Events
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Family Trees: A Celebration of Children’s Literature 2017
Now in its 22nd year, gives Concord’s renowned literary tradition a creative twist. From November 22, 2017 - January 1, 2018, the Museum’s galleries are filled with over 30 fanciful trees of all shapes and sizes, decorated with original ornaments inspired by acclaimed children’s storybooks and contemporary picture book favorites. The exhibition’s focus on children’s […]
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The Fête 2017
Friday, December 1, 2017 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
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Holiday House Tour 2017
Seven of Concord’s most beautiful private homes will be professionally decorated in the holiday spirit by local and Boston-based interior designers. Guests will be welcomed inside the front doors of these gracious private residences to visit the charming ground floor rooms. From Colonial to Victorian to Shingle Style and more, each house will be decorated […]
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BE THOREAU: Reader
Gallery Talk and Discussion Join Concord Museum Curator David Wood, Concord Free Public Library’s Curator of Special Collections Leslie Wilson, and local historian Jayne Gordon for a look at Thoreau’s reading life and our own; in This Ever New Self: Thoreau and His Journal at the Concord Museum. General admission $10; Museum Members and Friends […]
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Patriots’ Day Weekend at the Concord Museum
On Saturday, April 14 to Sunday, April 15 - make the Concord Museum part of your Patriots’ Day tradition! Join us for gallery talks, collection spotlights, activities, and crafts. Saturday The Museum is open from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., with special activities ongoing from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Sunday The Museum is open […]
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Patriots’ Ball
The Guild of Volunteers cordially invites you to The Patriots' Ball, the annual gala to benefit the Museum’s educational initiatives. The evening includes cocktail, dinner, dancing, and a live auction. More information, here. Click here to register online, or call (978) 369-9763, x 216
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Fresh Goods Lecture Series – The Indigenous Look
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 […]
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Fresh Goods Lecture Series: Transgressing the Color Line
Transgressing the Color Line: Depictions of Free Blacks in the Popular Press As part of the Fresh Goods Lecture Series, join writer and historian Jonathan Michael Square as he analyzes images of free Africans Americans in New York City, Philadelphia, and Boston that appeared in the popular press. Specifically, a series of cartoons published in the early […]
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“Fresh Goods” Gallery Talk
Join Concord Museum Curator David Wood for a closer look at Fresh Goods: Shopping for Clothing in a New England Town, 1750-1900. Free with Museum admission, members free.
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Decades of Fashion Cocktail Party
Dress in your favorite decade and enjoy a fashion-centric evening at the Concord Museum, complete with cocktails and treats inspired by the history of fashion in New England! Visit our current exhibition, Fresh Goods: Shopping for Clothing in a New England Town,and view clothing and accessories that reflect how locals experienced shopping in the 18th, 19th, […]
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Hidden Treasures: Wright Tavern Open House
Built in 1747, Wright Tavern secured its place in American history in 1774 and 1775 when the First Massachusetts Provincial Congress used it as a convening space. Then on April 19, 1775, it was used as a meeting place for the local colonial militia, and later that same day it was taken over as the […]
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Fresh Goods Lecture Series: Shift, Stays, and Pannier
Shift, Stays, and Pannier As part of the Fresh Goods lecture series, join historians and living history interpreters Linda Greene and Michele Gabrielson for an in-depth look at how women got dressed every day in the 1700s. They will explore the “ins” and “outs” of a typical 18th century woman’s dress from a common, lower […]