The Museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
The Museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.
The Concord Museum is the gateway to Concord’s remarkable revolutionary and literary history. Sixteen new galleries dramatically present the events of April 19, 1775 and Concord’s key role in the development of political, intellectual and religious freedom. Visit the Concord Museum and see where Concord’s history begins!
We are excited to announce the launch of the Museum’s newest patron program for people under 55 with a passion for the Museum and an interest in shaping its future. Join us for an evening of camaraderie, drinks, and dancing to beckon in the fall and the next generation of Museum leaders.
Tickets are free for members of the Concord Museum Contemporary Leaders. Learn more about the levels and benefits of a Contemporary Leaders membership.
When you set out to explore historic Concord, begin with the Concord Museum!
The Concord Museum welcomes all adult, university, middle and high school, tourism, community, and personal groups. Group tours must be reserved at least three weeks in advance.
Groups may choose from four Guided Tours led by trained Museum educators: Museum Highlights, American Revolution, Great Authors, or our Special Exhibition tour. Guided Tours are available at no additional cost. Groups may also choose a self-guided option with a group discount.
Learn more about Group Tours and reserve your tour date today.
Opening September 29, our upcoming special exhibition features an extraordinary collection of samplers produced by young women in New England in the early 1700s to mid-1800s. Featuring 30 samplers from the Museum’s collection, Interwoven: Women’s Lives Written in Thread will explore how young women created records of their own lives and experiences, written in thread.
Intended to showcase young women’s accomplishments, the samplers provide a unique view into their private lives and education, their communities, and their families. The samplers, many of which have never been on display, include details reflecting their school lessons, family history, and a strong sense of place. Learn about the importance of needlework as an art form, the global sourcing of materials, and the impact of wealth and enslaved labor.
Discover the fascinating stories that our collection can tell us. Interpreters will lead Object Spotlight Talks that highlight objects in our collection. Today's Object Spotlight Talk will focus on a Geological Specimen Box constructed by Henry David Thoreau and will take place in the Thoreau gallery. Talks will take place at 11:05 am and 2:05…
We are excited to announce the launch of the Museum’s newest patron program for people under 55 with a passion for the Museum and an interest in shaping its future. Join us for an evening of camaraderie, drinks, and dancing to beckon in the fall and the next generation of Museum leaders. Tickets are free…
Social justice advocate, Army nurse, celebrated author, radical abolitionist, and the first woman licensed to drive a car in America These are just some of the remarkable women buried in Concord’s Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Visit Sleepy Hollow with a Museum guide to learn more about these women and their legacies. 1 mile walk, mostly flat…
On opening day, visit the Museum’s new special exhibition Interwoven: Women’s Lives Written in Thread, which highlights needlework produced by young women in New England, with a specific focus on the extraordinary collection of eighteenth and nineteenth century samplers at the Concord Museum. These vibrant samplers offer a distinctive picture of how young women were…
Concord Museum curators will give gallery talks in the new special exhibition Interwoven: Women’s Lives Written in Thread. Hear stories of the lives and education of young women in eighteenth and nineteenth-century New England. Free for Members
Concord Museum curators will give gallery talks in the new special exhibition Interwoven: Women’s Lives Written in Thread. Hear stories of the lives and education of young women in eighteenth and nineteenth-century New England. Free for Members
Learn with us! Whether it is learning about the roots of American democracy, the power of independent thinking, preservation of the environment, or the intricacies of craftsmanship, the Concord Museum brings history into the lives of learners of all ages. Visit up close with the famed Revere Lantern, 1775, intricately carved colonial powder horns, Henry David Thoreau’s wooden flute, and Ralph Waldo Emerson’s study filled with his books.
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