June 2009
Museum Hours:
Open Daily 9:00 - 5:00
The 20th Annual Concord Museum Garden Tour
Friday and Saturday, June 5 & 6 • 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 
Celebrating 20 Years of Sharing Beautiful Gardens
The Concord Museum’s Guild of Volunteers is pleased to sponsor the 20th annual Garden Affairs event, an unequalled opportunity both to share in the delights of beautiful and unique private gardens in the Concord-area, and to support the Museum’s Education Programs which annually serve 10,000 students from 50 Massachusetts communities and 13 states.
The Garden Tour will take place on two days, Friday and Saturday, June 5 and 6, rain or shine. Each of the eight private gardens reflects the individual interests and passions of the owners and their families and will inspire both new gardeners designing their first perennial bed and accomplished landscapers with acres of “garden rooms.”
The tour of Concord-area gardens is self-guided and self-paced, beginning each day at 9:00 a.m. and continuing until 4:00 p.m. Garden-goers should arrive at the Museum to pick up their maps prior to starting out. Single-day tickets for either Friday or Saturday may be reserved in advance (through June 4) or may be purchased on the day of the tour. Single-Day Advance Tickets: $25 Members, $30 Nonmembers; Single Day Tickets at the door: $30 Museum Members, $35 Nonmembers. No refunds or exchanges; no photography.Concord Museum-Oracle 2009 Golf Tournament
Monday, June 22
The annual tournament includes sponsorship by local, regional and national companies. The tournament is held at the Concord Country Club. The Tournament is a high-profile event and sponsorship is a strategic opportunity to promote your civic- minded company. If you are interested in joining us for this premier event, call the Museum at (978) 369-9763.
BE OUR GUEST
Wednesday Evening, June 24 • 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Summer evenings are a perfect time to visit the Concord Museum. On the first free admission evening of the summer, bring family, friends or out of town guests to linger in the Museum’s engaging history galleries and distinctive changing exhibitions, take in the quiet eloquence of the “Exploring Concord” film, and enjoy the historic beauty of period rooms filled with Concord antiques. Create your own memories with family-friendly, hands-on activities. Free Admission for all from 5:00-8:00 p.m.
July 2009
Museum Hours:
Open Daily 9:00 - 5:00
4th of July at the Concord Museum
Saturday, July 4 • 9:00 - 5:00
Celebrate Independence Day with a visit to the Concord Museum, open 9:00-5:00 on Saturday, July 4th. A special exhibition, Setting the President’s Table: American Presidential China from the McNeil Americana Collection at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, is filled with patriotic symbols of the Nation and the White House. The exhibit showcases over 100 pieces of porcelain used by American presidents from Washington to Lincoln and Roosevelt to Reagan as they entertained distinguished gatherings of diplomats, celebrities, and royalty at the national “First Table.” The Presidential china in the McNeil Americana Collection is considered to be the finest grouping of its kind outside of the nation’s capital. On view in the exhibition are services purchased for official use in the President’s House, as well as family services, that reflect the personal taste, origins, and status of particular presidents and first ladies. The exhibition is free with Concord Museum admission; Members Free.
The Museum’s “Why Concord?” history galleries are the perfect place to explore the principles of liberty and putting one’s beliefs into action. With one of the oldest collections of Americana in the country, the Museum is renowned for its national treasures: the lantern that hung in the church steeple on the night of Revere’s famous ride; the largest collection of Henry Thoreau’s possessions anywhere, including the desk where he penned Walden and “Civil Disobedience;” Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Study, an important gathering place for the greatest American writers of his day; and outstanding furniture, clocks, silver, and ceramics.
SUMMER GALLERY TALK
Sunday, July 19 • 2:00 p.m.
Join Concord Museum curator David Wood for one of three gallery talks in Setting the President’s Table. The McNeil collection represents over two hundred years of presidential china and is considered to be the finest grouping of its kind outside of the nation’s capital. The earliest pieces date back to the period when no one in the world knew how the elected head of a representative democracy was supposed to act in society. Since the unit of presidential entertaining has always been the dinner party, this china was itself part of that process. Over and over again, administrations, and occasionally First Ladies, were vilified for spending too much and acting too grandly, or being too parsimonious and too common, and on occasion, both.
From the early days of entertaining as a new nation, through the era of sumptuous state banquets, to the White House dinners of more recent history, these artifacts of our national heritage provide a window into both American cultural and social history and the men and women who called the White House home. By reservation (978) 369-9763; Free with Museum admission; Members free.
BE OUR GUEST
Wednesday Evening, July 22 • 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Summer evenings are a perfect time to visit the Concord Museum. Bring family, friends or out of town guests to linger in the Museum’s engaging history galleries and distinctive changing exhibitions, take in the quiet eloquence of the “Exploring Concord” film, and enjoy the historic beauty of period rooms filled with Concord antiques. Create your own memories with family-friendly, hands-on activities. Free Admission for all from 5:00-8:00 p.m.
