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Learn about Concord’s remarkable history! https://www.concordmuseum.org

The Concord Museum educates visitors of all ages about the history of Concord and its continuing influence on American political, literary and cultural life. The Museum’s nationally significant collection serves as a catalyst for changing exhibitions, extended classroom learning, dynamic programs and publications relevant to an ever-changing world. Founded in 1886, the Museum is a center of cultural enjoyment for the region and a gateway to the town of Concord for visitors from around the world.

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
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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.

05/12/2026

The magnolia are in bloom and the 37th annual Concord Museum Garden Tour is coming up fast! We need volunteers to help make the event a success. Each of our six gardens requires volunteers for 2 1/4 hour shifts to check guests in – no gardening experience required!

This is a wonderful way to spend a lovely spring day in Concord, see friends, and support the Concord Museum's education programs that serve over 15,000 K-12 students each year. PLUS, you will receive one FREE ticket to the Garden Tour!

Sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C4AA9AB2CA5F49-63550308-concord

05/11/2026

You can see this gown in our current special exhibition, Revolutionary Legacies, on view through September 7. Plan your visit at concordmuseum.org.

Thank you to The Decorative Arts Trust for supporting the conservation of this dress as part of your support of our three 250th exhibitions.

Block Printed Cotton Gown, 1795-1805; remade from 1785-1790 style. Concord Museum Collection, Gift of Mrs. G. Hollis Blake; Cos74.143.

View in Agricultural Hall decorated by U.S. Government for Centennial Ball, Centennial Views, Concord, MA series Thomas Lewis, Concord, MA, 1875. Concord Museum Collection, Gift of the Cummings Davis Society; 2000.59.

05/08/2026

It's almost time to ride! Sign up today:

concordmuseum.org/event/second-annual-paul-reveres-bike-ride/

05/07/2026

Looking for Mothers' Day gifts? Stop by the Museum Shop and explore some of the lovely spring-themed gifts. Or, you might gift a Museum membership or tickets to the 2026 Garden Tour!

05/05/2026

A piece of George Washington's coffin makes a surprise appearance in Revolutionary Legacies, the Museum's current special exhibition.

In 1837, Washington’s remains were moved to a marble sarcophagus at Mount Vernon, and the family hoped to make souvenirs from pieces of the original outer mahogany coffin. The wood was in such poor condition that tiny pieces were instead given away as relics. Here, atop a petite 19th-century coffin, rests one of those small pieces, which itself is fashioned in the shape of an 18th-century coffin.

Swipe to see a small, framed memorial of Washington from about 1859, a piece further illustrating the ways Americans produced memorial objects to honor figures from the Revolution.

Plan your visit at concordmuseum.org to see both of these fascinating objects along with other objects that help us think about the ways we've remembered the Revolution over the past 250 years.

George Washington miniature coffin, unknown maker, United States, about 1837. Concord Museum Collection; M705. Image Courtesy of the Concord Museum.

Framed George Washington memorial print, manufacturer by James Crutchett, Washington, D.C., about 1859. Concord Museum Collection, Gift of Mr. Percy Brown; M2030.

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53 Cambridge Tpke At Lexington Road
Concord, MA
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Tuesday	10am - 4pm
Wednesday	10am - 4pm
Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 4pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm
Sunday	10am - 4pm

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https://www.concordmuseum.org/

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