The Gibson House Museum

Celebrate Pride at the Gibson House! 🌈

Enjoy a self-guided tour of the home of Charlie Gibson, a gay man and preservationist, and learn about the gay subculture of earl-twentieth-century Boston. 🪻

We’re always full of Pride at the Gibson House!

Enjoy a special evening edition of Charlie Gibson’s Q***r Boston, co-hosted by The Gibson House Museum and 🌈

This event will begin with a wine and cheese reception, and then you will be invited to explore the Gibson House and the gay subculture of early-twentieth-century Boston through Charlie Gibson’s eyes. The story of the Museum’s founder is one of legacy and family history, of the fading grandeur of Victorian-era Boston, and Boston’s LGBTQ history.

This program is support in part by a grant from the Boston Cultural Council, administered by the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture.

What a wonderful weekend we had! On Saturday, we hosted our inaugural Gibson & The Garden Victorian Promenade, and our attendees arrived in the most fabulous of ‘fits! The day may have been dark and dreary, but our judges and Promenaders made the day bright!

Photos by 📸

We hope you are as excited as we are for our Victorian Promenade next Saturday, May 9th! Here is the full schedule of the day. Immense thanks to our partners, and
We can’t wait to promenade with you!

UPDATE!! Due to a forecast of rain for Saturday afternoon, we are moving the official promenade and costume contest up to 12 PM noon. Registration will begin at 11 AM. See our next post for the full updated event schedule, and share this with friends, family, and fellow promenaders🌸

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Boston Cultural Council, administered by the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture.

And for our final promenade judge . . . we are delighted to introduce , Boston Globe Crime Reporter and all around local legend. You may know her from her TikToks exploring Boston news stories and her incredible Boston accent. We can’t wait for Emily to help us choose our “Gahden Rose!”

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Boston Cultural Council, administered by the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture.

How stunning are the prize ribbons for our promenade this weekend?🥇🎀

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Boston Cultural Council, administered by the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture.

Meet our second promenade judge . . . the inimitable Patty Bo***ée! This dancing, singing Boston drag legend knows talent and style when she sees them, and we’re so excited to have her on board to choose our “Garden Rose.” Everybody snap for Miss !💕

With Patty revealed, that makes a panel of two . . . tune back in tomorrow for the final judge to be revealed!🕵️

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Boston Cultural Council, administered by the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture.

Thank you again, Garden Club of the Back Bay, for creating these beautiful spring arrangements to brighten our front door.