#AdventuresAwait attraction of the week:
Beyond Midnight: Paul Revere and His Ride
Where: Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA 01742
When: February 14 – June 7, 2020
Website: https://concordmuseum.org/events/revere-show/
Admission is $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and students (with valid ID), and $6 for children (age 5-17).
What: Beyond Midnight: Paul Revere reveals the man behind the legend- bringing to life his creative spirit, tremendous capacity to adapt to changing times, and his lasting impact on the social, economic, and political life in America.
Beyond Midnight features objects connected to the events of 1775 including – and especially- the Concord Museum’s famed lantern ordered hung as a signal by Revere himself. Additional highlights of the exhibition in Concord include the 1922 painting, Paul Revere, by renowned American artist N.C. Wyeth; a printers manuscript of Longfellow’s “Paul Revere’s Ride”; the 1775 deposition of Paul Revere; a manuscript transcription of Emerson’s “Concord Hymn”; and an impressive silver tea service made by Revere.