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What Makes History? New Stories from the Collection
What Makes History? New Stories from the Collection The things we keep matter for the stories we tell. What objects do we choose to preserve, and who is able to collect them? Why were they once valued, and how can we continue to see them in new ways? This special exhibition explores what it means […]
Portrait Mode
"A new show at the Concord Museum takes portraiture to unexpected places." — The Boston Globe Portrait Mode Portrait Mode offers an intimate look at over 40 historical portraits from the Concord Museum collection, highlighting poignant stories of representation and absence and inviting us to consider whose faces become a part of history. During the […]
29th Annual Family Trees
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 […]
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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. […]
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Akhil Amar on The US Constitution
Akhil Amar on The US Constitution
Akhil Amar, preeminent legal scholar and author of The Words That Made Us: America’s Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840, joins us for a conversation on the US Constitution. Uniting history and law through the biggest constitutional questions early Americans confronted, Professor Amar discusses the formative decades of the Constitution after its ratification and its resonance today. As […]
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MLK Day of Service
MLK Day of Service
"Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve." - Martin Luther King, Jr. Gather at the Concord Museum to prepare Kids’ Bags that provide kid-friendly meals and snacks for a child in our local community. An activity for the whole family, decorate and assemble bags to help ensure a child has access to healthy food. […]
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An Evening of Songs and Stories
An Evening of Songs and Stories
An uplifting way to fill an evening with wonder, Anna Huckabee Tull, Concord-based musician and author of Living the Deeper YES, and her musical partner Mickey Zibello share their award-winning songs and the stories that brought the music to life. Together they remind us of how valuable it is to think broadly and feel deeply. […]
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Governor Charlie Baker on Getting Important Work Done
Governor Charlie Baker on Getting Important Work Done
In-person tickets are sold out. Please reserve virtual tickets or join us for another forum this winter. Governor Charlie Baker and his long-time associate Steven Kadish discuss their method for getting past politics and delivering results in the public and private sectors. Their new book Results is not only about getting things done, but about […]