The Aurora, now on the National Register of Historic Places, was built as a luxury residential hotel in 1898 on the rural edge of downtown (there were still apple orchards behind the building in 1910). The automatic locking mechanism for elevators was invented for this building after a woman took a nearly fatal fall into its elevator shaft.
Renovated in the late 1990s, the hotel rooms are now residents, and the restaurant is now the building's lobby. The reception area became ArtsWorcester’s upper gallery and offices, complete with original architectural detail, and the main gallery area below once served as the bar and dance hall.
Visit the Aurora Gallery
Exhibits:
June 7, 2013 - August 2, 2013
March 15, 2013 - March 16, 2013
February 15, 2013 - March 21, 2013
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April 12, 2013 - May 31, 2013
November 2, 2012 - November 30, 2012
November 2, 2012 - November 30, 2012
December 7, 2012 - January 18, 2013
September 28, 2012 - October 26, 2012
September 28, 2012 - October 26, 2012
September 28, 2012 - October 26, 2012
August 29, 2012 - August 30, 2012
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June 22, 2012 - September 21, 2012
June 22, 2012 - September 21, 2012
May 19, 2012 - May 20, 2012
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April 9, 2012 - May 31, 2012
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February 3, 2012 - March 1, 2012
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December 2, 2011 - January 20, 2012
October 21, 2011 - November 18, 2011
October 21, 2011 - October 22, 2011
September 6, 2011 - October 7, 2011
September 6, 2011 - October 7, 2011
July 13, 2011 - September 23, 2011
July 15, 2011 - August 19, 2011
July 15, 2011 - August 19, 2011
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March 18, 2011 - April 29, 2011
February 4, 2011 - March 3, 2011
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December 3, 2010 - January 21, 2011
December 3, 2010 - January 21, 2011
December 3, 2010 - January 21, 2011
August 27, 2010 - September 24, 2010
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July 23, 2010 - August 20, 2010
July 1, 2010 - July 16, 2010
May 21, 2010 - June 25, 2010
March 19, 2010 - May 7, 2010
February 6, 2010 - March 6, 2010
January 5, 2010 - January 29, 2010
December 6, 2008 - January 17, 2009
