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  • 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 muskets to prepare for battle, cooking over a firepit, and demonstrating colonial spinning and sewing. This program is free and open to the public thanks […]

  • 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 paper tubes! Free with Museum admission. Members visit free.

  • 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.  Feel through these powerful and graceful birds a true connection and appreciation for all wildlife and the habitat we share. This live demonstration provides an […]

  • Power and Liberty: A Conversation with Gordon Wood

    https://youtu.be/v57quJolSvs Annual Mary Lesneski Memorial Lecture Brown University professor, Gordon Wood, will discuss his new book, Power and Liberty: Constitutionalism in the American Revolution, in which he distills a lifetime of work on constitutional innovations during the Revolutionary era with historian Richard Brown of the University of Connecticut. Advanced registration is required.  This program is […]

  • The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj98x8AUUd0 Join Scott Weidensaul, naturalist and ornithologist, as he celebrates the natural world—particularly birds—in his newest book, A World on the Wing: The Global Odyssey of Migratory Birds, conveying the wonder of bird migration and its global sweep.  Moderated by David O'Neill, President of Mass Audubon. Advanced registration is required.  This program is being held […]

  • In the Footsteps of Henry David Thoreau

    https://youtu.be/pgAmjOawzLg In his new book, Six Walks, award-winning author and artist, Ben Shattuck depicts six journeys from Cape Cod to Mount Katahdin that were once taken by Thoreau.  According to one reviewer: “echoing Thoreau’s brilliant reflections with his own, Shattuck distills the healing power of nature into a narrative that’s a pure pleasure to wander […]

  • Founding Women and the Dawn of the Conservation Movement

    https://youtu.be/VAbdmY_0gFU Joan Walsh, Gerard Bertrand Chair of Field Ornithology & Natural History at Mass Audubon, and Harvard Lecturer and Curator, Reed Abigail Gochberg will speak on the role women played in the founding of the conservation movement and at Harvard’s Museum of Comparative Zoology. Moderated by Renata Pomponi, Senior Regional Director, East Region at Mass […]

  • A Conversation with Charlie Gibson and Timothy Johnson

    https://youtu.be/MPQYM5ajMl4 Join legendary television journalists Charlie Gibson and Dr. Timothy Johnson as they reminisce about their years at ABC News, the challenges our nation faces today, and the enduring power of friendship. Advanced registration is required.  This program is being held in-person in the Churchill and Janet Franklin Lyceum and Livestreamed to a virtual audience. […]

  • FULL! Early Bird Walking Tour of Brewster’s Woods

    This program is full. Please consider joining us for other programs this spring. Walk with the warblers as they migrate through Concord. Join David O’Neill, President of Mass Audubon and Jeff Collins, Director of Conservation Science, as they explore birding hotspots in Brewster’s Woods Wildlife Sanctuary. We’ll walk in the footsteps of William Brewster, sharing […]

  • Enchanted Evening: 2022 Concord Museum Annual Gala

    After a two year hiatus, the time has come to celebrate! The Guild of Volunteers is thrilled to bring back this beloved annual fundraising event, the Concord Museum Gala. The 2022 Gala will take place at the beautiful Concord Country Club with an Enchanted Evening theme.  Imagine glittering lights and sumptuous decorations in an atmosphere […]

  • FULL! Emerson-Thoreau Amble Walking Tour

    This program is full. Please consider joining us for other programs this spring. Celebrate Emerson’s birthday and follow the footsteps of writers Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau! Enjoy the spring weather and learn about the friendship of two notable observers of nature from a museum interpreter. 1-mile walk, mostly flat terrain, rain or […]

  • On Emerson and Parker: A Conversation with Dean Grodzins

    https://youtu.be/oo3Dx10djp8 Second Annual Robert D. Richardson III Lecture Few figures had more influence in shaping Transcendentalism in America than Ralph Waldo Emerson and Theodore Parker. Join Dean Grodzins, author of American Heretic: Theodore Parker and Transcendentalism, in a wide-ranging conversation to help mark the 219th anniversary of Emerson’s birth. Advanced registration is required.  This program […]