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John Adams Exhibit

  • The general public is welcome to view the John Adams exhibit located in the Great Hall on the 1st floor of the John Adams Courthouse.  A second exhibit room contains an exhibit titled, "Sacco & Vanzetti:  Justice on Trial."  Both exhibits are also included in public tours of the Courthouse offered by Discovering Justice on Mondays and Thursdays. 
  • Both exhibit rooms are open during normal business hours (Monday - Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm)
For information on visiting the John Adams Courthouse or if you would like to schedule a free docent-led tour, please contact  Discovering Justice at (617) 748-4185 or info@discoveringjustice.org or the Supreme Judicial Court Public Information Office at (617) 557-1114 or publicinfo@sjc.state.ma.us.


John Adams: Architect of American Government


The exhibit "John Adams:  Architect of American Government" is now open at the John Adams Courthouse.  Using text, images, and audio, the exhibit describes the essential role that John Adams played in the development of our constitutional form of government -- both in Massachusetts and nationally. 

The exhibit is located in one of the two exhibit rooms in the Great Hall on the first floor of the John Adams Courthouse.  The second exhibit room houses "Sacco and Vanzetti:  Justice on Trial," an exhibit on the trial of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti and its aftermath.  Both exhibits are free and open to the general public during normal business hours. 

To begin a virtual tour of the exhibit please click here.  The text of the exhibit introduction is also copied below.

Introductory Panel to Exhibit




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