Events
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Revolutionary Legacies
FeaturedRevolutionary Legacies How have we remembered April 19, 1775, and the American Revolution over the last 250 years? Featuring commemorative ephemera, unique relics, artworks and personal objects, and contemporary works […]
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Old Hill Burial Ground Walking Tour
FeaturedTour 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 […]
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Concord’s Literary Lineage | History Happy Hour
FeaturedJoin 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 […]
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Curator Spotlight Talk: Revolutionary Legacies
FeaturedJoin 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.
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We Were Friends: To Bed/Eggs
FeaturedAward-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 […]
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Staff Picks from the Collection | History Happy Hour
FeaturedBeat 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 […]
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The Westerners: Mythmaking and Belonging on the American Frontier
FeaturedJoin 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 […]
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Thoreau & Philosophy
FeaturedJoin 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 […]
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An Evening with Mark Dion
FeaturedOn the opening day of Mark Dion: Eccentric Collectors Like Us, join us for a unique Forum with renown artist Dion in conversation with Ruth Erikson, Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, […]
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Indigenous Peoples’ Day
FeaturedIndigenous Peoples’ Day Family Program with the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers Join us for a program and performance with the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers, a group of musicians […]
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Contested Continent
FeaturedIn 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 […]
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Sleepy Hollow-een Walking Tour
FeaturedJoin us for this special Halloween event! Take a tour through historic Sleepy Hollow Cemetery with a Concord Museum guide. Learn about the lives and deaths of past Concordians through […]