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  • Liberty for Whom? Untold Stories of Revolutionary Massachusetts

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    As Massachusetts and America mark 250 years since the Revolution, join us for a panel that explores historically and presently the meaning of liberty. Featuring Joe McGill, Jr. (Slave Dwelling Project), artist Jennifer Davis Carey (Redemption series, a few pieces will be on view), and historian Lauren McCormack of Freedom's Way National Heritage Area (formerly of the Marblehead Museum, where she led the […]

  • Old Hill Burial Ground Walking Tour 

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    Tour Old Hill Burial Ground and learn about the Revolutionary War soldiers buried in Concord’s oldest cemetery. Visit the final resting place of some of the most well-known figures from April 19, 1775 including Emerson Cogswell, Colonel Barrett, and Captain David Brown. This tour includes about 1 mile of walking on hilly, unpaved terrain. $15 Members | $25 […]

  • Concord’s Literary Lineage | History Happy Hour

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    Join us for an evening of society to celebrate the illustrious literary and transcendentalist history of Concord with wine, beer, and other beverages in the courtyard, followed by a tour of our singular Thoreau and Emerson collections.  Your ticket includes drinks outside in the courtyard before the tour, which begins at 7:15 pm.  Co-sponsored by […]

  • Curator Spotlight Talk: Revolutionary Legacies 

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    Join Curator and Director of Exhibitions Christie Jackson and Curator David Wood for a gallery talk in the new special exhibition Revolutionary Legacies.  Free with Museum admission. Members visit free.

  • We Were Friends: To Bed/Eggs    

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    Award-winning Firelight Theatre Workshop presents We Were Friends: To Bed/Eggs, an episodic project of Firelight’s playful reimagining of Margaret Fuller and Ralph Waldo Emerson’s profound friendship set in today’s world. A late-night phone conversation between Ralph and Margaret takes the form of a radio play in which music, voice, and the hypnotic hum of a sleep apnea […]

  • Staff Picks from the Collection | History Happy Hour

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    Beat the heat with wine, ice-cold beer, and other beverages — plus a raw bar from Svenfish — in our courtyard, followed by a specially curated tour of staff favorites from the Concord Museum's collection. From beloved hidden gems to iconic highlights, discover what makes these pieces stand out through the eyes of those who […]

  • Concord’s Birthday

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    Concord's Birthday - Free Community Day As we commemorate the founding of the town of Concord on 391 years ago on September 12, 1635, all Concord residents are invited to visit the Museum for FREE! Don't miss your chance to explore Concord's remarkable history, including Concord’s pivotal role in the beginning of the American Revolution, […]

  • The Westerners: Mythmaking and Belonging on the American Frontier

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    Join us for an evening with Megan Kate Nelson as she explores the captivating lives of women and men moving through the American West—Indigenous peoples, Black Americans, Mexican Americans, and Canadian and Asian immigrants—in the nineteenth century. Her new book, The Westerners, tracks the attempts of many Americans to remove these individuals from history, through a frontier myth that lionized individualism and conquest and celebrated […]

  • Thoreau & Philosophy

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    Join the editors and essayists of Thoreau & Philosophy for a conversation exploring Thoreau as one of America's most profound philosophical thinkers. Beyond his literary and naturalist legacy, Thoreau’s work […]

  • An Evening with Mark Dion

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    On the opening day of Mark Dion: Eccentric Collectors Like Us, join us for a unique Forum with renowned artist Dion in conversation with Ruth Erickson, Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, […]

  • FULL! Indigenous Peoples’ Day

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    FULL! Indigenous Peoples’ Day Family Program with the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers  This program is full. Please join us at another program this fall. Join us for a program […]

  • Contested Continent

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    In his new book, Contested Continent, historian Peter Mancall offers a sweeping history of North America from 1000 to 1680, chronicling crucial developments to the eventual founding of the United […]