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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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 […]
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An Evening with Nathaniel Philbrick
FeaturedNathaniel Philbrick will discuss his new book The Rush, in which he transforms the Gold Rush from a tale of sudden riches into the origin story of America’s modern contradictions: […]
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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 […]