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Concord Museum Opens

The Shot Heard Round the World Exhibit

CONCORD, MA – The Concord Museum, with support from the through the gallery.
National Endowment for the Humanities, debuted three new perma- “This new April
nent galleries this past November chronicling the events of April 19, 19, 1775 exhibi-
1775, and their revolutionary effect on American history. The oft-told tion will marry the
story of the battle at Concord's North Bridge comes to life in dramatic Museum’s iconic
new and more inclusive ways to recount the fateful moment when “the artifacts with a
shot was heard round the world” and the American Revolution began. multi-dimensional
One of the focal points of the new galleries, which were designed by narrative to the
Amaze Design, is a 12’ x 7’- map that comes to life to provide a birds- foundational story
eye view of the events of April 19, 1775. Created by Richard Lewis like it has never
Media Group, the map allows visitors to experience the two lanterns been told before,” stated the Museum’s President Ralph Earle.
being lit in Boston and watch as the next 24 hours of history unfolds in In November, the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission officially
six minutes! The British Regulars march, the alarm riders spread the recognized the Concord Museum’s The Shot Heard Round the World
word, towns alight, gunfire crackles, smoke rises, and Provincial troops virtual exhibit as an expression of the America 250 vision to inspire the
pour into battle from across the region. Text and infographics track the American spirit. The microsite for the virtual exhibit can be found at
story to understand its significance, while the sounds of the battle echo www.shotheardroundworld.org.

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