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  • The American Revolution and the Fate of the World

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    Historian Rick Bell examines the American Revolution as a global turning point in The American Revolution and the Fate of the World. This forum explores how events in North America reshaped international politics, empires, and ideas about liberty, revealing the Revolution’s far-reaching and lasting consequences. Members Free | $10 Non-Members | Free Virtual

  • Harold Holzer on Abraham Lincoln and American Immigration

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    Presidential historian Harold Holzer explores Abraham Lincoln’s views on immigration in Brought Forth on This Continent. Drawing on Lincoln’s words and actions, this forum examines how debates over newcomers, belonging, and national identity shaped the 19th century and continue to resonate in America today.  Members Free | $10 Non-Members | Free Virtual

  • Revolutionary Legacies: Between the Lines

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    Poet Bonney Hartley (Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians) presents an original poetry reading created for Revolutionary Legacies. Hartley will share the commissioned poem inspired by Museum objects and discuss her broader work, offering Indigenous perspectives on memory, belonging, and the Revolution’s unfinished promises.  Supported in part by Mass Humanities and Concord250. Free In-Person and Virtual 

  • Gerard Magliocca on Limitations in Executive Power

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    Legal scholar Gerard Magliocca explores Justice Robert H. Jackson’s landmark concurring opinion in the Steel Seizure Case, illuminating its enduring framework for presidential power. This forum connects constitutional history to current debates, examining how Jackson’s analysis continues to shape limits on executive authority in times of crisis. Members Free | $10 Non-Members | Free Virtual

  • Revolutionary Legacies Student Gallery Talk

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    Join the student artists featured in the new special exhibition Revolutionary Legacies, along with Curator David Wood and Curator and Director of Exhibitions Christie Jackson, for a gallery talk at 11:30 am on May 1. Free with Museum admission. Members visit free.

  • American Disunion: An Evening with David Blight

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    Join Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Blight for a compelling forum on the evolving meaning of American independence. Drawing on his scholarship on Frederick Douglass, Blight will explore how the ideals of the Declaration of Independence have been interpreted and contested over time. Professor Blight will discuss Frederick Douglass’s 1852 speech, “What to the Slave Is the […]

  • This Land is Your Land

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    Historian Beverly Gage discusses This Land Is Your Land, a sweeping examination of American democracy, protest, and power. Drawing on vivid stories and deep research, Gage traces how struggles over rights, belonging, and national identity have shaped the nation and why those struggles continue to matter today. Supported in part by Mass Humanities.Members Free | $10 Non-Members […]

  • Emerson-Thoreau Amble

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    Celebrate Emerson’s birthday and follow the footsteps of writers Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau! Enjoy the spring weather and learn about the friendship of two notable observers of nature from a museum interpreter. 1-mile walk, uneven and unpaved terrain, rain or shine. Meet at the Concord Museum.    In partnership with the Ralph Waldo Emerson Memorial Association.  $10 Members | $20 […]

  • Curator Spotlight Talk: Revolutionary Legacies 

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    Join Curator and Director of Exhibitions Christie Jackson and Curator David Wood for a gallery talk in the new special exhibition Revolutionary Legacies.  Free with Museum admission. Members visit free.

  • Concord’s Black History | History Happy Hour

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    Celebrate Juneteenth and explore Concord’s rich Black and Abolitionist histories through objects from the Museum’s collection. Learn about John Garrison (pictured here) who lived and worked in Concord in the 1800s […]

  • Goodwin Band: Then Rain, Then Wind 

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    Goodwin will be performing their third studio release: “Then Rain, Then Wind.” Collaborating with poets across time and space, this album brings aged yet ever salient words to a new generation. Setting the poetry of Emily […]