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  • Concert in the Courtyard

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    Goodwin Band Concert in the Courtyard: Goodwin Band Don’t miss a concert in the courtyard with hometown favorites Goodwin Band, a genre-defying band blending indie funk, reggae folk, and art rock into a gritty, soulful sound. With layered instrumentation and raw energy, their music is both complex and unfiltered—equal parts groove and depth. A powerful […]

  • Family Tree: A Reckoning

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    Family Tree: A Reckoning A few years ago, historian Elizabeth Herbin-Triant uncovered a long-hidden family secret: her family tree included one of Providence’s most prolific slave traders, Cyprian Sterry. Her research into Sterry’s life—marked by great wealth, a role at Brown University, and eventual ruin—led her to explore both her white and African American lineage. […]

  • Transformed by Revolution

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    Join Curator talks at 11:00 am and 2:00 pm on October 3. Free with admission.  While Concord's role in the start of the American Revolution is widely recognized, less well known are the continued experiences of disruption and turmoil in Concord throughout the war. What was it like to be part of this war-time community? […]

  • Opening Day Curator Gallery Talk: Transformed by Revolution

    Opening Day: Transformed by Revolution

    Opening Day Curator Gallery Talk: Transformed by Revolution Explore how ideas about community and belonging changed during and after the American Revolution. Learn about the impact of Harvard University’s temporary relocation to Concord, the daily experiences of families and children, and the networks of care among Black and Indigenous families from the exhibition’s co-curators David […]

  • Opening Day Curator Gallery Talk: Transformed by Revolution

    Opening Day: Transformed by Revolution

    Opening Day Curator Gallery Talk: Transformed by Revolution Explore how ideas about community and belonging changed during and after the American Revolution. Learn about the impact of Harvard University’s temporary relocation to Concord, the daily experiences of families and children, and the networks of care among Black and Indigenous families from the exhibition’s co-curators David […]

  • The Painter’s Fire: A Forgotten History of the Artists Who Championed the American Revolution

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    Annual Sally Lanagan Forum The Painter’s Fire: A Forgotten History of the Artists Who Championed the American Revolution Join historian Zara Anishanslin and Museum of Fine Arts, Boston curator Erica Hirshler for a conversation about Dr. Anishanslin new book, The Painter’s Fire, which tells the gripping story of three revolutionary artists – Robert Edge Pine, […]

  • Full! Indigenous Peoples’ Day

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    Indigenous Peoples' Day 2025: Family Program with the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers This program is full. Please join us at another program this fall. Join us for a program and performance with the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers, a group of musicians and artisans from the tribal communities of Mashpee on Cape Cod and […]

  • Haunted Fables from the Gables

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    Haunted Fables from the Gables Join Salem’s master storyteller, Nathaniel Hawthorne, for a frightful evening of thrills and chills in the gloomy shadow of his Concord haunts! The famous author reads his most frightening tales, as well as the terrifying works of fellow writer, Edgar Allan Poe. Stories include "The House of the Seven Gables," […]

  • Full! Sleepy Hollow-een Tour

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    This walking tour is full. Please join us for another program this fall! Join 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. 1 mile walk, mostly flat sidewalk […]

  • Paddle Strong: An Evening with the Artist

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    Join artist Brittney Peauwe Wunnepog Walley (Nipmuc) for a forum exploring her installation Chemacheg Menuhki: Paddle Strong at the Concord Museum. Walley will discuss her basket – woven with traditional techniques and layered with Indigenous history – and share the story of the Nipmuc people held in Concord in 1675 before their forced removal. In […]

  • An Evening with Nobel Peace Prize Winner Maria Ressa

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    In-person tickets are sold-out. Please tune in to watch the livestream! Maria Ressa is the co-founder of Rappler, the leading digital-only news outlet in the Philippines, known for its fearless reporting and its defense of press freedom. In awarding her the Nobel Peace Prize, the committee recognized her “efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which […]

  • Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters

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    Join Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Edward Larson for a timely forum on his forthcoming book, Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters. As the nation approaches the 250th anniversary of its founding, Larson offers a powerful reexamination of the ideas, debates, and military turning points that made independence possible. From Common Sense to the Declaration itself, and from […]