The Museum is open the first and third Sunday of each month (except for holidays) from 1:00-4:00 pm for a Progress Preview.
Entry is free while we continue to work on displays. Come and see a preview of Concord’s history.

Kitchen Pottery To Dining Room China

Betty Barnes Hall 1928 Clayton Rd, Concord, CA, United States

A new display, put together by the docents at the Galindo Home, opens Sunday, August 20th. Pieces of pottery and china from the early 1900s through the midcentury will be on display in one of the original rooms of the Galindo Home. Roseville Pottery, Bauer Pottery, Carnival Glass, and Haviland Limoges china are just a […]

$5

Speaker Series – The Magic of Kaleidoscopes by Pat Seaman

Betty Barnes Hall 1928 Clayton Rd, Concord, CA, United States

Speaker Series – The Magic of Kaleidoscopes by Pat Seaman December 10 Discover the Magic of Kaleidoscopes, their history, their types in a hands on presentation. Concord Museum and Event Center, Betty Barnes Hall 2:00 pm

Free

Speakers Series: The early prohibition years in Concord – Italian winemakers, saloonkeepers, and pharmacists.

The Concord Museum and Event Center 1926 Clayton Road, CA, United States

Leslie Crenna, daughter of Lloyd Crenna, will tell the story of the Crenna, Vasconi, and Arrighi families, and others across Concord and Contra Costa County, during the early Prohibition years, drawing on primary research documents and the families’ extensive photo collection. When the “13-year experiment” to kill “John Barleycorn” began in January 2020, after a short War […]

Free