Exhibition: A Perpetual Invitation: 150 Years of Art at the Concord Free Public Library

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Friday, August 18, 2023

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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08/18/2023 10:00 AM 08/18/2023 04:00 PM America/Anguilla Exhibition: A Perpetual Invitation: 150 Years of Art at the Concord Free Public Library In honor of the Concord Free Public Library’s 150th anniversary, the Concord Museum and the Library have collaborated on a special exhibition featuring artwork from the Library’s William Munroe Special Collection. Featured objects will include paintings by Washington Allston, N.C. Wyeth, May Alcott Nieriker, Charles Hovey Pepper, Alicia Keyes, and Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts, among other artists, as well as sculptures depicting noted Concord authors such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, and Louisa May Alcott. The exhibition will also highlight Concord’s artist communities, local art collectors, the history of institutions promoting public access to works of art, and the stories o... Details & Tickets: https://www.upcomingevents.com/boston/events/concord-museum/exhibition-a-perpetual-invitation-150-years-of-art-at-the-concord-free-public-library-97144?ref=uceaddevent Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA, 01742

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In honor of the Concord Free Public Library’s 150th anniversary, the Concord Museum and the Library have collaborated on a special exhibition featuring artwork from the Library’s William Munroe Special Collection. Featured objects will include paintings by Washington Allston, N.C. Wyeth, May Alcott Nieriker, Charles Hovey Pepper, Alicia Keyes, and Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts, among other artists, as well as sculptures depicting noted Concord authors such as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, and Louisa May Alcott. The exhibition will also highlight Concord’s artist communities, local art collectors, the history of institutions promoting public access to works of art, and the stories of specific artists who lived and worked in Concord. Curator tours will be offered Friday, March 24, at 11:00 a.m. and 2 p.m. and Friday, March 31, at 11:00 a.m. and 2 p.m. Free with Museum admission. Members visit free. Become a Concord Museum member today to visit this new exhibition for free! Thank you to our Exhibition Sponsors: Bonhams Skinner, Middlesex Savings Bank, and Freedom's Way National Heritage Area.

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