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  • FULL! Indigenous Peoples’ Day Family Program with the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancer

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    This program is full. The Concord Museum is open on Indigenous Peoples' Day. Please enjoy a visit to our galleries including the exhibit The People of Musketaquid! 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 […]

  • A House Restored: A Conversation on Saving a New England Colonial

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    12th Annual Sally Lanagan Forum  Architectural Conservator and author, Lee McColgan, joins us for a conversation on his journey saving the ramshackle Loring House in Pembroke, Massachusetts, built in 1702, using period materials and methods and on a holiday deadline.  Trading the corporate ladder for a stepladder, Lee dives into the unexpected challenges of restoring […]

  • FULL! Sleepy Hollow-een Tour

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    This 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 or […]

  • A Dialogue with The Veda: Hindu Scripture and the Transcendentalists

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    When we think of the connections between the Transcendentalists and Eastern culture, we often think about Henry David Thoreau’s seminal essay Civil Disobedience and its influence on leaders of non-violent protest movements throughout the world, including Mahatma Gandhi. However, the exchange of ideas went both ways, and the thoughts and writings of Thoreau and Raph […]

  • Mindprints: Thoreau’s Material Worlds

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    Mindprints: Thoreau’s Material World Henry David Thoreau accumulated a variety of tools, art, and natural specimens throughout his life as a homebuilder, surveyor, and collector.  Ivan Gaskell, professor of cultural history and museum studies at Bard Graduate Center and author of Mindprints: Thoreau’s Material World, will be joined by Concord Museum Curator David Wood for […]

  • FULL! Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America

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    Registration is full. Please sign up to watch virtually or consider joining us at another program. Legal scholar and analyst for MSNBC and NBC News and professor at the University of Michigan Law School, Barbara McQuade, joins us for a conversation on how to identify the ways disinformation is seeping into all facets of our […]

  • 29th Annual Family Trees

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    29th Annual Family Trees: A Celebration of Children's Literature This annual family-focused event celebrates children’s books and a love of reading throughdozens of decorated story trees. Crafted by talented local volunteers and organizations,each tree features hand-made decorations inspired by a picture book.  Visitors can explore the artistic trees and families can sit and read together […]

  • The Fête

    The Fête – Sold Out!

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    For members only. Join us on Friday, December 6 as the Concord Museum transforms into a dazzling holiday wonderland! The Fête is a chance to celebrate the season with fellow friends and supporters and features plenty of festive drinks and hors d’oeuvres to re-awaken your merry spirit. Enjoy sparkling lights, elegant displays and the magic […]

  • 14th Annual Holiday House Tour

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    Join the Guild of Volunteers for the 14th Annual Holiday House Tour on Saturday, December 7th! A beloved annual tradition, the Holiday House Tour invites ticket-holders to visit six festively-decorated homes throughout Concord, each with their own unique charm and character. In 2024, the Tour will highlight historical homes in honor of the approaching 250th […]

  • Holiday Members’ Evening

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    Celebrate the winter season with an evening of festive libations, treats, and a special viewing of Family Trees.  Enjoy discounted holiday shopping in the Museum’s Shop.  This special event is open to members of the Concord Museum.  For members of the Concord Museum.

  • An Afternoon with Authors and Illustrators

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    Meet some of the accomplished authors and illustrators whose books are featured in Family Trees: A Celebration of Children’s Literature. Explore the decorated forest of trees throughout the Museum and visit with authors and illustrators as they sign your books.  Free with Museum Admission | Members visit free We have an amazing group of authors […]

  • Portrait Mode Curator Spotlight Talk 

    Portrait Mode Curator Spotlight Talk

    This talk will take place at 12:00pm in the Portrait Mode Gallery. Take a deep dive into some of the stories featured in the Museum’s special exhibition Portrait Mode with Associate Curator and Director of Exhibitions Reed Gochberg. In this specialty tour, you will go beyond the labels to understand whose faces become a part of history.  […]