Thank you for your interest in our Special Tour of The Vilna and West End Neighborhood. All available spots are sold out at this time. To join our waitlist, please use the registration button above. You will be notified if spaces become available no later than 5:00 PM on September 7.
Join us for a special tour of The Vilna Shul followed by a walking tour of the West End neighborhood led by Executive Director Sebastian Belfanti.
We’ll meet at The Vilna’s patio for a welcome reception and will then make our way through this historic synagogue and then onto the streets of Beacon Hill. The West End neighborhood tour will describe the history of the neighborhood from settlement to modern times.
Getting to The Vilna is easy and accessible by car and public transportation. Validated parking is available for $5. Please visit the directions and parking page on our website for parking details.
About The West End Museum
The West End Museum is a neighborhood museum dedicated to the collection, preservation and interpretation of the history and culture of the West End of Boston.
The history of the West End is one of a largely immigrant neighborhood displaced or destroyed by ‘Urban Renewal‘ in a campaign that saw a third of Boston’s downtown demolished between 1958 and 1960, but it’s also the history of a diverse community that produced several influential people, boasted a unique culture and included many places of historical significance.