Gibson and the Garden: Boston's Victorian Promenade

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In partnership with Boston Parks & Recreation, we will be hosting a Promenade in the Public Garden to celebrate Boston's Victorian history! Dress up in your Victorian-inspired finest and experience firsthand the Boston elite practice of parading around to be seen.

Enjoy a formal promenade and costume contest at the Public Garden, then walk to the nearby Gibson House Museum for an open house featuring our special exhibition:

“It’s About That Walk: Victorian Promenade Culture and Costume.”