Estey Organ Museum will be open for special extended hours the weekends of June 22 – 23 and June 22-23 to welcome members of the Organ Historical Society who will be traveling to and from the OHS 2013 Annual Convention being held in Burlington June 24-29.
The museum is located in the former Estey factory complex on Birge Street in Brattleboro, and features displays of various styles of reed organs as well as a playable, walk-through, 1915 Estey pipe organ. Many of the other instruments on display are also playable, and visitors of all ages are encouraged to take a turn at playing them.
The museum will be open this coming weekend Saturday and Sunday, June 22 and 23, from 10 to 4 p.m. each day. In addition, there will be a special open day on Monday June 24 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. featuring gallery docent and host Edgar A Boadway from Claremont, NH. Boadway is a founder of the Organ Historical Society and is a leading Vermont organ historian. He has long had a special interest in Estey organs and his vast knowledge and lively commentaries will provide a unique treat for Museum visitors.
For the following weekend, June 29 and 30, the Estey Organ Museum will be open on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will again feature Ed Boadway all day as docent and host for gallery visitors. On Sunday, June 30, the Museum will be open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Estey Organ Museum is located at 108 Birge Street just off Canal Street (also Route 5). The public is invited to visit the museum during any and all of the open times, including the special days hosted by Ed Boadway. Admission is by donation. The gallery is accessible for those in wheelchairs.
For more information, call 802-254-8398 or visit esteyorganmuseum.org.
John Carnahan
802-254-8398
carnahan@sover.net
