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    Women of Concord

    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 […]

  • Georgian House, England, 1730-50; Private Collection

    The Art & Mystery of the Dollhouse

    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 […]

  • Anatomy of a Desk and Walden, a game

    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 […]

  • Le Bal Maseque

    Concord Museum Winter Ball: Le Bal Masqué

    The Guild of Volunteers of the Concord Museum is hosting its annual fundraiser, Le Bal Masqué, on Saturday, March 4th as a benefit for the education programs of the Museum. The event will be a beautiful masquerade ball in the historic Lyman Estate in Waltham where attendees may support the mission of the Concord Museum. The […]

  • 2017 Concord Museum Winter Ball: Le Bal Masqué

    2017 Concord Museum Winter Ball: Le Bal Masqué Saturday, March 4 from 6:30 - 11:00 p.m. The Lyman Estate in Waltham, MA   The Guild of Volunteers of the Concord Museum is hosting its annual fundraiser, Le Bal Masqué, on Saturday, March 4th as a benefit for the education programs of the Museum. The event will […]

  • Patriots’ Day 2017

    Make the Concord Museum—a gateway to Concord's history—part of your family’s 2017 Patriots’ Day tradition as we commemorate “the shot heard ‘round the world” with activities for visitors of all ages. Explore the Concord Museum’s outstanding collection of treasures from April, 1775 including the famous “one, if by land, two, if by sea” Revere lantern; […]

  • Walden: Four Views – Abelardo Morell

    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.

  • Garden Tour

    Garden Tour 2017

    Celebrating 28 Years of a New England Tradition The famed Concord spokesman for individualism and self-reliance, Ralph Waldo Emerson, once wrote: “When I go into a good garden, I think, if it were mine, I should never go out of it.” This year the Concord Museum is celebrating 28 years of “going into good gardens” […]

  • Golf Course

    Golf Tournament 2017

    Now entering its 22nd year, this premier tournament provides critical support for the Museum’s educational initiatives. The Museum’s educational programs teach children about the ideas of freedom, self-government and individualism and help to bring our nation’s history alive. The Concord Country Club is a 100 year old private club, featuring a Donald Ross designed 18 […]

  • BE THOREAU: Neighbor

    Join us for a community forum addressing how the past can inform present social challenges and political conflict with representatives from the Concord Museum, the Emerson House, The Old Manse, Robbins House, and Orchard House. This event will take place at Wright Tavern in Concord Center.

    Free

  • BE THOREAU: Reader

    Family Train Trip to Fitchburg Join the Concord Free Public Library, Fitchburg Public Library, Massachusetts Center for the Book, and the Concord Museum for a trip to Fitchburg inspired by D.B. Johnson’s book Henry Hikes to Fitchburg! Families are invited to take a special literary train ride to Fitchburg. Free.; reservations required. Snacks provided. Reservations […]

  • BE THOREAU: Thinker

    A Visit from Henry David Thoreau

    Encounter Henry David Thoreau on the eve of the Civil War. After a dramatic monologue, “Thoreau” will answer questions from the audience, followed by Professor Kevin Radaker responding to questions as himself.