Museum of Printing Fall Garage & Book Sale

Get your Christmas shopping done early at the Museum of Printing Garage and Book Sale! The Museum of Printing's Garage & Book Sale is a marvelous opportunity to find great […]

Free

Hands-On History: Beeswax Candles

The tavern was dark in the days before electricity! Learn about lighting in the 18th century and roll your own candle. Drop in any time between 1:00 - 4:00 PM […]

$8 – $14

Museums Open Thanksgiving Weekend

Stop by the museums with family during the holiday weekend! This is your last chance to see the Hancock-Clarke House and Munroe Tavern this year. This is also the perfect […]

Holiday Hands-On History: Punched Tin Ornaments

Buckman Tavern 1 Bedford St, Lexington, MA, United States

Tin was an important metal in the 18th century. Inexpensive and pliable, it could easily be cut and molded, and decorated with a hole punch to make things like kitchen […]

$8 – $14

Annual Reenactment of the Lexington Tea Party

Buckman Tavern 1 Bedford St, Lexington, MA, United States

On December 13, 1773, three days before the Boston Tea Party, the Lexington Town Meeting concluded a multi-day debate with a resolution to stop purchasing or drinking imported British tea. […]

Holiday Hands-On History: Spiced Orange Pomander Balls

Buckman Tavern 1 Bedford St, Lexington, MA, United States

Many holiday decorating traditions started as a way to bring bright colors and fresh scents into the home during dark winter months. Pomander balls, made of oranges studded with cloves, […]

$8 – $14

Book Chat on King Hancock with author Brooke Barbier

Munroe Tavern 1332 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, United States

Much more than a signature, John Hancock is an often forgotten but indispensable force in the story of the American Revolution. A man of immense privilege, he nevertheless found connections […]

$10 – $15

Akhil Amar on The US Constitution

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

Akhil Amar, preeminent legal scholar and author of The Words That Made Us: America’s Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840, joins us for a timely conversation on the US Constitution, exploring the formative […]