• 2023 Exhibition Guided Tours

    North Bennet Street School 150 North Street, Boston, MA, United States

    A guided tour of our 2023 Exhibition: Continual Craft, exploring how NBSS students and graduates are contributing to a more lasting future.

  • 2023 Exhibition Guided Tours

    North Bennet Street School 150 North Street, Boston, MA, United States

    A guided tour of our 2023 Exhibition: Continual Craft, exploring how NBSS students and graduates are contributing to a more lasting future.

  • 2023 Exhibition Guided Tours

    North Bennet Street School 150 North Street, Boston, MA, United States

    A guided tour of our 2023 Exhibition: Continual Craft, exploring how NBSS students and graduates are contributing to a more lasting future.

  • 2023 Exhibition Guided Tours

    North Bennet Street School 150 North Street, Boston, MA, United States

    A guided tour of our 2023 Exhibition: Continual Craft, exploring how NBSS students and graduates are contributing to a more lasting future.

  • 2023 Exhibition Guided Tours

    North Bennet Street School 150 North Street, Boston, MA, United States

    A guided tour of our 2023 Exhibition: Continual Craft, exploring how NBSS students and graduates are contributing to a more lasting future.

  • 2023 Exhibition Guided Tours

    North Bennet Street School 150 North Street, Boston, MA, United States

    A guided tour of our 2023 Exhibition: Continual Craft, exploring how NBSS students and graduates are contributing to a more lasting future.

  • 2023 Exhibition Guided Tours

    North Bennet Street School 150 North Street, Boston, MA, United States

    A guided tour of our 2023 Exhibition: Continual Craft, exploring how NBSS students and graduates are contributing to a more lasting future.

  • 2023 Exhibition Guided Tours

    North Bennet Street School 150 North Street, Boston, MA, United States

    A guided tour of our 2023 Exhibition: Continual Craft, exploring how NBSS students and graduates are contributing to a more lasting future.

  • In the Making: People’s Inclusive Welding

    People’s Inclusive Welding offers a supportive environment for underserved and underrepresented communities to learn a skilled trade.People’s Inclusive Welding offers a safe and supportive environment for underserved and underrepresented communities to learn a skilled trade and become empowered blue collar workers.Offering structural welding intensive courses with resources for job recruitment in South Portland, Maine, they […]

  • Lecture: Emmet Van Driesche

    As part of the In the Making Exhibition, Emmet Van Driesche joins us to discuss his path navigating craft, writing, family, and business.As part of the In the Making Exhibition, small business owner Emmet Van Driesche joins us in-person to discuss his path navigating craft, writing, family, and business. A celebrated spoon carver, writer, and […]

  • In the Making: Stephen Hamilton

    Join us live from The Royall House and Slave Quarters in conversation with artist and arts educator Stephen Hamilton.Stephen Hamilton is an artist and arts educator living and working in Boston, Massachusetts. Stephen’s work incorporates both Western and African techniques, blending figurative painting and drawing with resist dyeing, weaving, and woodcarving. Each image is a […]

  • In the Making: Thinking with Things + Sarah Kuhn

    Susan Kuhn, author of The Case for Thinking With Things, presents a rationale for bringing learning with physical materials into teaching.Sarah Kuhn, author of Transforming Learning Through Tangible Instruction: The Case for Thinking With Things, presents a rationale for bringing active learning with physical materials into teaching practices of all kinds, to build a more […]

  • In the Making: Slöyd Experience

    Slöyd Experience is a nonprofit whose mission is to strengthen children's character through woodworking.Slöyd Experience is a nonprofit whose mission is to strengthen children's character through woodworking. Their sole aim is to foster self-reliance, nurture concentration, coach perseverance, encourage neatness, and instill an appreciation for labor—all of which will prepare them for their future.By using […]

  • In the Making: Boston’s North End

    Explore the history of NBSS's place in the North End of Boston through two community members with deep neighborhood ties.Explore the history of North Bennet Street School’s place in the North End of Boston through two community members with deep neighborhood ties. Preservation Carpentry graduate Chris Pienta PC ’23 had heard of NBSS long before they […]

  • 2024 Exhibition Guided Tours

    North Bennet Street School 150 North Street, Boston, MA, United States

    A guided tour of our 2024 Exhibition: Then & Now with the exhibition curator.

