Events
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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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Mark Dion: Eccentric Collectors Like Us
FeaturedMark Dion: Eccentric Collectors Like Us Internationally renowned conceptual artist Mark Dion brings his notoriously humorous style to an interactive exhibit rooted in the Concord Museum’s extraordinary historical objects. Inspired by Cummings E. Davis, the visionary and eccentric Concord resident whose curiosity laid the foundation for the Museum’s collection, this exhibition explores why we collect, […]
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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 renowned artist Dion in conversation with Ruth Erickson, Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, […]
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FULL! Indigenous Peoples’ Day
FeaturedFULL! 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 […]
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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 […]
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SOLD OUT! An Evening with Nathaniel Philbrick
FeaturedIn-person attendance is at capacity. Sign up for virtual attendance to watch on YouTube. Nathaniel Philbrick will discuss his new book The Rush, in which he transforms the Gold Rush […]
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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 […]
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Wildness and Henry David Thoreau
FeaturedJoin Professor Willsky-Ciollo as she explores how Thoreau was enmeshed in a decades-spanning project of crafting a theology of wildness. The focus of Thoreau’s theology—wildness itself—centers on the divinity extant […]
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Joanne Freeman on the Revolutionary Era
FeaturedJoin historian Joanne Freeman for an exploration of the Revolutionary era and the ideas, conflicts, and personalities that shaped the founding of the United States, examining how debates over power, […]
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Topograph: An Evening with Ben Cosgrove
FeaturedBen Cosgrove is a composer-performer whose music explores themes of landscape, place, and environment. Described as “a sonic plein-air painter… his piano as a paintbrush,” Ben has collaborated with groups ranging from rock bands […]
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Mark Dion Symposium: Calling All Eccentrics
FeaturedWhat motivates collecting, and who decides what is worth preserving? Explore multiple, creative perspectives on the work of museum collecting, past and present, with emerging scholars and keynote speaker Mark […]