Over 100 botanical prints of pressed plants artfully preserved using an innovative technique by field biologist Erika Sonder were exhibited with botanical specimens collected in the traditional manner in the […]

The custom of tea preparation and tea drinking in English life through its most prominent object—the teapot—during the 18th and 19th centuries— was explored in this engaging exhibition.

Sixty-five original illustrations from Frank Thayer Merrill for the 1880 Roberts Brothers edition of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved classic Little Women illuminated the interaction between Alcott and Merrill in the illustrative process.

Designed for both kids-at-heart and their children and grandchildren, the exhibition included over 100 wonderful toys spanning three centuries and brought to light the fascinating stories behind these classics.

Examining for the first time in a gallery setting some of the Study’s most significant furnishings, paintings, prints and books offered a privileged look at an icon of American letters—the […]

An extraordinary collection of 72 historic maps and an atlas of early America, culled from Colonial Williamsburg’s extensive collection were featured as a point of departure for understanding the history […]

Over 100 items with unexpected visual and verbal richness that literally ranged from A to Z were on view from the Museum's renowned collection. From simple objects to high-style knockouts, […]

The exhibition celebrated the 150th anniversary of the publication of Henry David Thoreau’s Walden; or, Life in the Woods, one of the seminal works that has shaped the American character. Artifacts and […]

Evocative photographic portraits of the homes of some of America’s most important literary figures and a selection of the writers’ original manuscript poems and letters, revealed the importance of place in […]

Masterworks of Connecticut 18th-century furniture from the Connecticut Historical Society Museum and other public and private collections included 23 pieces ranging from high chests to candlestands and dressing tables to […]

Over 50 original watercolor paintings by America’s most gifted contemporary illustrator of birds, David Allen Sibley, were on view at the Concord Museum in the first major exhibition of this […]

From multi-generation family businesses to new enterprises, from clock and cabinetmakers to butchers and milliners, hardware stores and apothecaries, through change and continuity, A Main Street Point of View celebrated the economic […]