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 […]

Featuring exquisite needlework pictures of idyllic country scenes created by schoolgirls in early America, the exhibition gave a new twist to the traditional focus on the landscape that is so […]

The color blue made a splash in this blue-ribbon exhibition featuring all things blue from the Concord Museum’s wide-ranging collection. Fashion and furniture, tableware and textiles, art and advertising lit […]

This exhibition had as its centerpiece the reconstruction of a boat like the one Henry Thoreau and his brother John rowed and sailed in a trip they took from Concord, […]

In the 1920s and 30s, Russell Kettell, collector and author of the now classic books Pine Furniture and Early American Rooms, defined an aesthetic that helped shape the appreciation of […]

The four seasons—winter, spring, summer and fall—evoke distinctive individual memories, yet often with universal appeal. This engaging exhibition drew from the artifacts in the Concord Museum’s rich and varied collection […]

In Concord, we often say, there is history on every street corner.  And at the Concord Museum, we take that literally. How and when were today’s streets named? The answers are interesting ones that bring a human connection to the familiar green and white signs on Concord’s street corners.  To tell the story behind the […]

This special exhibition showcased over 100 pieces of porcelain used by American presidents from Washington to Lincoln and Roosevelt to Reagan as they entertained the world’s heads of state, distinguished literati, business leaders and cultural luminaries at the national “First Table.” This visual history of the American presidency was sure to fascinate anyone with an […]

This juried exhibition of furniture, jewelry, musical instruments and fine bookbindings was crafted by 55 distinguished alumni of the renowned North Bennet Street School in celebration of the 125th anniversary of the founding of the school in Boston’s North End.

The Concord Museum celebrated the 375th anniversary of the founding of the town of Concord with a special exhibition, "into your hands…" featuring objects that have been passed down in Concord’s families and then entrusted to the Concord Museum. The exhibition included portraits, jewelry, needlework, ceramics, clothing, furniture, clocks and silver, all donated to the Concord Museum […]

Rarely exhibited, the quilts on view in this special exhibition ranged from doll size to full size, and included bold geometrics, traditional patchwork, signature quilts and crazy quilts, most dating from the second half of the nineteenth century. Also included in the exhibition were patterns, quilt tops, shams and sewing tools. Each quilt on exhibit had […]

When Duty Whispers: Concord and the Civil War featured objects from the Concord Museum collection—some never before exhibited—including uniforms, accoutrements, arms, swords, flags, broadsides, portraits, correspondence and newspapers. The exhibition also brought together selections from the remarkable collections of the William Munroe Special Collections at the Concord Free Public Library; an extraordinary group of Gettysburg relics […]