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

Concord Museum Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Tpke, 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 […]

Saving Yellowstone: A Conversation with Megan Kate Nelson

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

Pulitzer Prize finalist and Civil War historian Megan Kate Nelson tells the vivid story of how, 150 years ago, Yellowstone became the world’s first national park amid the nationwide turmoil […]

Lincoln Memorial Illustrated Family Program

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

Drop by the Concord Museum’s Lyceum to learn about monuments and leaders through sculpture and drawing. Stop in to see the Museum's current exhibition, The Lincoln Memorial Illustrated. One of the most revered and visited sites in Washington, D.C. and in the nation, the Lincoln Memorial is now a century old. Dedicated on May 30, […]

Reckoning with Monuments in the North: A Conversation with W. Ralph Eubanks

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

Though there are no statues honoring the Confederacy to be found in Boston and Cambridge, award-winning author W. Ralph Eubanks discusses the historic memorials that obscure the achievements of Black Americans. Join us for a wide-ranging conversation with the Mississippi native on his experience spending a year surrounded by the monuments of the American North […]

Liberty and Loyalty: Embroidered Coats of Arms in an Age of Revolution

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

In 1775, Mary Jones of Weston Massachusetts watched her life collapse around her as her family, all supporters of the British Crown, fled their homes and had their immense fortune confiscated during the Revolution. Among what she had left to remember them was a mostly finished needlework sampler displaying the Jones family coat of arms. […]

Memory Jars Family Program at the Concord Museum

Memory Jars Family Program at the Concord Museum

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

Read the book "Memory Jars", explore its Family Tree, and add to the Concord Museum’s memory jar. See 34 festively-decorated trees and wreaths on display for Family Trees: A Celebration of Children's Literature, and visit our 16 all-new galleries! Free with Museum admission. Members visit free. Not a member yet? Join when you arrive and […]

Costume Character Day with the Grinch at the Concord Museum

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

Come by the Concord Museum to meet the Grinch! Your heart will grow three sizes when you meet Dr. Seuss’s famous holiday character. Visitors can meet the Grinch and hear the story How the Grinch Stole Christmas! See 34 festively-decorated trees and wreaths on display for Family Trees: A Celebration of Children's Literature, and visit […]

Memory Jars Family Program at the Concord Museum

Memory Jars Family Program at the Concord Museum

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

Read the book "Memory Jars", explore its Family Tree, and add to the Concord Museum’s memory jar. See 34 festively-decorated trees and wreaths on display for Family Trees: A Celebration of Children's Literature, and visit our 16 all-new galleries! Free with Museum admission. Members visit free. Not a member yet? Join when you arrive and […]

Holiday Members’ Night at the Concord Museum

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

Celebrate the winter season with an evening of viewing Family Trees and enjoying festive libations and treats. Enjoy discounted holiday shopping in the Museum’s Shop. This free special event is open to members of the Concord Museum. Not a member yet? Join when you arrive and enjoy the Holiday Members' Night!

Bioblitz!: Counting Critters Family Program at the Concord Museum

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

Read Bioblitz!: Counting Critters and create your own bug to take home. Enjoy the 34 decorated trees and wreaths on display for Family Trees: A Celebration of Children's Literature and visit our 16 all-new galleries as well! Free with Museum admission. Members visit free. Not a member yet? Join when you arrive, and enjoy free […]

12th Annual Holiday House Tour

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

Join the Guild of Volunteers for the 12th Annual Holiday House Tour on Saturday, December 3. Concord’s holiday charm will be on full display in these festive, unique houses. Gather your friends and bundle up to enjoy this one-of-a-kind holiday tour! The theme for 2022’s Holiday House Tour is “Concord Through the Ages”. The tour […]

Decorative Arts Workshop: Quilts

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

Visit the Concord Museum for a workshop focused on the history and construction of quilts. Participants will look closely at examples of historic quilts from the Museum’s collection in the Lisa H. Foote History Learning Center, where we will examine the techniques, patterns, and fabrics used to make these objects. This discussion will be followed […]

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