Making the Look Bring your best pal or significant other to the museum for a custom tour that explores how Americans have used fashion accessories to snazz up their looks over the centuries. You’ll join a museum staff member in the Collections vaults to see how our taste in hats, shoes, bags, and more has […]

Beginner’s Printmaking Workshop $30 Join us in learning the basics of linocut printmaking! In this workshop, led by folk artist Philitha Stemplys-Cowdrey, you will be guided through the whole “block print” process: from designing a pattern, transferring, carving, testing and printing your design to take home. No printmaking experience required, and people of all artistic […]

Connecting Connecticut – Open House Join us for “Connecting Connecticut,” a FREE interactive open house where you “travel” across Connecticut, visiting each county as you journey throughout the Museum’s galleries, answer trivia questions, and earn a chance to win free Connecticut Museum membership for a year! Along the way, go behind the scenes with our […]

The Hartford Circus Fire Remembered $10 – $15 Eighty years ago, the worst disaster in Hartford history took the lives of 168 people. The circus fire has lived in the memories of survivors and the imaginations of Connecticans ever since. On June 6th, the Connecticut Museum welcomes Don Massey and former Hartford Fire Chief Charles […]

Beginning Bookbinding Workshop $30 Be it medieval illuminated manuscripts or a Ming dynasty scroll; handmade books are meaningful works of art with a rich history. Dive into the wonderful world of bookmaking with this introductory level class where you will learn the vocabulary, history, and know-how of binding books. By the end of the class, […]

Lyman Eppes – Black Yankee and Adirondack Pioneer Free Virtual Presentation! Amy Godine’s new book, The Black Woods: Pursuing Racial Justice on the Adirondack Frontier (Cornell, Fall 2023), tells the story of a rich abolitionist’s bid to colonize the Adirondack wilderness in 1846 by donating 120,000 acres to 3,000 impoverished Black New Yorkers before the Civil War. […]

Book Launch: “Stories Sell” by Matthew Dicks $15 Join internationally bestselling author and champion storyteller Matthew Dicks for an evening of stories, special guests, and much more in celebration of the launch of his next book, Stories Sell: Storyworthy Strategies to Grow Your Business and Brand. Hosted by Elysha Dicks and featuring some special guests, Matt […]

Behind the Scenes: True Crime at the Museum Forgeries, theft, arson, and murder — our museum is full of artifacts that tell stories of long-ago crime and punishment. Join us for a custom collections tour focusing on true crime stories! This program fills up fast! Preregistration is required. TICKETS $15 general admission $10 Connecticut Museum […]

Family Adventure Days: Museum Makerspace Put your engineering skills to the test! Families will take on a variety of engineering challenges like constructing a balloon-powered toy car, building a structure with uncooked spaghetti, and more! Then, learn about engineering throughout history through objects, images, and hands-on activities. This program is included with admission and great […]

Guided Tour of Connecticut’s Bookshelf Drop in for a guided tour of our latest special exhibition, Connecticut’s Bookshelf. Connecticut is the birthplace of comic books, copyright law, Noah Webster, and the recipe for pumpkin pie. It printed the first fugitive slave narrative, sold millions of dollars of books by subscription, and inspired children’s sections in libraries […]

Join us for a special family story time! Surrounded by books in the exhibit Connecticut’s Bookshelf, families will cozy up in beanbags, listen to a story, and then do some crafts! With a new book each time, families can discover the many stories brought to life by Connecticut authors, illustrators, and storytellers. This program is included […]

Family Adventure Days: Beakers and Books Explore the science of books! Families will experience the book-making process, from making their very own paint to designing special marbled paper! This program is included with admission and great for children ages 5 and up. This is a drop-in program – no pre-registration required!