Learn more - > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Concord Museum <[email protected]> > Subject: Expand the Stories of the American Revolution: Claiming Sovereignty > Date: April 21, 2025 at 8:30:35 AM EDT > To: <[email protected]> > Reply-To: Concord Museum <[email protected]> > > View this email in your browser > <https://mailchi.mp/concordmuseum/ib5x3jfxrg-5038293?e=68b6506035> > > <https://concordmuseum.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b60ecd6a542331b39c7f3577f&id=9a4ddf1bf7&e=68b6506035> > > Expanding the Stories of the American Revolution > > <https://concordmuseum.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b60ecd6a542331b39c7f3577f&id=5c80cb52d8&e=68b6506035> > Claiming Sovereignty > Concord Museum Forum > April 24 | 7:00 – 8:00 pm > Members Free | Non-Members $10 | Virtual Free > Elizabeth James-Perry, Aquinnah Wampanoag Culture Bearer and Artist, joins us > for a conversation on the experiences of Native communities in the > Massachusetts area during the American Revolution. > > As part of the new special exhibition Whose Revolution, Elizabeth James-Perry > created a wampum choker that represents the kind of object an > eighteenth-century Wampanoag soldier from eastern Massachusetts, active in > the Revolutionary War Militia and Naval companies, might have chosen to wear > into battle. > > In the forum, learn more about the creation of the choker and its > significance. Arrive early for an opportunity to visit Whose Revolution and > view the choker. > Register > > <https://concordmuseum.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b60ecd6a542331b39c7f3577f&id=706b50cae2&e=68b6506035> > > <https://concordmuseum.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b60ecd6a542331b39c7f3577f&id=5043318f58&e=68b6506035> > > Enjoy April School Vacation Week > > <https://concordmuseum.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b60ecd6a542331b39c7f3577f&id=56321c15c4&e=68b6506035> > > A Personal Conversation in Mrs. Washington’s Bedchamber > Family Program > April 21 | 10:00 - 11:00 am > Members Free | Free with Museum admission > Step back to 1784 and spend time with Martha Washington (portrayed by Sandy > Spector) in this interactive and informative program. During your time > together, Mrs. Washington will share news of her family, and how the current > events that her husband is so deeply involved in impacts her family and her > developing nation. Doors open at 9:30. > > <https://concordmuseum.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b60ecd6a542331b39c7f3577f&id=579c3f4872&e=68b6506035> > > Meet Steve the Silversmith > Family Program > April 21 | Drop in 10:00 am - 4:00 pm > Members Free | Free with Museum admission > Meet a real-life silversmith who will be demonstrating his craft and > exploring history’s most famous patriot silversmith, Paul Revere! Be sure to > visit the April 19, 1775 galleries to see the original lantern from Revere’s > midnight ride as well as silver pieces made by Revere in our new Work of Art > gallery. > > <https://concordmuseum.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b60ecd6a542331b39c7f3577f&id=c4a40c1416&e=68b6506035> > > Meet a Sailor > Family Programs > April 23 | Drop in 10 am - 3:00 pm > Members Free | Free with Museum admission > Sailors from the USS Constitution Museum share maritime history and what life > was like for an 1812 sailor. Touch artifacts and see photos shared by the > sailors. > > Now on View > > <https://concordmuseum.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b60ecd6a542331b39c7f3577f&id=2a85f5e981&e=68b6506035> > Whose Revolution > New Special Exhibition > On view through September 1 > With Museum Admission | Members Visit Free > Whose Revolution explores the many different meanings of revolution in the > decade leading up to the outbreak of war in 1775. As we commemorate the 250th > anniversary of the start of the American Revolution, this special exhibition > helps expand the stories we tell about the founding of our nation. Through a > rich array of objects, from paintings, prints, and political cartoons to > historic clothing, textiles, furniture, and ceramics as well as film and > multimedia installations, this exhibition centers the experiences of women, > Indigenous communities, and free and enslaved Black people who grappled with > the meaning of revolution in their own lives. > Get Tickets > > <https://concordmuseum.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b60ecd6a542331b39c7f3577f&id=eae65a113c&e=68b6506035> > Concord Museum > 53 Cambridge Turnpike > <https://concordmuseum.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b60ecd6a542331b39c7f3577f&id=b415c5fdf8&e=68b6506035> > Concord MA 01742 > <https://concordmuseum.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b60ecd6a542331b39c7f3577f&id=03ee5671fc&e=68b6506035> > > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]?subject=&body=> > > Visit Us > Spring Hours > Mon – Fri: 10am – 4pm > Sat – Sun: 10am – 5pm > > Open Monday April 21. > What’s On > <https://concordmuseum.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b60ecd6a542331b39c7f3577f&id=4cd0f40de2&e=68b6506035> > Membership > <https://concordmuseum.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b60ecd6a542331b39c7f3577f&id=8022093d8f&e=68b6506035> > Donate > <https://concordmuseum.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b60ecd6a542331b39c7f3577f&id=5dcc4b2317&e=68b6506035> > Follow us > > <https://concordmuseum.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b60ecd6a542331b39c7f3577f&id=09c7f26ced&e=68b6506035> > > <https://concordmuseum.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b60ecd6a542331b39c7f3577f&id=804c939a18&e=68b6506035> > > <https://concordmuseum.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b60ecd6a542331b39c7f3577f&id=14d2f7d3cf&e=68b6506035> > Images: > > Elizabeth James-Perry, Aquinnah Wampanoag Culture Bearer and Artist, Courtesy > of the Concord Museum; 2024.1.1. > > Gown (Detail), Massachusetts and England, 1760s-1770s. Concord Museum > Collection, Gift of Mrs. Mary Adelaide Sargent Poor; Cos40.16. > > A Personal Conversation in Mrs. Washington’s Bedchamber is funded in part by > a grant from the Concord Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported > by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. > > Whose Revolution is made possible, in part, by the National Endowment for the > Humanities; the Decorative Arts Trust; the Massachusetts Office of Travel and > Tourism; the Americana Foundation; the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area; > and the ‘Quin House Impact Fund. > > > > > > > > Forums for the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution are made possible > by a gift from Claire and Joshua Nelson. Forums are supported in part by the > Sally Lanagan Fund. > > Free Museum admission on Patriots’ Day is supported by Highland Street > Foundation, and Patriots’ Day family activities are supported by the > Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati. > > April School Vacation Week is funded in part by a grant from the Concord > Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural > Council, a state agency. > > Copyright (C) 2025 Concord Museum. 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