Membership

Membership

Join Our Flock: Become a Gore Place Member Today

Gore Place is an independent non-profit, and from the beginning, we've relied on the support of our members and donors. Your generosity ensures that Gore Place continues to be a unique, invaluable community resource today and for generations to come!
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Membership Benefits at Gore Place

  • Discounted (and sometimes free) admission to events! (Some restrictions apply, please contact us for more information.)
  • Unlimited daytime guided tours of our 1806 Mansion.
  • A discount in our Museum Gift Shop and at our annual Plant Sale.
  • Free admission to our annual Sheepshearing Festival, a tradition since 1987.
  • Invitations to special members-only programs.
  • Print copies of The Agrarian, our biannual newsletter.
  • NARM reciprocity at Dual levels and above, which allows access to over 1,380 other museums, zoos, and cultural institutions across the U.S.

Your Support Matters!

When you become a member of Gore Place Society, you support our nonprofit mission in many different ways. To mention just a few, you will help us:

  • Care for the historic Gore Mansion and preserve and protect its collections.
  • Maintain the estate and farm, and restore the landscape.
  • Develop new interpretive programs for all ages to enjoy.

If you ask our members today what they love most about Gore Place, you'll get many different answers: the acres of open space we provide, our working farm, the Sheepshearing Festival, the remarkable 1806 Palladian mansion, garden parties, and the list goes on and on! Join our flock today to find your favorite.

Membership Levels

Individual Resident of Waltham or Watertown $55

Entitles one adult to the benefits listed for all membership levels.

Individual $65

Entitles one adult to the benefits listed for all membership levels.

Dual Resident of Waltham or Watertown $100

Entitles two adults and any children 12 and under residing in the same household to the benefits listed for all membership levels plus NARM reciprocity.

Dual $110

Entitles two adults and any children 12 and under residing in the same household to the benefits listed for all membership levels plus NARM reciprocity.

Friends of the Farm or Friends of the Mansion $200

Includes all of the benefits listed for Dual level membership plus two guest passes for a daytime Mansion tour.

Renew or Start Your Gore Place Membership Here

If this is a gift, please email Tammi Kibler at tammikibler@goreplace.org to specify the recipients’ information.

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"...Touch, sound and smell can bring the day-to-day activities in a 19th century home to life for all guests."

- KC

Did You Know?

Gore Place Society was incorporated as a nonprofit museum in 1935.

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Help us continue our mission!

The mission of Gore Place is to continue Christopher and Rebecca Gore's spirit of innovation and appreciation of natural beauty and culture through public programming and events at the Gores' 1806 country estate that encompasses a museum, green space, and a working farm. 

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Reticules at Gore Place

February 23, 2026

Learn about reticules following our winter 2026 traditional skills workshop

Welcome Connor McElhinney

January 30, 2026

Gore Place welcomes Connor McElhinney as Collections Specialist

Free Tour Day December 19 2025

December 16, 2025

Gore Place gives back to the community with free tours on December 19 2025

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Gore Place
52 Gore Street
Waltham, MA 02453
USA