Exhibition Spotlight Talk Portrait Mode January 10 | 12:00 – 12:30 pm With Museum Admission | Members Visit Free 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...
Engage in some everyday engineering as you construct and create with repurposed and recycled materials. Build creations that float and fly in a tunnel of swirling air. Explore materials with different properties--heavy, light, flexible, stiff--as you craft your contraptions.
Twice the Speed of Bliss Paintings and Drawings by Kat O'Connor January 13 - March 23, 2025 Opening Reception February 13, 6PM On view in The Umbrella Arts Center Allie Kussin Gallery are recent paintings and drawings by Kat O’Connor, a full-time artist and art instructor living outside of Boston, Massachusetts. Her work has...
Members Free | Non-Members $10 | Virtual Free Akhil Amar, preeminent legal scholar and author of The Words That Made Us: America’s Constitutional Conversation, 1760-1840, joins us for a timely conversation on the US Constitution, exploring the formative decades after its ratification and its resonance today.
At this January 17 meeting, important information for April 19 weekend will be shared with local businesses. Please join us and hear important updates and plans for the Concord250 events for the 250th Celebration on April 19, 2025 weekend. RSVP here Co-sponsored by the Concord Chamber of Commerce, Concord250 Community Participation Subcommittee, and Wright Tavern...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a designated National Day of Service, to encourage all Americans to volunteer within their communities and honor the life and legacy of the Civil Rights leader. Join the Discovery Museum as we engage in small acts of service to benefit our neighbors. Make a Welcome Card for and...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a designated National Day of Service, to encourage all Americans to volunteer within their communities and honor the life and legacy of the Civil Rights leader. Join the Discovery Museum as we engage in small acts of service to benefit our neighbors. Make a Welcome Card for and...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a designated National Day of Service, to encourage all Americans to volunteer within their communities and honor the life and legacy of the Civil Rights leader. Join the Discovery Museum as we engage in small acts of service to benefit our neighbors. Make a Welcome Card for and...
MLK Day of Service Family Program January 20 | 10:00 – 11:30 am Free | Participants are asked to bring supplemental food. 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...
Join the MUSIC MAKES ME HAPPY Chorus in exploring Concord's role in the Abolition era and the Underground Railroad. Sing the spirituals that guided enslaved people to freedom and hear stories of brave Concordians like the Thoreau and Alcott families. Songs include: Go Down, Moses; Follow the Drinking Gourd; Swing Low; Swing Chariot; others. Guest...
Hobson Woodward, Adams Family Correspondence Series Editor for the Adams Papers Editorial Project at the Massachusetts Historical Society, will explore the life and times of Abigail Adams through her letters and the correspondence of family and friends. Abigail’s experience of the Battle of Bunker Hill will be the initial focus, and then explore her life...
An Evening of Songs and Stories Concert January 22 | 7:00 - 8:00 pm Members $10 | Non-Members $15 Concord-based musician and author Anna Huckabee Tull and her musical partner Mickey Zibello share their award-winning songs and the stories that brought the music to life. Together they remind us to think broadly and feel deeply....
Former 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 renewing people’s faith in public service. Together they demonstrate that government can work, which is vital...
David Wells, PhD, the photographer behind @assabet_wildlife, will give an engaging talk on the swimming birds in our rivers. After his presentation, enjoy a guided walk along Cochituate Brook (weather permitting). Hot chocolate and donuts will be provided!
Lunar New Year is a celebration observed by numerous cultures to mark the beginning of a calendar year whose months are based on moon cycles. In today’s program, we will be joined by a Discovery Museum staff member as she shares her personal experience and her family’s traditions for the holiday. Play some traditional Korean...
The Concord Conservatory of Music is excited to present a thrilling performance by The Po' Ramblin' Boys on Saturday, January 25, 2025, at 7:00 PM. Hailing from the Smoky Mountains, this energetic band is renowned for capturing traditional bluegrass's authentic spirit and raw power. Their captivating stage presence and unique blend of classic sounds with a modern edge will leave you...
In March 2025 we will present American Heritage concerts as part of Concord’s celebration of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, featuring Concord native Richard Sebring, principal French horn with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a new work we’ve commissioned by composer Jeff Beal for the occasion. We look forward to seeing you this season! Bring the whole family; youth...
