Events
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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 […]
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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 […]
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December 24
The Concord Museum is closed today. We wish you a very Happy Holiday!
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December 25
The Concord Museum is closed today. We wish you a very Happy Holiday!
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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.
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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!
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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.
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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 […]