Events
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Women of Concord
Editor, silversmith, social justice activist, artist, domestic, Army nurse, teacher, factory worker, author, farmer, mother, philanthropist…All describe the women of Concord – some famous, some almost invisible – featured in […]
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The Art & Mystery of the Dollhouse
This enchanting exhibition included some rarely-seen examples of dollhouses and their miniature contents—including dolls—drawn from an esteemed private collection and from the renowned collection of The Strong National Museum of […]
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Anatomy of a Desk and Walden, a game
This exhibition brought focus to two iconic desks that played a major role in America’s literary tradition. The first, a Windsor writing-arm chair, was the desk at which Ralph Waldo […]
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Concord Museum Winter Ball: Le Bal Masqué
The Guild of Volunteers of the Concord Museum is hosting its annual fundraiser, Le Bal Masqué, on Saturday, March 4th as a benefit for the education programs of the Museum. The […]
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2017 Concord Museum Winter Ball: Le Bal Masqué
2017 Concord Museum Winter Ball: Le Bal Masqué Saturday, March 4 from 6:30 - 11:00 p.m. The Lyman Estate in Waltham, MA The Guild of Volunteers of the Concord […]
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Patriots’ Day 2017
Make the Concord Museum—a gateway to Concord's history—part of your family’s 2017 Patriots’ Day tradition as we commemorate “the shot heard ‘round the world” with activities for visitors of all […]
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Walden: Four Views – Abelardo Morell
On the occasion of the bicentennial of Henry David Thoreau’s birth, Abelardo Morell, guided and inspired by Thoreau’s journals and his seminal work Walden, created panoramic photographic works that suggest […]
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Garden Tour 2017
Celebrating 28 Years of a New England Tradition The famed Concord spokesman for individualism and self-reliance, Ralph Waldo Emerson, once wrote: “When I go into a good garden, I think, […]
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Golf Tournament 2017
Now entering its 22nd year, this premier tournament provides critical support for the Museum’s educational initiatives. The Museum’s educational programs teach children about the ideas of freedom, self-government and individualism […]
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BE THOREAU: Neighbor
Join us for a community forum addressing how the past can inform present social challenges and political conflict with representatives from the Concord Museum, the Emerson House, The Old Manse, Robbins House, and Orchard House. This event will take place at Wright Tavern in Concord Center.
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BE THOREAU: Reader
Family Train Trip to Fitchburg Join the Concord Free Public Library, Fitchburg Public Library, Massachusetts Center for the Book, and the Concord Museum for a trip to Fitchburg inspired by D.B. Johnson’s book Henry Hikes to Fitchburg! Families are invited to take a special literary train ride to Fitchburg. Free.; reservations required. Snacks provided. Reservations […]
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This Ever New Self: Thoreau and His Journal
The bicentennial of Henry David Thoreau’s birth culminated with the opening of the most comprehensive exhibition ever created about one of the world’s most original writers and thinkers. This Ever New Self: Thoreau and His Journal brought together remarkable holdings from the world’s two most significant Thoreau collections: journals, manuscripts, letters, books, and field notes […]