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  • These Precious Days: A Conversation with Ann Patchett

    https://youtu.be/aSMJrbpzwDM Novelist and essayist Ann Patchett will discuss her newest collection of essays, These Precious Days, in which she reflects on questions of home, family, friendships, and writing. Advanced registration […]

  • Vesper Flights: A Conversation with Helen Macdonald

    https://youtu.be/waJXZ5j0pBk H is for Hawk memoirist, Helen Macdonald, will discuss her newest collection of essays, Vesper Flights in which she reflects on “the numinous” of nature – “those moments where […]

  • Alive with Birds Family Weekend

    Visit the special exhibition Alive with Birds to discover the beauty of birds. Then, join us for a family activity in our Churchill and Janet Franklin Lyceum to design and […]

  • A Conversation with Ornithologist Scott Edwards

    https://youtu.be/c_pE5MP3tzo Harvard professor and Curator of Ornithology at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Scott Edwards discusses his research on the processes that have generated biodiversity using birds as models to […]

  • Finding Beauty in a Broken World

    Join author and conservationist, Terry Tempest Williams, as she discusses her literary ancestors (Emerson, Thoreau, and Fuller) and her most recent essay collection, Erosion, in which she asks: "How do […]

  • A Reading and Conversation with Billy Collins

    “Funny but serious, accessible but rich in meaning, consistently surprising – the world looks slightly different after reading a Billy Collins poem. He’s an American treasure” writes Nick Laird.  In […]

  • Free Admission on Patriots’ Day

    Admission to the Museum is FREE on Patriots' Day! Celebrate the start of the American Revolution by exploring artifacts in the Museum and then visit our drop-in activities to learn […]

  • An Enemy Among Us!

    When you are visiting the Museum on Patriots’ Day, beware of a Red Coat from the British Army roaming the galleries looking for Provincial rebels.  Talk with him about the […]

  • Patriots’ Day Minuteman Encampment

    “I haven’t a man who is afraid to go!” Visit the brave Acton Minutemen company in an encampment outside the Concord Museum on Patriots’ Day and see them drilling with […]

  • Earth Day Drop-In Program

    Build your own binoculars (without lenses) to explore birds in the sky.  But first, test your binoculars out in Alive with Birds. Environmental bonus: recycle by bringing your own toilet […]

  • Birds of Prey Wildlife Encounter

    Join the waitlist. Meet birds of prey and learn about their importance to the ecosystem with an educator from Mass Audubon.  Species may include owls, falcons, hawks, vultures and eagles.  […]