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Northshore October 2025
The exterior of the Cape Ann Museum in Gloucester is all New England-traditional: granite posts, narrow clapboards, and stately brick. Step through the front door, however, and a contemporary space opens up before you—full of clean lines and washed in natural light. The bright, open entryway is part of a recently completed, $3.5 million renovation that updated the space for the first time since the 1960s, says director Ronda Faloon. The museum reopened last week, after a 10-month closure. “It was time for us to take care of the older portions of the building,” she says. “It’s made us better stewards of ou
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