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  • Revolutionary War Cemetery Walk 

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    Tour Sleepy Hollow Cemetery and learn about the Revolutionary War soldiers buried there. Visit the final resting place of some of the most well-known figures from April 19, 1775, including […]

  • We Were Friends Play 

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    Commitment: Big Hearts We Were Friends: Commitment: Big Hearts In their second summer production, the award-winning Firelight Theatre Workshop presents Commitment: Big Hearts, part of their episodic project We Were […]

  • FULL! History Happy Hour 

    Whose Revolution History Happy Hour: Whose Revolution This program is full. Please join us for another program at the Museum! Don’t miss this unique opportunity to see our special exhibition, Whose […]

  • Akhil Amar on Remaking America’s Constitution 1840-1920

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    Akhil Amar on Remaking America’s Constitution 1840-1920 Join renowned constitutional scholar Akhil Reed Amar for a forum on his powerful new book, Born Equal. Tracing the transformative period from 1840 […]

  • 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," […]