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Harmonies of the Aegean and the Levant Connie Converse at 100 West End Community CleanUp On View at the Museum An Illusion of Freedom Boston and the Fugitive Slave Laws An Illusion of Freedom Boston and the Fugitive Slave Laws Open from February 27th through June 1st of 2025. This exhibit explores the documentary history of the legalization of slavery in the United States and the creation of federal laws prioritizing the rights of slaveholders over basic human rights. Focused on the period from the Rise Fall Rebirth Stories of the West End Rise Fall Rebirth Stories of the West End The West End Museums permanent exhibit Rise Fall Rebirth Stories of the West End explores 400 years of history and urban development in the City of Boston through the use of interactive digital media film artifacts and archival material. We want you to feel the West End Visit History Talks Tours Rentals Volunteer Explore a West End Story Revisiting Joseph Carusos The Priest the West Ends Sicilian Immigrant Community Joseph Carusos novel The Priest 1956 vividly captures daily life for the West Ends Italian immigrant population in the midtwentieth century drawing on actual events historical landmarks cultural rituals and economic challenges which shaped the West End community for generations.