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  • December 24

    The Concord Museum is closed today. We wish you a very Happy Holiday!

  • December 25

    The Concord Museum is closed today. We wish you a very Happy Holiday!

  • Family Trees: A Celebration of Children’s Literature

    Family Trees: A Celebration of Children's Literature featuring 39 trees and wreaths inspired by contemporary and classic children's books continues now through January 5, 2020.

  • Last chance to see Family Trees!

    Sunday, January 5, 2020 It is your last chance to see the 24th Annual Family Trees: A Celebration of Children's Literature which ends today!

  • Last chance to see Concord Collects

    Tomorrow Sunday, January 12, 2020 is the last day to see the Concord Collects exhibition, featuring twenty remarkable works of art from four Concord private collections. Caparisoned Horse Eastern Wei Dynasty (534-550) Pottery  Collection of Chip and Margaret Ziering                                  […]

  • Skinner Appraisal Day

    Do you have a family heirloom passed down through generations?  Maybe a great yard sale item or flea market find that might be a treasure? Would you like to know what it is worth?  Bring your special items to the Skinner Appraisal Day at the Concord Museum for a verbal appraisal. Christopher Fox, Associate Deputy […]

  • WAITLIST A Tribute to Jenny Phillips

    Jenny Phillips, a longtime resident of Concord, was an award-winning filmmaker who produced several documentaries focused on prisons and criminal justice reform.  This forum will include clips from Jenny’s films and a conversation with those who knew her and the genesis of her work including her husband, Frank Phillips; her filmmaking partner, Bestor Cram; Di Clymer, […]

  • Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and their Astonishing Odyssey Home

    “BOY LOST,” read the advertisement placed in a newspaper by the father of one of the five free boys kidnapped in Philadelphia in 1825.  Join us for a forum about the gripping and true story about five boys who were kidnapped in the North and smuggled into slavery in the Deep South—and their daring attempt […]

  • Beyond Midnight: Paul Revere and His Ride

      Drawing on the American Antiquarian Society’s unparalleled collection, as well as loans from other collections, Beyond Midnight revealed the man behind the legend, bringing to life Revere’s creative spirit, tremendous capacity to adapt to changing times, and his lasting impact on the social, economic, and political life in America. Organized by the American Antiquarian […]

  • School Vacation Week: Beyond Midnight

    The Regulars are Coming! Get creative during vacation week with Revolutionary activities inspired by the Concord Museum’s special exhibit Beyond Midnight: Paul Revere and His Ride available daily in the Concord Museum galleries. Included with Museum admission.  Members visit free.

  • Steve Wood, of Claremont, New Hampshire

    A Visit with President Lincoln

    The Museum is pleased to again host Steve Wood and his amazing performance as Abraham Lincoln. Wood's first-person historical interpretation, "A Visit with Abraham Lincoln," includes stories of Lincoln's early life, campaign debates, the Civil War, and concludes with a stirring reading of the Gettysburg Address.  Ticket price includes Museum admission and activities after the […]

  • Sweet History: Colonial Chocolate

    Grind cocoa beans, add spices and concoct delicious treats by the roaring winter hearth.  Read a colonial recipe or “receipt” and decipher the steps to cooking rare delicacies in colonial Concord.   With Museum admission. Members visit free.