The Shot Heard Round the World: April 19, 1775 followed an hour-by-hour account of the actions of British Regulars and Patriots on April 19th, 1775, presenting a chronological and geographical timeline of the day and representing many of the communities surrounding Boston – Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Arlington (Menotomy), and Cambridge – whose militias played a prominent role in the […]

Behind Closed Doors: Asleep in New England uncovered the complex role sleep has played in everyday life throughout American history, drawing upon the expertise of Consulting Curators Jane and Richard Nylander and their groundbreaking research to explore the material culture of sleeping, as well as the Concord Museum’s exceptional collection. Dressing tables, necessary chairs, washstands, high […]

The Art of Baseball explored the many ways that artists have responded to America's national pastime. Ranging from fine art to folk art and beyond, the exhibition included nearly 50 works, including paintings, sculpture, photography, furniture, textiles, and the decorative arts. Above all, the show celebrated baseball’s immediacy, accessibility, and all-American fun! Doris Kearns Goodwin served […]

Middlesex County Modern, organized by Guest Curator Rebecca Migdal, explored modern architecture in this region and its impact on design and the community. The exhibition focused on local purpose-built modern neighborhoods such as Conantum in Concord and iconic buildings such as Gropius House in Lincoln, as well as key agents in the spread of modern […]

N.C. Wyeth's Men of Concord brought together, for the first time in nearly eighty years, the twelve original panels N.C. Wyeth painted for the book, Men of Concord and Some Others, as Portrayed in the Journal of Henry David Thoreau(1936). The exhibition also included charcoal drawings, watercolors, an additional artwork related to the series, including sketches created […]

Editor, silversmith, social justice activist, artist, domestic, Army nurse, teacher, factory worker, author, farmer, mother, philanthropist…All describe the women of Concord – some famous, some almost invisible – featured in this special exhibition.  Each portrait, needlework, or piece of furniture, carefully preserved by succeeding generations and now by the Concord Museum, makes it possible to […]

This enchanting exhibition included some rarely-seen examples of dollhouses and their miniature contents—including dolls—drawn from an esteemed private collection and from the renowned collection of The Strong National Museum of Play, as well as from the family of Tasha Tudor, one of America’s best-known and most beloved illustrators.  The Art and Mystery of the Dollhouse […]

This exhibition brought focus to two iconic desks that played a major role in America’s literary tradition. The first, a Windsor writing-arm chair, was the desk at which Ralph Waldo Emerson penned his first book, Nature. The second, the humble green desk of Henry David Thoreau, became no less a literary star as it accompanied […]

On the occasion of the bicentennial of Henry David Thoreau’s birth, Abelardo Morell, guided and inspired by Thoreau’s journals and his seminal work Walden, created panoramic photographic works that suggest fresh new angles from which to look at Walden Pond.

How do you shop for clothes? Do you go to a department store at the mall, buy online or through mail order catalogues, shop locally at specialty shops, or frequent consignment shops? How did Concordians in the 18th and 19th centuries acquire their clothes? Who were the style-setters? As part of the state-wide MASS Fashion […]

The Indigenous Look: attire in 18th century Massachusetts As part of our Fresh Goods exhibition lecture series, Aquinnah Wampanoag artist and designer Elizabeth James-Perry will discuss the period from 1750 -1900 in terms of Indigenous Massachusetts attire and jewelry. While preferences often continued for use of soft smoked deerskin, elk and textured moose for clothing and sturdy […]