Beyond the Bench

Our career training programs regularly take part in field trips, which extend learning beyond the benchroom and offer invaluable experiences in a variety of settings.

From historic sites like the Paul Revere House to contemporary facilities like the Steinway & Sons factory, these excursions provide hands-on insights and inspiration. Each visit deepens studentsʼ understanding of their craft, bridging classroom lessons with the dynamic environments where their skills will flourish.

Bookbinding

• New England Document Conservation Center Andover, MA
• Pergamena Tannery Hudson Valley, NY
• Harcourt Bindery Charlestown, MA
• Boston Athenaeum Boston, MA

Carpentry

• Guerneyʼs Lumber Brockton, MA
• 253 Union Street Hanover, MA
• JLC Live Convention Providence, RI

Cabinet & Furniture Making

• Skinner Auction House Marlborough, MA
• Starrett Athol, MA
• Old Schwamb Mill Arlington, MA
• Old State House Boston, MA
• Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA
• Mark Richey Woodworking Newburyport, MA
• Matt Wajda’s collaborative shop NH

Jewelry Making & Repair

• Harvardʼs Mineralogical and Gemological Museum Cambridge, MA
• Museum of Fine Arts and the MFA Conservation Lab Boston, MA
• Jewelers Building Boston, MA
• Paul Revere House Boston, MA

Locksmithing & Security Technology

• State Street (formerly Beth Israel) Boston, MA
• Boston College High School Boston, MA
• Assa Abloy New Haven, CT

Piano Technology

• Steinway and Sons New York, NY
• Mason & Hamlin Haverhill, MA
• Absolute Piano Lowell, MA
• Allan Winkler Harpsichords Medford, MA
• Fisk Organ Gloucester, MA
• Symphony Hall Boston, MA

Preservation Carpentry

• 1680 Paul Revere House Boston, MA
• 1796 Harrison Gray Otis House Boston, MA
• 1859 Gibson House Boston, MA
• NPS 1759 Vassall Craigie Longfellow House Cambridge, MA
• 1685 Hooper Lee Nichols House, HQ of Cambridge Historical Society Cambridge, MA
• 1780s Yin Yu Tang House at the Peabody Essex Museum Salem, MA
• 1684 John Ward House Salem, MA
• 1728 Crowninshield Bentley House Salem, MA
• 1805 Gardner Pingree House Salem, MA
• 1665 Gedney House Salem, MA
• 1775 Folsom Tavern Exeter, NH
• 1721 Ladd-Gilman House Exeter, NH
• 1796 Lyman Estate Waltham, MA
• Sandwich House Nantucket, MA
• Highland Hardwoods Brentwood, NH
• Lashway Lumber Williamsburg, MA

Violin Making & Repair

• Reuning & Sons Brookline, MA
• Skinner Auction House Marlborough, MA

Community Education: Three-Month Furniture Making Intensive

• Museum of Fine Arts Boston, MA

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This story is from our Summer 2024 issue of Benchmarks magazine. View more stories from the magazine, and past issues.