September 17, 2013, marks the official launch of the statewide celebration, Four Centuries of Massachusetts Furniture.  A first-time collaboration among eleven museums and cultural institutions throughout the state, Four Centuries of Massachusetts Furniture will highlight Massachusetts furniture-making, from the 1600s to the present day, through a series of exhibitions and public programs.  Exhibitions begin opening in September and run through December 2014. 

Participating institutions include the Colonial Society of Massachusetts; Concord Museum; Fuller Craft Museum; Historic Deerfield; Historic New England; Massachusetts Historical Society; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; North Bennet Street School; Old Sturbridge Village; Peabody Essex Museum; and Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library.  For a full listing of events taking place throughout the state please go to http://www.fourcenturies.org