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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 Join Museum curators on opening day for special guided tours at 11:00 am and 2:00 pm. Portrait Mode offers an intimate look at over 40 historical portraits from the Concord Museum collection, highlighting poignant stories of representation and […]
FULL! Sleepy Hollow-een Tour
FULL! Sleepy Hollow-een Tour
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 […]
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A Dialogue with The Veda: Hindu Scripture and the Transcendentalists
A Dialogue with The Veda: Hindu Scripture and the Transcendentalists
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 […]
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Mindprints: Thoreau’s Material Worlds
Mindprints: Thoreau’s Material Worlds
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 […]
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Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America
Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America
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 society and how we can fight against it. In her New York Times bestselling book Attack […]
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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 […]