March 2023
Curator Tours: A Perpetual Invitation: 150 Years of Art at the Concord Free Public Library
Curators from the Concord Museum and the Concord Free Public Library lead guided tours of the new special exhibition "A Perpetual Invitation: 150 Years of Art at the Concord Free Public Library". No advanced registration necessary. Free with Museum admission. Members visit free. In honor of the Concord Free Public Library’s 150th anniversary, the Concord Museum and the Library have collaborated on a special exhibition featuring the Library’s art collection. Featured objects will include paintings by Washington Allston, N.C. Wyeth,…
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Massachusetts Historical Society Peter J. Gomes Memorial Book Prize Ceremony for Robert A. Gross
Join us at the Concord Museum for the ceremony of the Massachusetts Historical Society’s 2022 Peter J. Gomes Memorial Book Prize awarded to Robert A. Gross for his book The Transcendentalists and Their World, published in 2021 by Macmillan Publishers. The Peter J. Gomes Memorial Book Prize is given to the best nonfiction work on the history of Massachusetts published during the preceding year. The ceremony at the Concord Museum will feature Robert A. Gross in conversation with Dennis Fiori,…
Find out more »Global Objects: A Conversation with Edward S. Cooke, Jr. and Suzanne Blier
Join us at the Concord Museum for the 43rd Annual Mary Lesneski Memorial Lecture. Edward S. Cooke, Jr., renowned art historian at Yale University, is joined by Harvard University art historian Suzanne Blier in a conversation on Ned’s newest book "Global Objects: Towards a Connected Art History." "Global Objects" examines a broad array of functional aesthetic objects that transcend geographic and temporal boundaries and challenge preconceived ideas about what is and is not art. Please register online in advance. Join…
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