Concord Museum

06/05/2026

Wow!! Have you seen the gorgeous gardens on this year’s Garden Tour?? There is still time to join us - get tickets at concordmuseum.org or at the Museum and explore 6 beautiful gardens in Concord. Don’t miss it!

06/03/2026

As we kick off Pride month, we're spotlighting some of our favorite objects that give us a glimpse of the lives of noted American impressionist painter Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts and her partner Grace Keyes, a renowned golfer. The two moved to Concord in 1907.

Pictured here is an artwork by Roberts (on view in our Work of Art gallery) and a straw golfing hat owned by Keyes.

Looking to learn more about the story of these two influential Concord women? Check out an upcoming event at on June 16: "Grace and Elizabeth, A Life Together."

Follow for more information about Pride events this weekend and all month long!

Pastoral Landscape, Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts, possibly Normandy, France, about 1895. Concord Museum Collection, Gift of the Huyett Family; 2024.8.1.

Boater Hat, Concord Clothing Co., Boston, MA, 1906-1910. Concord Museum Collection, Gift of Jonathan M. Keyes; 2024.5.7.1.

06/02/2026

We are loving the live music courtesy of with ! For the next 4 weeks, 8 beautifully transformed pianos are waiting for you around town. Have you found all 8? Hint: one is bringing our outdoor campus to life!

06/01/2026

Happening this weekend! Join a day of beauty, nature, and discovery as you explore six stunning private gardens throughout Concord. Get tickets at concordmuseum.org.

Thank you to our sponsors!

Premier Sponsors:
Alden Laurel
The Davey Tree Expert Company - Hartney Greymont
Onyx Corporation

Garden and Map Sponsors:
Frances Walker - Coldwell Banker Realty

The Commons In Lincoln
Senkler, Pasley & Whitney
Butler Wheeler Team at Coldwell Banker
Woods Hill Table
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Patron Sponsors
LandVest Concord, MA
Bandoleros Mexican
RP Marzilli & Company
Lipcon Construction
CS Bailey Landscape

The Concord Museum Garden Tour June 5 – 6 | 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Join us for a day of beauty, nature, and discovery as you visit six stunning gardens […]

05/27/2026

It's almost time for the Garden Tour! Come join us for a day of beauty, nature, and discovery as you explore six stunning private gardens throughout Concord. In 2026 the Tour will offer a wide variety of garden styles and features, including decorative elements and vegetable beds, manicured spaces and naturalistic plantings, native species and showstopper plantings. Each offers an approach to creating gardens that blend seamlessly with the surrounding landscape, complement the architectural features of the home, and offer delightful settings for everyday living. This year’s gardens also showcase expansive patios, immaculate pools and water features, hand-cut fieldstone walls, winding paths, and terraces.

All proceeds benefit the Museum’s vital school programs that serve over 15,500 K-12 students each year.

Get tickets at concordmuseum.org!

Thank you to our sponsors!
Premier Sponsors:
Alden Laurel
The Davey Tree Expert Company - Hartney Greymont
Onyx Corporation

Garden and Map Sponsors:
Frances Walker - Coldwell Banker Realty

The Commons In Lincoln
Senkler, Pasley & Whitney
Butler Wheeler Team at Coldwell Banker
Woods Hill Table
+hillcustombuilders

Patron Sponsors
LandVest Concord, MA
Bandoleros Mexican
RP Marzilli & Company
Lipcon Construction
CS Bailey Landscape

05/26/2026

As the nation marked the 100 year anniversary of the "shot heard round the world" in 1875, centennial committees organized countless commemorative celebrations, vetting speakers, arranging events, and acting as the welcoming delegations for visiting dignitaries and esteemed guests. Committee members were given ribbons to designate their role. Though tarnished today, the silver threads on these two Concord ribbons (the first and third pictured here) would have sparkled in 1875, highlighting the wearers’ importance. A few newspapers commented that neither war veterans’ descendants nor any women in Concord were asked to participate in the day’s formal proceedings.

The ribbon proudly displaying Washington’s image (far right) was created using new, automated Jacquard loom technology being touted at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition by English weaver Thomas Stevens. Such a finely woven image was surely the perfect way to show off the new technology to a public hungry for patriotic nostalgia.

You can see these three ribbons, along with the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition sash seen here at the current special exhibition, Revolutionary Legacies. Plan your visit at concordmusem.org.

Ribbon, unknown maker, Boston, Ma, 1875. Concord Museum Collection; 1997.5; Ribbon, Concord, Ma, 1875. Concord Museum Collection; 2006.67; Ribbon, Thomas Stevens, Coventry, England, 1876. Concord Museum Collection; 2006.68; Sash, unknown maker, United States, 1875. Concord Museum Collection, Gift of Annie Dakin French; Cos64.76.7. Image Courtesy of the Concord Museum.

05/18/2026

Today is International Museum Day! Every year, on 18 May, the International Council of Museums ( highlights the transformative role of museums in society. In 2026, International Museum Day is exploring “Museums Uniting a Divided World”, focusing on how museums can act as bridges across cultural, social, and geopolitical divides, fostering dialogue, understanding, inclusion, and peace within and between communities worldwide.

On this International Museum Day, we invite you to visit our special exhibition, Revolutionary Legacies. We hope that as you explore the ways the American Revolution has been remembered over the centuries that you will experiences the power of museums to connect us to our shared past as we envision a bright future.

Plan your visit at concordmuseum.org.

Photo by Mike Ritter.

05/14/2026

Are you ready to ride? This Saturday, May 16, we will welcome riders to the Second Annual Paul Revere's Bike Ride for the Concord Museum. Ride through through the beautiful historic Concord area, pass revolutionary landmarks, and join the post-ride party - all while supporting our school programs that serve over 15,000 students annually. Sign up: concordmuseum.org/event/second-annual-paul-reveres-bike-ride/

05/13/2026

This ghostly image marks the entrance to our current special exhibition, Revolutionary Legacies. It depicts the interior of a glistening white canvas tent measuring 410 feet by 85 feet, more than half the size of a football field, allowed 6,000 guests to dine at once. The tent was set up for Concord's centennial celebrations on April 19, 1875. That spring, crowds six times larger than expected arrived in Concord, and with snow a few days before and a bitterly cold spring day in New England, the town required a herculean feat to provide basic necessities for its 60,000 guests.

As we mark the nation's 250th in the present, Revolutionary Legacies explores how we have remembered, commemorated, celebrated, and even mythologized the American Revolution. Plan your visit at concordmuseum.org.

Dining Tent, Concord, 19th April 1875, George J. Raymond & Co., Boston, MA, 1875. Concord Museum Collection, Gift of the Cummings Davis Society; 2000.3.