Behind-the-Scenes Tour for 4 of the Sargent House Museum


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Description

Located in the heart of Gloucester, go behind the scenes of the Sargent House Museum with a tour for four (4) people.


Learn about Judith Sargent Murray, the country's first feminist and her brother's connections to George Washington. View paintings by John Singer Sargent, and see spaces not usually open to the public. Tours need to be arranged in advance.


The Museum houses a small but exquisite collection of American decorative arts and furniture. It displays one of the finest collections of family portraits in the United States. Major American artists like John Singer Sargent, Thomas Sully and James Frothingham are well-represented. The Museum owns several Robert Sheraton pieces of furniture, as well as furniture made in major American furniture centers of Boston, Salem, Newburyport and New Orleans.

Special Instructions

For more information, visit the web site: The Sargent House Museum


The Sargent House Museum is located in the heart of the city at 49 Middle Street,
Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Donated by

Christie A. Powell