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  • Opening Celebration for Alive with Birds

    Flock to the Museum for the opening weekend of Alive with Birds: William Brewster in Concord for a day filled with gallery talks from Museum curators.  As a special event, Artist-In-Residence at the Wendell Gilley Museum and carver for over 45 years, Steve Valleau, will demonstrate the fine art of bird carving for visitors. 10:00 […]

  • Alive with Birds Family Weekend

    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.

  • Free Admission on Patriots’ Day

    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 […]

  • An Enemy Among Us!

    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 […]

  • Patriots’ Day Minuteman Encampment

    “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 […]

  • Earth Day Drop-In Program

    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.

  • Birds of Prey Wildlife Encounter

    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 […]

  • Postponed: Black Panther: Outdoor Film Screening

    Due to inclement weather, the film screening is being postponed to Tuesday, August 16 at 8:30 pm. Kick-off the summer with an outdoor film screening of Black Panther, Marvel’s 2018 release staring the late Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa a.k.a. the Black Panther.  This action-packed, Black-led superhero film is a must-see up on the big screen […]

  • Grave Detectives Walking Tour

    Tour the first burial ground in Concord dating to c. 1636 learning about past Concordians with a Museum educator.  Explore the classic iconography of New England headstones that feature winged skulls or “death’s head”, urns, willows, and others.

  • A Walk with Louisa and Ellen

    This program is full. Please consider joining us for another program this summer and fall. "To spend the day at their house was a rapturous event," Ellen Emerson wrote to a friend in 1869, remembering her friends, the Alcott girls.  Join us for a walking tour highlighting the objects and homes of remarkable women of […]

  • Black Panther: Outdoor Film Screening

    Join us for an outdoor film screening of Black Panther, Marvel’s 2018 release staring the late Chadwick Boseman as T’Challa a.k.a. the Black Panther.  This action-packed, Black-led superhero film is a must-see up on the big screen and under the stars before the fall 2022 release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Bring a blanket, lawn […]