Events
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Film Screening: Exile and Community: The Life of Carola Domar
Carola Domar escaped Nazi Germany in her teens and came to the States, where she married and built a new life in Concord, finding true belonging within the unique neighborhood […]
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Black Abolitionists and the Politics of Violence
Wellesley Professor Kellie Carter Jackson, author of Force & Freedom: Black Abolitionists and the Politics of Violence will discuss the tactical use of violence among antebellum black activists. Through tactical violence, […]
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Cummings Davis Society: Play | Ride | Drive
Explore a more "dressed down" part of the Museum's fashion and textile collection with Curator David Wood. You'll have the opportunity to closely examine carefully selected pieces that demonstrate the […]
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SOLD OUT – Early Bird Walking Tour with Gary Clayton and Jeff Collins
SOLD OUT - Thank you for your interest in our programs. Please consider signing up for these other upcoming walking tours including Emerson-Thoreau Amble on May 25 and Antislavery on […]
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An Evening with David Blight
Join the Concord Museum in welcoming renowned historians David Blight and John Stauffer as they discuss one of the most important people of the nineteenth century: Frederick Douglass, the escaped […]
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Antislavery Agents of Change: Concord Bike Fest Guided Tour
Experience the history of Concord while you cruise your way through town on a guided tour of Concord’s African American and Antislavery history. Meet the free and enslaved people who […]
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Book Discussion on Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Hosted by the Concord Free Public Library as part of the 2019 Concord Community Conversation. Join Special Collections Curator Leslie Wilson and Head of Reference Barbara Gugluizza of the Concord […]
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May Member Meet-Up: Trustees’ Long Hill
Gear up for the Concord Museum's 30th Annual Garden Tour by joining other Members for a tour of the historic gardens at The Trustees' Long Hill in Beverly, MA. Led […]
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SOLD OUT Emerson-Thoreau Amble Walking Tour
SOLD OUT – Thank you for your interest in our programs. Please consider signing up for these other upcoming walking tours including Antislavery on June 15 and Emerson's Circle on July […]
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Collection Spotlight: Emerson in His Study
Join the Concord Museum Curator, David Wood, for a spotlight on the inner sanctum of Ralph Waldo Emerson. After recently cataloging all of the objects in Emerson’s study, David will share highlights, surprises, and insights into the remarkable man and his many visitors who shaped the course of history. Included with Museum admission; Members free.
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SOLD OUT Emerson-Thoreau Amble Walking Tour
SOLD OUT – Thank you for your interest in our programs. Please consider signing up for these other upcoming walking tours including Antislavery on June 15 and Emerson's Circle on July 27. By popular demand! One last chance to Walk with the Authors on this sunny, spring weekend and revel in the beauty of the hidden […]
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After Douglass: James Baldwin Documentary
As the culminating event in our Frederick Douglass Community Conversation initiative, the Museum will present a screening of James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket, a film described as "an emotional portrait, a social critique, and a passionate plea for human equality.” Following the screening of the newly restored documentary, the filmmaker, Karen Thorsen, along with Director […]