Save-the-Date: June 6-7, 2026

Capt. Bangs Hallet House Museum Grand Reopening

In June, the museum will reopen after a 19 month closer for inventory and refurbishment (see below for more information). HSOY is proud to announce the 2026 season special exhibition: “Yarmouth in Revolution.”

To mark the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution, the Captain Bangs Hallet House Museum will present a special exhibition during the summer of 2026. “Yarmouth In Revolution” will look at what life was like for the townspeople living through the pivotal years of the American Revolution. We will focus attention on their daily lives: how did political and military events effect them and how did they manage to live ‘normal’ lives during this tumultuous time? What was life like in this village in the 1760s-1780s?

Drawn from the collections of the Historical Society of Old Yarmouth as well as private lenders, the exhibit will showcase a select number of artifacts associated with Yarmouth’s experiences during the Revolutionary War period.

The Captain Bangs Hallet House Museum is the most tangible expression of HSOY’s mission to “preserve, promote and present” our local history. “Yarmouth In Revolution” will be the first of several special exhibits planned for upcoming years that will showcase HSOY’s history and share the Museum’s collection with audiences old and new.

What been going on while Bangs Hallet House has been closed? Watch the video below for an update.

The Bangs Hallet House Museum was closed for the 2025 season in order to focus on several collection management projects. The museum’s holdings will be studied and inventoried. The temporary closure will be transformative in ways that will benefit the museum and HSOY for years to come: it will provide time to redesign the displays and rethink our approach to special exhibition spaces within the house. We are hoping to modernize the museum while honoring its past; to make it more accessible for our public and grow our audience, reflecting our mission to share Yarmouth’s history with the public. Our plan is to reopen for the 2026 season with a special exhibition that focuses on Yarmouth Port during the pivotal period of American Revolution.

The museum will be reopening in June 2026. Click the button below for a virtual tour

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the centerpiece of the Society’s properties, this home is a stately, fully-furnished sea captain's home, circa 1840. It is the only one like it on Cape Cod regularly open to the public, providing an intimate glimpse into how sea captains' families lived and entertained in the Victorian era.

We are located at 11 Strawberry Lane, just off the Old King’s Highway (Route 6A) and on the Yarmouth Port Common. Parking is available along the Common.

Also on the grounds of the Captain Bangs Hallet House Museum is a 120 year old Weeping Beech Tree, one of only a few on the Cape. It's a spectacular sight with an enormous spread and limbs that literally embrace all those who stand beneath it. Visitors are welcome but due to the age of the tree please do not climb. Hugs welcome!

Be sure to take a selfie and tag us Instagram @hsoldyarm