Carpenter Museum

The Carpenter Museum, named in honor of major benefactors, is Rehoboth’s local history museum. The Museum’s collection, begun in 1884, consists of over 6,000 objects, photographs, archival materials, and rare books related to the area referred to as Old Rehoboth, which was established in 1643, and included all or part of what is now Rehoboth, East Providence, Seekonk, Attleboro, North Attleboro, Pawtucket, Cumberland, and Swansea. The Carpenter Museum exhibits include our main building with an 18th century era kitchen with hearth and cooking implements, maps and artwork of historic and present day Rehoboth hung throughout the halls, and a rotating exhibits gallery. The Museum also includes an exhibit barn that contextualizes life in Rehoboth through the centuries and includes artifacts related to agriculture, textiles, industry, and war.