Adult Program
Events
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An Evening of Songs and Stories
FeaturedAn uplifting way to fill an evening with wonder, Anna Huckabee Tull, Concord-based musician and author of Living the Deeper YES, and her musical partner Mickey Zibello share their award-winning songs and the stories that brought the music to life. Together they remind us of how valuable it is to think broadly and feel deeply. […]
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Governor Charlie Baker on Getting Important Work Done
FeaturedIn-person tickets are sold out. Please reserve virtual tickets or join us for another forum this winter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-te64-jiU68 Governor Charlie Baker and his long-time associate Steven Kadish discuss their method […]
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Fashioning Identity: The Garrisons and African American Fashion in Photography
FeaturedFashion historian Jonathan Michael Square explores the historical significance of the Garrisons' portraits in the context of African American fashion, and how these images fit into the larger narrative of how African Americans have expressed themselves through fashion. Free for Members | $10 Non-Members | Free Virtual Supported in part by the Sally Lanagan Fund. […]
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Portrait Mode Curator Spotlight Talk
This talk will take place at 12:00pm in the Portrait Mode Gallery. Take a deep dive into some of the stories featured in the Museum’s special exhibition Portrait Mode with Associate Curator and Director of Exhibitions Reed Gochberg. In this specialty tour, you will go beyond the labels to understand whose faces become a part of history. […]
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Paul Revere: The Man, the Myth, the Legacy
FeaturedPaul Revere: The Man, the Myth, the Legacy Paul Revere’s legacy has been both elevated and obscured by his now famous ride, 250 years ago on April 18, 1775. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s dramatic poem replaced what actually happened with a much beloved romantic version. Nina Zannieri, Executive Director of the Paul Revere Memorial Association, and Robert […]
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After Lives with Megan Marshall
FeaturedAfter Lives with Megan Marshall Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Megan Marshall turns her narrative gift to her own art, life, and the people in it in After Lives. In conversation with historian John Kaag, Professor Marshall discusses her six essays that interplay between memoir and biography as she makes palpable her driving impulse to “learn what […]
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Eyewitness to Revolution with American Ancestors
FeaturedEyewitness to Revolution with American Ancestors This illustrated virtual talk will focus on the stories told by objects in the Concord Museum collection about the lead-up to April 19, 1775, and the epochal day itself. In the aggregate, these stories contribute forcefully to an understanding that the Revolution, the great turn from a monarchy to […]
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Affectionate Friends and Humble Servants
FeaturedAffectionate Friends and Humble Servants: Martha Washington and Mercy Otis Warren in Conversation Set in the late 18th century, this forum presents a fictional dialogue featuring Martha Washington (portrayed by […]
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Concord250 Lantern Lighting Ceremony
FeaturedConcord250 Lantern Lighting Ceremony Join us for a ceremonial lighting of the Concord250 Lantern, a 10-foot-tall commemorative lantern inspired by the historic signal light of April 19, 1775 housed today […]
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Eyewitness to Revolution
FeaturedForum and Book Launch Eyewitness to Revolution Join us for the book launch of the Concord Museum’s publication Eyewitness to Revolution: The American Revolution Collection at the Concord Museum. Written […]
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1775: A Society on the Brink of War and Revolution
FeaturedWhat challenges did New England society face in 1775, and how did they impact the outbreak of fighting in Concord and Lexington? The Concord Museum, the David Center for the American Revolution at the American Philosophical Society, and the Massachusetts Historical Society invite you to a conference on April 10-11, 2025 on the theme “1775”. […]
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Doris Kearns Goodwin on the American Revolution and Its Legacy
FeaturedDoris Kearns Goodwin on the American Revolution and Its Legacy Doris Kearns Goodwin, one of the most well-regarded presidential historians of our time, comes to the Concord Museum on the […]