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October 2023
Indigenous Peoples’ Day Family Program with the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers
Visit the Concord Museum 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 Aquinnah on Martha’s Vineyard on Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Participate in the performance of eastern social songs and dances. Tickets are free, but space is limited. Advance registration is required.
Find out more »Basic Embroidery Workshop
This workshop is designed to be a fun and informative introduction to embroidery. Students visit the Museum’s new special exhibition "Interwoven: Women’s Lives Written in Thread" to see extraordinary examples of needlework in the Concord Museum’s collection, then they will learn fundamental hand embroidery from an Umbrella Arts Center teaching artist. By the end of the class, students will have a lovely embroidery sampler that can be used as a keepsake or as a gift. In partnership with the Umbrella…
Find out more »Music & Folklore Concert and Lecture
Chamber Music that Brings Folktales to Life Imagine listening to a musical performance that transports you to a different time and place, where you can experience the stories and emotions of people from various cultures and traditions. Join the Concord Conservatory of Music (CCM), along with the Concord Museum, for Music & Folklore concert and lecture on Friday, October 27th at 7:30 pm. Together, we will celebrate the oral folk traditions of various cultures through music. This event will take…
Find out more »Emerson’s Circle Walking Tour
In the 1800s, Concord was the center for American authors and thinkers, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Louisa May Alcott. They gathered together with other Concordians to discuss issues of the day such as slavery, war, the natural world, and many other topics. Led by a Museum educator, explore 1800s Concord and discover the impact of the anti-slavery movement and the Civil War, the lives and homes of the famous authors who lived here. 1 mile walk,…
Find out more »Sleepy Hollow-een Tour
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 pavement; rain or shine. $10 Member | $20 Non-Member Includes same-day admission to the Concord Museum
Find out more »Sleepy Hollow-een Tour
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 pavement; rain or shine. $10 Member | $20 Non-Member Includes same-day admission to the Concord Museum
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