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A Perpetual Invitation: 150 Years of Art at the Concord Free Public Library

Concord Museum 53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA, United States

In honor of the Concord Free Public Library’s 150th anniversary, the Concord Museum and the Library have collaborated on a special exhibition featuring the Library’s art collection. Featured objects will include paintings by Washington Allston, N.C. Wyeth, May Alcott Nieriker, Charles Hovey Pepper, Alicia Keyes, and Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts, among other artists, as well as […]

Free with museum admission

Spotlight Talk – The History of a Desk: John Cuming, Brister Freeman, and the Power of Writing

Concord Museum 53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA, United States

Thomas Dugan Public History intern Jas Wheeler discusses Concord’s history of enslavement and self-emancipation by examining how Brister Freeman, a man enslaved by Colonel John Cuming, found personal liberty through service in the Revolutionary War. Using John Cuming’s desk and Brister Freeman’s muster rolls, Wheeler draws attention to how Americans leveraged the power of writing […]

Free with museum admission
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A Perpetual Invitation: 150 Years of Art at the Concord Free Public Library

Concord Museum 53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA, United States

In honor of the Concord Free Public Library’s 150th anniversary, the Concord Museum and the Library have collaborated on a special exhibition featuring the Library’s art collection. Featured objects will include paintings by Washington Allston, N.C. Wyeth, May Alcott Nieriker, Charles Hovey Pepper, Alicia Keyes, and Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts, among other artists, as well as […]

Free with museum admission
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A Perpetual Invitation: 150 Years of Art at the Concord Free Public Library

Concord Museum 53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA, United States

In honor of the Concord Free Public Library’s 150th anniversary, the Concord Museum and the Library have collaborated on a special exhibition featuring the Library’s art collection. Featured objects will include paintings by Washington Allston, N.C. Wyeth, May Alcott Nieriker, Charles Hovey Pepper, Alicia Keyes, and Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts, among other artists, as well as […]

Free with museum admission

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Family Program with the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers

Concord Museum 53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA, United States

Join us for a program and performance with the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers, a group of musicians and artisans from the tribal communities of Mashpee on Cape Cod and Aquinnah on Martha’s Vineyard on Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Participate in the performance of eastern social songs and dances. Tickets are free, but space is limited. […]

Free

Emerson’s Circle Walking Tour

Concord Museum 53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA, United States

In the 1800s, Concord was the center for American authors and thinkers, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Louisa May Alcott. They gathered together with other Concordians to discuss issues of the day such as slavery, war, the natural world, and many other topics. Led by a Museum educator, explore 1800s Concord and […]

Sleepy Hollow-een Tour

Concord Museum 53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA, United States

Join us for this special Halloween event! Take a tour through historic Sleepy Hollow Cemetery with a Concord Museum guide. Learn about the lives and deaths of past Concordians through stories passed down through the generations. 1 mile walk, mostly flat sidewalk or pavement; rain or shine. $10 Member | $20 Non-Member Includes same-day admission […]

Patriots’ Day at the Concord Museum

Concord Museum 53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA, United States

Enjoy free admission to the Museum and visit the immersive April 19, 1775 gallery to see the “One if by land, two if by sea” lantern hung in the North Church to signal Paul Revere on his midnight ride. During your visit, participate in drop-in activities to learn about life and craft in the colonies. […]

Free

Half American: A Memorial Day Forum

Concord Museum 53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA, United States

Join Dartmouth College Historian Matthew F. Delmont for a Concord Museum Forum on his award-winning new book Half American: The Heroic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad. More than one million Black soldiers served in World War II in segregated units while waging a dual battle against inequality in […]

Free

A Walk in Thoreau’s Concord

Concord Museum 53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA, United States

When we think of Henry David Thoreau, we picture him during the two years he spent living at Walden Pond.  But did you know that he lived in other homes in Concord throughout his life?  Take a unique tour of the domestic side of Thoreau’s life, visiting the homes where he lived and hearing the […]

250 Days to the 250th Community Day

Concord Museum 53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA, United States

Enjoy free admission and family activities as we begin the countdown to the 250th anniversary of April 19, 1775. While you are at the Museum, see the lantern that was used as a signal on the night of Paul Revere’s midnight ride along with other objects that witnessed this pivotal day in history. From 5:30 […]

Free

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Family Program with the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers

Concord Museum 53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA, United States

Join us for a program and performance with the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers, a group of musicians and artisans from the tribal communities of Mashpee on Cape Cod and Aquinnah on Martha’s Vineyard on Indigenous Peoples’ Day.  Participate in the performance of eastern social songs and dances Free. Attendance is limited, and advanced registration […]

Free