PLAN YOUR VISIT
The Emerald House is home to the Cape Cod Cape Verdean Museum and Cultural Center, located in East Falmouth, Massachusetts.
It is a historic farmstead representative of Falmouth’s rich immigrant history.
The Museum and Cultural Center act as stewards to the property and preserves and shares this legacy as many migrant workers were strawberry pickers who arrived on these shores from the Archipelago of Cabo Verde.
** !! Please note: Our Museum and Cultural Center will be CLOSED on Saturday, December 14th for the Curator to attend a conference at the Pedro Pires Institute for Cape Verdean Studies at Bridgewater State University celebrating and planning for our Republic of Cabo Verde's 50th Independence anniversary which will be on July 5, 2025.
If you have traveled from afar and need to take a short tour of our facility, please contact our President, Wesley Leite, Sr. at 508-274-2017 or Treasurer Roy R. Rose, Jr. at 617-775-1478.
Closed on Christmas and New Year's Day.
MON CLOSED - or by appointment
TUE CLOSED - or by appointment
WED CLOSED - or by appointment
THU 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
FRI 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
SAT 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (closed on December 14, 2024)
SUN CLOSED - or by appointment
ADMISSION
FREE Admission to the Museum has been extended until December, 2024, donations always accepted but never expected!!
Members enjoy the best of the Museum: annual membership is $30 per year individual; $50 family & includes personal tour by Curator !
As a member, you will be supporting Massachusetts' only CV Museum and Cultural Center, gain access to thousands of photos, artifacts and articles about local Kabuverdianos and those of the diaspora !
Note: Intermittent Kriolu classes began in October 2023 with Prof. Joao Rosa giving a class on "Learning our Language." In February and March 2024 Nezi Brito and Prof. Carlos Almeida served as our teachers to a class which included Falmouth Superintendent of Schools Lori Duerr and Asst. Superintendent Sonia Tellier who are members of our first "Sister School" Project with Bridgewater State University's Angelo Barbosa, Director of the Pedro Pires Institute for Cape Verdean Studies. We are planning a trip to Cabo Verde in October 2024 to meet with our island partners Prof. Zita Vieira, her staff and students at the ELL - CV school Zita established. (She and Sonia are fellow BEARS alum from BSU.)
You can play a key role in supporting the work, research and joy of this Museum and Cultural Center by connecting the past to the present for students, families and visitors from all over the world.
Learn about our Sister School Program with partners Falmouth Public Schools, BSU Pires Institute and ELL CV in Praia, Santiago, CVI.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
We have been displaying and enhancing our exhibit titled: Cape Verdeans in the Military since January 2023. If you have a photo or story of a Cape Verdean Vet or family member who served in the military, please share it with us for our archives and possible use in our exhibit. (we already need a bigger building!)
Thanks also to a generous $10,260 grant from Mass Humanities / Expand Massachusetts Voices program, $1000 from Cape Cod 5, the staff at Falmouth Community TV and the Veterans who agreed to be interviewed, our documentary titled "Cape Verdeans: A Legacy of Service" is complete. We are grateful for your service to this country! Thank you to Falmouth AMVETS for allowing us to use your site to interview local heros such as Col. Anthony Andrews (ret.), Ervin "Tootsie" Russell (ret) and our own Board Member and Board Member of AMVETS, Sgt. Roy R. Rose, Jr. (ret) CD's will be available to our members soon.
(R.I.P. William "Bill" do Carmo who also interviewed with us but passed away in April 2024. Thank you for your service. "well done," friend, VET, donor and mentor. We will miss you always.)
Please visit the Museum and Cultural Center during our open hours to view the newest exhibit being installed titled: "Cape Verdeans in Sports" which celebrates the rich legacy of past athletic stars and commemorates our homeland's current successes in the Olympics.
Sea Grant at WHOI's updated touch screen on the ocean environmental research project titled "From Cape to Cape" -established through a grant written by Matt Charette, his staff and edited by FCTV staff, along with the collaboration with Bridgewater State University and Biosphera is enjoyed by all. Special thanks to BSU student Intern Carolyn King, her Advisor Prof James Hayes-Bohanan and our friend Angelo Barbosa, Director of the Pedro Pires Institute for Cape Verdean Studies.
HANDICAP ACCESS
The Museum and Cultural Center are handicap and wheelchair accessible. We offer handicap parking on site. If you need additional accommodations, please ask for assistance in advance and we will be happy to accommodate your needs. For more information e-mail us in advance at: Handicap Access