Events
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An Evening with Nathaniel Philbrick
FeaturedNathaniel Philbrick will discuss his new book The Rush, in which he transforms the Gold Rush from a tale of sudden riches into the origin story of America’s modern contradictions: […]
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Sleepy Hollow-een Walking Tour
FeaturedJoin us for this special Halloween event! Take a tour through historic Sleepy Hollow Cemetery with a Concord Museum guide. Learn about the lives and deaths of past Concordians through stories passed down through the generations. This tour includes a 1-mile walk on muddy, uneven terrain; rain or shine. $15 Members | $25 Non-Members. Includes […]
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Wildness and Henry David Thoreau
FeaturedJoin Professor Willsky-Ciollo as she explores how Thoreau was enmeshed in a decades-spanning project of crafting a theology of wildness. The focus of Thoreau’s theology—wildness itself—centers on the divinity extant […]
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Joanne Freeman on the Revolutionary Era
FeaturedJoin historian Joanne Freeman for an exploration of the Revolutionary era and the ideas, conflicts, and personalities that shaped the founding of the United States, examining how debates over power, […]
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Topograph: An Evening with Ben Cosgrove
FeaturedBen Cosgrove is a composer-performer whose music explores themes of landscape, place, and environment. Described as “a sonic plein-air painter… his piano as a paintbrush,” Ben has collaborated with groups ranging from rock bands […]
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Mark Dion Symposium: Calling All Eccentrics
FeaturedWhat motivates collecting, and who decides what is worth preserving? Explore multiple, creative perspectives on the work of museum collecting, past and present, with emerging scholars and keynote speaker Mark […]