Concord Museum gets $400,000 federal grant

Pictured (from left to right): Stephen Crane, Concord Town Manager, Representative Tami Gouveia, Tom Putnam Concord Museum’s Edward W. Kane Executive Director, Anna Rasmussen, Vice-President, Concord MuseumBoard, Congresswoman Lori Trahan, and Senator Michael Barrett with 5^thgrade students from the Pyne Arts Magnet School in Lowell, Massachusetts. Photo by Bonnie Baker Photography.


Congresswoman Lori Trahan announced a $400,000 grant for the Concord Museum. The money comes from the National Endowment for the Humanities and will be under the direction of Tom Putnam, the museum’s Edward W. Kane executive director.

“I am thrilled that the Concord Museum has been awarded this exhibition funding, which will help to expand exhibits in their recently renovated galleries. The museum is a treasure for so many people, young and old, who come to Concord to learn about our role in the birth of our nation. I can’t wait to return to the Museum with my children and see the new collections made possible by this valuable federal investment in the humanities,” said Trahan in a release.

“As we prepare to celebrate the 250th anniversary of ‘the shot heard round the world,’ the Concord Museum is honored to receive a $400,000 Public Humanities grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to help us re-design and install new permanent exhibits in our recently renovated galleries. Working with a diverse group of humanities scholars and two nationally-recognized exhibit and media design companies, our talented curatorial team is thrilled to have this opportunity to re-imagine how we best convey the unique role Concord has played in our national story to diverse new audiences,” said Putnam.