• 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 […]

  • Mindfulness in Art

    A two-part mindfulness program in partnership with Be Well Be Here starts with a guided mindfulness session in the special exhibition Alive with Birds: William Brewster in Concord.  Be Well Be Here Founder and Executive Director, Lara Wilson, will lead a guided conversations in the special exhibit Alive with Birds.  Participants will come away with […]

  • Antislavery Walking Tour – Full!

    This program is full. Please join us for another program this June! Coinciding with the celebration of Juneteenth, join us for a walking tour introducing participants to the Concord women and men who played a crucial role in the abolitionist movement in the years leading up to the Civil War. In partnership with The Robbins […]

  • 27th Annual Golf Tournament

    Get ready for a full day of fun and fresh air at the renowned Concord Country Club! The Concord Museum Golf Tournament is a highly anticipated annual event organized by the Museum’s Guild of Volunteers. Players and sponsors from the greater Boston area gather for a lively day of friendly competition, good company, and an […]

  • Sketching Workshop with Live Songbirds

    Just as William Brewster put down his gun to study living birds, in this workshop, students will trade-in photographs for living songbirds to inspire their art.  After touring the exhibit Alive with Birds with teaching artist and Conservation Biologist, Becky Harris, students will try their hand at capturing the essence of birds as they sketch […]

  • The Future of Our Democracy

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pXiNHs3mFI As debates rage over which rights are guaranteed by the Constitution— join E.J. Dionne, Randall Kennedy, Renee Loth, and John Shattuck in a spirited discussion of the challenges facing our nation today. This forum is being held virtually. Please register using the form below. Forums are supported in part by the Sally Lanagan Fund. […]

  • Mindfulness in Nature

    This program is full.  Please consider participating in another program this summer. In partnership with Be Well Be Here, join us for a walk and activity at Mass Audubon Brewster’s Woods Wildlife Sanctuary in Concord.  Be Well Be Here Founder and Executive Director, Lara Wilson, will lead participants on a woodland walk based on the […]

  • Old and Rare Books Forum and Appraisals with Ken Gloss

    https://youtu.be/opHzYYRr5E8 Ken Gloss, proprietor of the internationally known Brattle Book Shop in Boston and frequent guest appraiser on PBS’ Antiques Roadshow, will discuss the value of old and rare books, share some of his favorite finds, and describe the joys of the “hunt” for rare books.  Following the forum, Ken will give free verbal appraisals […]

  • A Conversation with Bill McKibben

    In his new book—The Flag, The Cross, and The Station Wagon —award-winning author, activist, and educator, Bill McKibben looks back at his adolescent years growing up in Lexington where he cheerfully led tours of revolutionary battle sites and examines why we find ourselves living in an increasingly doubtful nation strained by bleak racial and economic […]

  • A Walk in Thoreau’s Concord

    This program is full. Please join us for another program this summer! Henry David Thoreau is known for the two years he spent living at Walden Pond.  Did you know that he lived in other homes in Concord throughout his life?  Take a tour of the domestic side of Thoreau’s wholly human life visiting the […]

  • The Birds: Outdoor Film Screening

    Hitchcock’s terrifying and memorable masterpiece The Birds exemplifies how birds have made their way into all aspects of the human experience, including art and culture.  While the special exhibition Alive with Birds celebrates the species and conservation of their habitat, our avian subjects are cast in a more treacherous light in the 1963 classic film […]

  • 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.