The custom of tea preparation and tea drinking in English life through its most prominent object—the teapot—during the 18th and 19th centuries— was explored in this engaging exhibition.

Sixty-five original illustrations from Frank Thayer Merrill for the 1880 Roberts Brothers edition of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved classic Little Women illuminated the interaction between Alcott and Merrill in the illustrative process.

Designed for both kids-at-heart and their children and grandchildren, the exhibition included over 100 wonderful toys spanning three centuries and brought to light the fascinating stories behind these classics.

Examining for the first time in a gallery setting some of the Study’s most significant furnishings, paintings, prints and books offered a privileged look at an icon of American letters—the study of Ralph Waldo Emerson.

An extraordinary collection of 72 historic maps and an atlas of early America, culled from Colonial Williamsburg’s extensive collection were featured as a point of departure for understanding the history of American settlement and colonization. The maps, representing each of the 13 colonies, were selected for their rarity, historical importance and aesthetic beauty.

Over 100 items with unexpected visual and verbal richness that literally ranged from A to Z were on view from the Museum's renowned collection. From simple objects to high-style knockouts, the exhibition included furnishings, textiles, ceramics, silver, paintings, tools, jewelry and more.

The exhibition celebrated the 150th anniversary of the publication of Henry David Thoreau’s Walden; or, Life in the Woods, one of the seminal works that has shaped the American character. Artifacts and images explored the generations of visitors for whom Walden Pond has been home, workplace, playground and sacred ground.

Evocative photographic portraits of the homes of some of America’s most important literary figures and a selection of the writers’ original manuscript poems and letters, revealed the importance of place in shaping the books and poems we love most, including The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Moby-Dick, Ethan Frome, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Little Women, and Long Day’s Journey into Night.

Masterworks of Connecticut 18th-century furniture from the Connecticut Historical Society Museum and other public and private collections included 23 pieces ranging from high chests to candlestands and dressing tables to side chairs. Gallery interactives and videos featuring Leigh and Leslie Keno of PBS’ Find! and Antiques Roadshow reveal the secrets behind this highly-prized furniture of enduring elegance.

Over 50 original watercolor paintings by America’s most gifted contemporary illustrator of birds, David Allen Sibley, were on view at the Concord Museum in the first major exhibition of this author/artist’s work. More than just a field guide, The Sibley Guide to Birds has already proved to be one of the most influential natural history books […]

From multi-generation family businesses to new enterprises, from clock and cabinetmakers to butchers and milliners, hardware stores and apothecaries, through change and continuity, A Main Street Point of View celebrated the economic life of a quintessential New England town. This exhibition at the Concord Museum peeled back the streetscape's layers of history through contemporary views by nationally-renowned […]

While archaeologists may create a picture of an individual from a cache of artifacts buried deep in the earth, this exhibition brought together life stories buried right under our noses—in the purses carried by our mothers and grandmothers. Developed from a private collection of nearly 2,000 handbags, each vignette in this exhibit combined purses with […]