Current Exhibitions

Dorothy Quincy (1708/9-1762)
Portrait, oil on canvas by unidentified artist, about 1720
Massachusetts Historical Society

The Object of History: Colonial Treasures from the Massachusetts Historical Society
Open to the public April 13, 2012 through June 17, 2012

This innovative exhibition explores treasures from the Massachusetts Historical Society from a variety of perspectives – as items associated with important historical figures or events; as objects of beauty; as exceptional survivals from the past; and as conveyors of amazing stories. The layers of meaning imbedded in each object are revealed through the discerning eyes of Concord Museum Curator David Wood and Massachusetts Historical Society Librarian Peter Drummey. The exhibition includes rarely exhibited 17th- and 18th-century objects and related documents from the Society’s exceptional holdings.