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  • SOLD OUT! Join the waitlist: 7th Annual Sally Lanagan Lecture

    The Will of the People: The Revolutionary Birth of America SOLD OUT! Please join the waitlist by completing the form at the bottom of the page.  We will inform you if any space becomes available for the lecture. Thank you. A prize-winning historian provides the missing piece in the story of America's founding, introducing us […]

  • Untold Stories: Why They Marched with Susan Ware and Ellen Fitzpatrick

    For far too long, the history of how American women won the right to vote has been told as the tale of a few iconic leaders, all white and native-born. Join us for a conversation with Susan Ware, Honorary Women's Suffrage Historian at Radcliffe's Schlesinger Library, and historian Ellen Fitzpatrick as they uncover a much […]

  • Spotlight on Copley

    Join Concord Museum Curator, David Wood, in a 15-minute gallery conversation on the work of John Singleton Copley. Using the masterwork on view in Concord Collects, participants will discuss Copley’s bravura brushstrokes and the context of his work in Revolutionary Boston. No advanced registration. The limited group will be accommodated on a first-come-first-served basis. Included […]

  • Silhouette Portrait Taking

    Silhouette artist Jean Comerford cuts delightful heirloom-quality portraits that make a wonderful gift. Children six months and up and adults of all ages are welcome. Appointments are available from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday; sittings are ten minutes. $37/profile; $15 additional copies; frames and mats available for sale on the day […]

  • Of Arms and Artists: The American Revolution through Painters’ Eyes

    Boston was the artistic capital of eighteen-century America.  Join Dr. Paul Staiti, Mount Holyoke College Alumnae Foundation Professor, for a forum that sets the city’s key artists against the backdrop of revolutionary events.  In particular, look at the achievements of John Singleton Copley, known as the colonies’ supreme artist. Dr. Paul Staiti is the Alumnae […]

  • The Fête

    Enjoy an elegant and festive winter wonderland evening at the newly renovated Concord Museum with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres to celebrate the 24th annual display of Family Trees: A Celebration of Children’s Literature. This year's Fête is organized by the Concord Museum’s Guild of Volunteers Co-Chairs Michelle McArdle and Gail Hire and helps support the Museum’s […]

  • 9th Annual Holiday House Tour

    The Museum is thrilled to host the 9th Annual Holiday House Tour on Saturday, December 7, 2019. Celebrate the Holiday Season with a tour of seven of Concord's most beautiful private homes, professionally and personally decorated in the holiday spirit by local interior designers!   We hope to see you on the Tour! Enjoy a unique holiday […]

  • Voices from Around the World: Family Trees Program

    Join us as Bindy Fleischman and Nancy Traversy discuss books that open children’s hearts, minds, and provide authentic perspectives and voices from around the world. Included with Museum admission. Members visit free Bindy Fleischman has been an active member of the U.S. Board on Books for Young People since 2002, serving on multiple committees now […]

  • Monument Maker: Family Trees Program

    Know what you love. Make what you love.  Join author Linda Sweeney and illustrator Shawn Fields in a program about the life and artwork of Concord-sculptor Daniel Chester French.  In the new award-winning book, Monument Maker, a young Daniel Chester French finds a passion and talent for making sculptures.  This love only grows over the years […]

  • Authors and Illustrators Day

    Meet some of the biggest names in children's literature whose books are featured in Family Trees: A Celebration of Children’s Literature. Explore the decorated forest of trees throughout the Museum, and visit with authors and illustrators as they sign your books. Free with Family Trees admission; Members free.   Participating authors and illustrators include: Pamela […]

  • Little Women Family Tree

    Concord is celebrating Little Women Week now through December 23, 2019 in anticipation of the new movie! Be sure to drop by the Museum to see the special Little Women tree inspired by Louisa May Alcott's world-renowned novel. The Little Women tree is part of the Museum's 24th Annual Family Trees: A Celebration of Children's […]

  • December 24

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