Arts & Culture on Cape Cod and the Islands

Academy of Performing Arts

Community theater facility for performances & dance & music classes for all ages, plus art gallery.

Falmouth Theatre Guild

Thornton Burgess Society

Atwood Museum

Restored 1752 home & additional galleries exploring the history & culture of the region.

Waters Edge Cinema

Independent films, arthouse movies, documentaries & more showcased in a 70-seat theater.

Nye Museum

Falmouth Art Center

Nantucket Shipwreck and Life Saving Museum

Tracing the history of local shipwrecks & rescues with historic documents & artifacts, plus demos.

Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center

Zion Union Heritage Museum

History museum with artifacts relating to local African-Americans & Cape Verdeans, plus a gift shop.

The Crosby Mansion

Entertainment Luxury Cinemas Hyannis

Outpost of a local theater chain showing new releases in a cozy setting with an old-fashioned feel.

Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater

Theater company presents new works & modern classics, plus children's plays & film screenings.

College Light Opera Company

Martha's Vineyard Camp Meeting Association Cottage Museum

Charming 19th-century house with period furnishings & historic artifacts, plus a souvenir shop.

Falmouth Historical Society

Fine art, period furnishings, textiles & changing historical exhibits displayed in 1700s homes.

Left Bank Gallery

Chatham Railroad Museum

Old artifacts in circa-1887 train station plus restored wood caboose chronicle railroad history.

Old Harbor Life-Saving Station Museum

Relocated 1800s life-saving station, with breeches buoy demonstrations on Thursdays in summer.

Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Museum