Concord Antiquarian Society

CONCORD: AT THE CENTER OF REVOLUTION

THE CONCORD LANDSCAPES AND LEGACY OF HENRY THOREAU

LIVING AND WRITING DELIBERATELY: THE CONCORD LANDSCAPES AND LEGACY OF HENRY THOREAU

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

THE CONCORD MUSEUM WILL CONDUCT A DETAILED CONSERVATION SURVEY OF ITS COLLECTION OF HISTORIC CLOTHING, WHICH CONSISTS OF 2,189 PIECES OF CLOTHING, SHOES, AND HATS, PRIMARILY DATING FROM THE EARLY 1700S TO EARLY 1900S. STAFF WILL WORK WITH PROFESSIONAL TEXTILE CONSERVATORS TO SYSTEMATICALLY ASSESS EACH OBJECT FOR CURRENT STORAGE AND HOUSING NEEDS AND MAKE CONSERVATION TREATMENT AND REHOUSING RECOMMENDATIONS.  AS A RESULT OF THE PROJECT, THE CONSERVATORS WILL PRODUCE A CONSERVATION SURVEY REPORT AND STAFF WILL UPDATE THE ONLINE COLLECTIONS DATABASE WITH NEW COLLECTIONS INFORMATION THAT WILL EXPAND PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE COLLECTION FOR OBJECT-BASED LEARNING, RESEARCH, EXHIBITION, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING PURPOSES.

WHOSE REVOLUTION [THE CONCORD MUSEUM IS APPLYING FOR AN NEH PUBLIC HUMANITIES EXHIBITIONS PLANNING GRANT OF $75,000 IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SERIES OF THREE TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS THAT WILL MARK THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION IN 2025-2026 FOCUSED ON THE THEME OF ?WHOSE REVOLUTION.? ?WHOSE REVOLUTION? WILL FOCUS ON THE EXPERIENCES OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. MAJOR THEMES WILL INCLUDE CRITICAL REFLECTIONS ON THE FOUNDING PRINCIPLES OF LIBERTY AND EQUALITY, QUESTIONS ABOUT COMMUNITY AND CRISIS, AND THE ROLE OF HISTORY AND MEMORY IN SHAPING WHOSE STORIES HAVE BEEN TOLD OVER TIME. ALL THREE EXHIBITIONS WILL ESPECIALLY HIGHLIGHT UNDERREPRESENTED HISTORIES, FEATURING THE EXPERIENCES OF WOMEN, ENSLAVED AFRICAN AMERICANS, AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES.]