2025 Hours
The Waltham Museum is generally open on Saturdays 10am-2pm. Tours on weekdays by appointment only.
Spring 2025 Hours:
Saturday, May 31st closed.
Upcoming events:
Saturday, June 7th @ noon “Earle Ovington, Air Mail, and the First Flight Over Waltham” Earle L. Ovington was the United States’ first airmail pilot and flew the first official airmail route in the nation’s history on Long Island, New York in September 1911. Prior to that, Ovington was the first person to fly an airplane over Waltham and Boston on June 15, 1911. On Saturday, June 7, David Ball and Brian Howard will give a presentation on the early years of aviation, airmail, and Ovington’s pioneering role in the first decades of heavier-than-air flight with David Ball and Brian Howard
To reserve a seat for an event or schedule a weekday tour, call the museum at 781-893-9020 or email info@walthammuseum.org and leave a message with your name, phone#, and number of people.
Spring 2025 Hours:
Saturday, May 31st closed.
Upcoming events:
Saturday, June 7th @ noon “Earle Ovington, Air Mail, and the First Flight Over Waltham” Earle L. Ovington was the United States’ first airmail pilot and flew the first official airmail route in the nation’s history on Long Island, New York in September 1911. Prior to that, Ovington was the first person to fly an airplane over Waltham and Boston on June 15, 1911. On Saturday, June 7, David Ball and Brian Howard will give a presentation on the early years of aviation, airmail, and Ovington’s pioneering role in the first decades of heavier-than-air flight with David Ball and Brian Howard
To reserve a seat for an event or schedule a weekday tour, call the museum at 781-893-9020 or email info@walthammuseum.org and leave a message with your name, phone#, and number of people.
- 2025 Waltham Fire Department History Talk Part 2 with Steve Lydon
- 2025 Waltham Fire Department History Talk Part 1 with Steve Lydon
- Live History – “Waltham in the time of Slavery: Reading Frederick Douglass” The Waltham Museum’s Special Event November 16, 2024.
- Waltham Museum’s Family Farm Talk
- 1911 Metz Plan Car donated to Waltham Museum