August 2009
Museum Hours:
Open Daily 9:00 - 5:00
BE OUR GUEST
Wednesday Evening, August 19 • 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Summer evenings are a perfect time to visit the Concord Museum. Bring family, friends or out of town guests to linger in the Museum’s engaging history galleries and distinctive changing exhibitions, take in the quiet eloquence of the “Exploring Concord” film, and enjoy the historic beauty of period rooms filled with Concord antiques. Create your own memories with family-friendly, hands-on activities. Free Admission for all from 5:00-8:00 p.m.
SUMMER GALLERY TALK
Thursday, August 27 • 7:00 p.m.
Join Concord Museum curator David Wood for one of three gallery talks in Setting the President’s Table. The McNeil collection represents over two hundred years of presidential china and is considered to be the finest grouping of its kind outside of the nation’s capital. The earliest pieces date back to the period when no one in the world knew how the elected head of a representative democracy was supposed to act in society. Since the unit of presidential entertaining has always been the dinner party, this china was itself part of that process. Over and over again, administrations, and occasionally First Ladies, were vilified for spending too much and acting too grandly, or being too parsimonious and too common, and on occasion, both.
From the early days of entertaining as a new nation, through the era of sumptuous state banquets, to the White House dinners of more recent history, these artifacts of our national heritage provide a window into both American cultural and social history and the men and women who called the White House home. By reservation (978) 369-9763; Free with Museum admission; Members free.
September 2009
Museum Hours:
Monday - Saturday 9:00 - 5:00
Sunday 12:00 - 5:00
SUMMER GALLERY TALK
Saturday, September 26 • 11:00 a.m.
Join Concord Museum curator David Wood for one of three gallery talks in Setting the President’s Table. The McNeil collection represents over two hundred years of presidential china and is considered to be the finest grouping of its kind outside of the nation’s capital. The earliest pieces date back to the period when no one in the world knew how the elected head of a representative democracy was supposed to act in society. Since the unit of presidential entertaining has always been the dinner party, this china was itself part of that process. Over and over again, administrations, and occasionally First Ladies, were vilified for spending too much and acting too grandly, or being too parsimonious and too common, and on occasion, both.
From the early days of entertaining as a new nation, through the era of sumptuous state banquets, to the White House dinners of more recent history, these artifacts of our national heritage provide a window into both American cultural and social history and the men and women who called the White House home. By reservation (978) 369-9763; Free with Museum admission; Members free.
October 2009
Museum Hours:
Monday - Saturday 9:00 - 5:00
Sunday 12:00 - 5:00
Digging the Past
Saturday, October 24 • ongoing 9:30-4:30
October is Archaeology Month in Massachusetts! Participate in an informal, hands-on, 4000-year-old stone tool investigation in the Concord Museum’s “Establishing Concord” Gallery. By using the inquiry method to examine, describe and identify the artifacts, you’ll acquire insight into the function and importance of stone tools in Native American life. Also, learn more about the skills of an archaeologist as you examine the archaeological toolkit of Benjamin Lincoln Smith, who helped to found the Massachusetts Archaeological Society. All ages welcome. Free with Museum admission.
November 2009
Museum Hours:
Monday - Saturday 9:00 - 5:00
Sunday 12:00 - 5:00
Silhouette Artists at the Concord Museum
Friday and Saturday • November 6 and 7
On Friday, November 6 and Saturday, November 7, silhouette artists Jean and Marcella Comerford use their skill with a scissor to cut delightful heirloom-quality portraits that make a wonderful holiday gift or keepsake. The artists have a monthly column, "Cut-Ups," in Yankee magazine and visit the Concord Museum twice each year. Appointments are scheduled 9:30-4:00 each day; each sitting is approximately ten minutes. Children ages six months and up and adults of all ages are welcome. $29/profile; $10 additional copies; frames and mats available for sale on day of sitting. By reservation only, (978) 369-9763.
December 2009
Museum Hours:
Monday - Saturday 9:00 - 5:00
Sunday 12:00 - 5:00
Family Trees: A Celebration of Children’s Literature
December 4 - January 3
For book-loving families, the 14th annual Family Trees: A Celebration of Children’s Literature at the Concord Museum is sure to bring out the kid in everyone! Concord’s literary legacy is given a creative twist with trees of all shapes and sizes decorated with charm and inspiration from acclaimed classic and contemporary children’s books. Organized by the Guild of Volunteers, this benefit exhibition is open during Museum hours. Watch this space for more information, including special programs and a list of books to be featured.
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