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  • Concord’s Literary Lineage | History Happy Hour

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    Join us for an evening of society to celebrate the illustrious literary and transcendentalist history of Concord with wine, beer, and other beverages in the courtyard, followed by a tour of our singular Thoreau and Emerson collections.  Your ticket includes drinks outside in the courtyard before the tour, which begins at 7:15 pm.  Co-sponsored by […]

  • We Were Friends: To Bed/Eggs    

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    Award-winning Firelight Theatre Workshop presents We Were Friends: To Bed/Eggs, an episodic project of Firelight’s playful reimagining of Margaret Fuller and Ralph Waldo Emerson’s profound friendship set in today’s world. A late-night phone conversation between Ralph and Margaret takes the form of a radio play in which music, voice, and the hypnotic hum of a sleep apnea […]

  • Staff Picks from the Collection | History Happy Hour

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    Beat the heat with wine, ice-cold beer, and other beverages — plus a raw bar from Svenfish — in our courtyard, followed by a specially curated tour of staff favorites from the Concord Museum's collection. From beloved hidden gems to iconic highlights, discover what makes these pieces stand out through the eyes of those who […]

  • The Westerners: Mythmaking and Belonging on the American Frontier

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    Join us for an evening with Megan Kate Nelson as she explores the captivating lives of women and men moving through the American West—Indigenous peoples, Black Americans, Mexican Americans, and Canadian and Asian immigrants—in the nineteenth century. Her new book, The Westerners, tracks the attempts of many Americans to remove these individuals from history, through a frontier myth that lionized individualism and conquest and celebrated […]

  • Thoreau & Philosophy

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    Join the editors and essayists of Thoreau & Philosophy for a conversation exploring Thoreau as one of America's most profound philosophical thinkers. Beyond his literary and naturalist legacy, Thoreau’s work engages philosophical questions that remain deeply relevant today, shaping conversations about ethics, freedom, society, and the environment. Together, the panelists share how situating Thoreau in […]

  • An Evening with Mark Dion

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    On the opening day of Mark Dion: Eccentric Collectors Like Us, join us for a unique Forum with renowned artist Dion in conversation with Ruth Erickson, Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, to discuss Dion’s collaboration with the Museum for his newest special exhibition. Members Free | $10 Non-Members | Free Virtual

  • Contested Continent

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    In his new book, Contested Continent, historian Peter Mancall offers a sweeping history of North America from 1000 to 1680, chronicling crucial developments to the eventual founding of the United […]

  • SOLD OUT! An Evening with Nathaniel Philbrick

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    In-person attendance is at capacity. Sign up for virtual attendance to watch on YouTube. Nathaniel Philbrick will discuss his new book The Rush, in which he transforms the Gold Rush […]

  • Wildness and Henry David Thoreau

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    Join Professor Willsky-Ciollo as she explores how Thoreau was enmeshed in a decades-spanning project of crafting a theology of wildness. The focus of Thoreau’s theology—wildness itself—centers on the divinity extant in every person and in every molecule of creation.  In his writings, Thoreau leaves the door open to his readers, who he hoped would pick […]

  • SOLD OUT! Joanne Freeman on the Revolutionary Era

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    In-person attendance is at capacity. Sign up for virtual attendance to watch on YouTube. Join historian Joanne Freeman for an exploration of the Revolutionary era and the ideas, conflicts, and personalities that shaped the founding of the United States, examining how debates over power, democracy, and citizenship continue to resonate today.Members Free | $10 Non-Members […]

  • Topograph: An Evening with Ben Cosgrove

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    Ben Cosgrove is a composer-performer whose music explores themes of landscape, place, and environment. Described as “a sonic plein-air painter… his piano as a paintbrush,” Ben has collaborated with groups ranging from rock bands to research scientists, contributed music to several radio and film projects and held residencies and fellowships with institutions including NASA, Harvard University, and myriad national […]

  • Calling All Eccentrics

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    What motivates collecting, and who decides what is worth preserving? Explore multiple, creative perspectives on the work of museum collecting, past and present, with emerging scholars and keynote speaker Mark Dion. The symposium is a full-day program.$15 Members | $20 Non-Members | College Students Free | Free Virtual Schedule 9:15-9:30: Coffee9:30: Welcome9:40: & Antiquarian; David Wood, […]