Summer signals are all around, but more so on Friday, June 13, when the Martha’s Vineyard Museum starts the season with a reception on the lawn and an opening for the exhibit Martha’s Vineyard. Original photos used in a recently published book by the museum’s chief curator Bonnie Stacy will be ready to view. The 18th-century Cooke House opens for the season and the event offers the chance to sneak a peek at the Charles W. Morgan exhibit in the Spotlight Gallery.

The reception is free and open to everyone. For more information, call 508-627-4441.