The ALL-NEW CONCORD MUSEUM IS OPEN WEDNESDAY TO SUNDAY (10 am to 4 pm) Walk ins welcome!
Visit the special exhibition Alive with Birds to discover the beauty of birds. Then, join us for a family activity in our Churchill and Janet Franklin Lyceum to design and decorate your own bird. Free with Museum Admission. Members visit free.
https://youtu.be/c_pE5MP3tzo Harvard professor and Curator of Ornithology at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Scott Edwards discusses his research on the processes that have generated biodiversity using birds as models to study patterns of speciation, biogeography, evolution of the genome, and the process of adaptation. Moderated by David O'Neill, President of Mass Audubon. Advanced registration is... View Article
Join author and conservationist, Terry Tempest Williams, as she discusses her literary ancestors (Emerson, Thoreau, and Fuller) and her most recent essay collection, Erosion, in which she asks: "How do we find the strength to not look away from all that is breaking our hearts?" Advanced registration is required. This program is being held in-person... View Article
https://youtu.be/pTfLD2EaT8g Ring in Patriots' Day with a festive evening at the Concord Museum! Towns across Massachusetts mustered at the North Bridge on April 19, 1775, and we are inviting you back to Concord for a free visit to the Museum and Revolutionary-themed programming. All programs are free and open to the public. Seating is limited... View Article
“Funny but serious, accessible but rich in meaning, consistently surprising – the world looks slightly different after reading a Billy Collins poem. He’s an American treasure” writes Nick Laird. In this virtual event, Mr. Collins will read some of his poems followed by a conversation about his life’s work. Advanced registration is required. This program... View Article
Admission to the Museum is FREE on Patriots' Day! Celebrate the start of the American Revolution by exploring artifacts in the Museum and then visit our drop-in activities to learn about life and craft in the colonies. Free Museum Admission on Patriots' Day, Monday, April 18, 2022, is sponsored by the Highland Street Foundation. Family... View Article
“I haven’t a man who is afraid to go!” Visit the brave Acton Minutemen company in an encampment outside the Concord Museum on Patriots’ Day and see them drilling with muskets to prepare for battle, cooking over a firepit, and demonstrating colonial spinning and sewing. This program is free and open to the public thanks... View Article
When you are visiting the Museum on Patriots’ Day, beware of a Red Coat from the British Army roaming the galleries looking for Provincial rebels. Talk with him about the experiences of the Red Coats on April 19, 1775. Free with Museum admission thanks to the generosity of the Massachusetts Society of Cincinnati. Members visit... View Article
Build your own binoculars (without lenses) to explore birds in the sky. But first, test your binoculars out in Alive with Birds. Environmental bonus: recycle by bringing your own toilet paper tubes! Free with Museum admission. Members visit free.
Join the waitlist. Meet birds of prey and learn about their importance to the ecosystem with an educator from Mass Audubon. Species may include owls, falcons, hawks, vultures and eagles. Feel through these powerful and graceful birds a true connection and appreciation for all wildlife and the habitat we share. This live demonstration provides an... View Article
https://youtu.be/v57quJolSvs Annual Mary Lesneski Memorial Lecture Brown University professor, Gordon Wood, will discuss his new book, Power and Liberty: Constitutionalism in the American Revolution, in which he distills a lifetime of work on constitutional innovations during the Revolutionary era with historian Richard Brown of the University of Connecticut. Advanced registration is required. This program is... View Article