January 2021
Art in Bloom in Concord
January’s Art in Bloom in Concord collaboration of the Garden Club of Concord, Concord Art, and the Concord Museum will showcase floral designs interpreting original works of art. Garden Club members will create floral interpretations of entries in the exhibition Members Juried 1: Painting and Sculpture at Concord Art, and of the watercolors in the exhibition HOME: Paintings by Loring W. Coleman at the Concord Museum. The designs will infuse winter with the promise of spring and reflect the art that inspires them. Floral designs will be on display January 14-17 at Concord and January 16-18 at the Concord Museum. Virtual…
Find out more »Film Screening of JFK: The Last Speech
On the eve of the 2021 presidential inaugural, the Museum is partnering with Mass Humanities on a virtual screening of a new film JFK: The Last Speech, which explores the dramatic relationship between two American icons—John F. Kennedy and Robert Frost. The documentary chronicles how JFK’s last speech in his home state of Massachusetts at the dedication of the Robert Frost Library at Amherst College on October 26, 1963 inspired a group of Amherst College classmates to lives of service. Immediately following the film, Concord Museum Director…
Find out more »February 2021
Concord Museum’s 8th Annual Sally Lanagan Lecture
Our 8th annual Sally Lanagan Lecture will feature gifted storyteller and bestselling historian H. W. Brands speaking on his new book, The Zealot and the Emancipator, recounting the epic struggle over slavery as embodied by John Brown and Abraham Lincoln—two men moved to radically different acts to confront our nation’s gravest sin. Please note that this forum is virtual. Donations are encouraged to support the Concord Museum’s Education initiatives. This program is supported by the Sally Lanagan Fund. Purchase tickets here.
Find out more »Virtual Visit with President Lincoln
President Lincoln is beaming in to answer your questions! The Museum is pleased to bring its popular Presidents’ Day program A Visit with President Lincoln to the virtual stage. Kids from across Massachusetts can send in their questions to President Lincoln to learn about his life, presidency, and legacy. Record a video of your question for President Lincoln before Wednesday, February 10, and send it to cm1@concordmuseum.org. You may be featured in the program! Please note that this is a virtual program. Register…
Find out more »March 2021
Concord Museum Exhibit: Every Path Laid Open: Women of Concord and the Quest for Equality
Every Path Laid Open: Women of Concord and the Quest for Equality includes rare artifacts from the collection that tell the story of Concord women of the past – some famous and some almost invisible. Each portrait, needlework, or piece of furniture, carefully preserved by succeeding generations and now by the Concord Museum, makes it possible to create meaning from the lives of ordinary citizens as well as prominent residents. There is also a special media component in the exhibition celebrating…
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