the programs. Supported in part by a grant from the Weston Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Holiday Letters to Santa
Saturday, December 7
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Children of all ages and their families are invited to come to the museum for a day of fun and philately! Participants can create their own envelopes and holiday cards, as well as write a letter to Santa Claus, and mail them from the museum. A fun day of crafting and engaging in the ‘lost art’ of letter writing!
Link to the Museum’s event calendar here
phi·lat·e·ly
/fəˈladlē/
noun the collection and study of postage stamps.
As defined by Oxford Languages
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Stamps tell stories and reflect the history of the postal service. They are miniature windows into society, culture, and identity. The Spellman Museum features extraordinary exhibits that illustrate national and world history, social movements, pioneers, and human achievement, connecting visitors with the shared human experience through stamps.
Stamp collecting has been around as long as stamps have existed. Stamps provide relevant and artful content highlighting arts, culture, biography, architecture, prominent individuals, world leaders, science, as well current events, major milestones and nature.
While their primary purpose has been to pre-pay for the transportation and delivery of mail, stamps have also helped to highlight shared values and experiences, and to promote human achievements, around the world.
The world’s first postage stamp was the Penny Black. Invented in 1840 by Sir Rowland Hill, a British administrator and educator, principally known for his development of the modern postal service, postage stamps would quickly be adopted internationally.