  • Tour North Bennet Street School

    North Bennet Street School 150 North Street, Boston, MA, United States

    Tour North Bennet Street School, America's first trade school. Visit a selection of our career training programs and 2024 Exhibition.

  • 2024 Exhibition Guided Tours

    North Bennet Street School 150 North Street, Boston, MA, United States

    A guided tour of our 2024 Exhibition: Then & Now with the exhibition curator.

  • 2024 Exhibition Guided Tours

    North Bennet Street School 150 North Street, Boston, MA, United States

    A guided tour of our 2024 Exhibition: Then & Now with the exhibition curator.

  • Tour North Bennet Street School

    North Bennet Street School 150 North Street, Boston, MA, United States

    Tour North Bennet Street School, America's first trade school. Visit a selection of our career training programs and 2024 Exhibition.

  • In the Making: Bootmaking with Saboteuse

    North Bennet Street School 150 North Street, Boston, MA, United States

    Sarah Madeleine T. Guerin—artist, bootmaker, and scholar—will join us on campus for a conversation on the craft of shoemaking.Sarah Madeleine T. Guerin—artist, bootmaker, and scholar—will join us in-person and online for a conversation on the craft of shoemaking. We’ll explore the historically significant shoe industry of our region and her specialized artistry in Western bootmaking.Through […]

  • In the Making: Ainsley Donaldson CF ‘73

    North Bennet Street School 150 North Street, Boston, MA, United States

    Ainsley Donaldson was the first woman to be graduate from the Cabinet & Furniture Making program and the School's first Admissions Director.A person of firsts, Ainsley Donaldson CF ’73 was the first woman to be admitted into and graduate from the Cabinet & Furniture Making program, as well as becoming the School’s first Admissions Director […]

  • In the Making: Robell Awake Conversation & Book Signing

    Furniture maker Robell Awake will join us to discuss his new book, A Short History of Black Craft in Ten Objects, debuting in February 2025.Furniture maker Robell Awake will join us again (this time in person!) to discuss his new book, A Short History of Black Craft in Ten Objects, debuting in February 2025. The […]

  • In the Making: Furniture Conservation with Carolyn Finn CF ’13

    Join us virtually and in-person at NBSS to learn about furniture conservation from Cabinet & Furniture Making graduate Carolyn Finn CF '13.After studying art design with a focus on furniture, Carolyn enrolled in the NBSS Cabinet & Furniture Making program, where she developed a passion for period furniture and was inspired to pursue a path […]

  • In the Making: The Last Typewriter Repair Shop

    For 45 years, Tom Furrier has repaired typewriters throughout Boston. He is retiring and closing Cambridge Typewriter after 57 years.For 45 years, Tom Furrier has been repairing typewriters throughout Boston and beyond—serving a range of clients from institutions like NBSS to personal typewriter enthusiasts. He's worked on everything from classic Royals to IBM Selectrics.Tom started […]

  • 2025 Exhibition Guided Tours

    North Bennet Street School 150 North Street, Boston, MA, United States

    A guided tour of our 2025 Exhibition: Meaningful Work with the exhibition curator.

  • 2025 Exhibition Guided Tours

    North Bennet Street School 150 North Street, Boston, MA, United States

    A guided tour of our 2025 Exhibition: Meaningful Work with the exhibition curator.

  • 2025 Exhibition Guided Tours

    North Bennet Street School 150 North Street, Boston, MA, United States

    A guided tour of our 2025 Exhibition: Meaningful Work with the exhibition curator.

  • 2025 Exhibition Guided Tours

    North Bennet Street School 150 North Street, Boston, MA, United States

    A guided tour of our 2025 Exhibition: Meaningful Work with the exhibition curator.

  • 2025 Exhibition Guided Tours

    North Bennet Street School 150 North Street, Boston, MA, United States

    A guided tour of our 2025 Exhibition: Meaningful Work with the exhibition curator.

  • 2025 Exhibition Guided Tours

    North Bennet Street School 150 North Street, Boston, MA, United States

    A guided tour of our 2025 Exhibition: Meaningful Work with the exhibition curator.