Family Activity Kits – New Theme!
Family Activity Kits are free take-home resources for families to enjoy, bringing history and fun together in the comfort of your own home! November - December’s theme is “A Playdate with our State," a look at Connecticut-made toys, like Legos and Silly Putty! Please Note: This is not an on-site program.
Short Attention Span Literary Club
This month's story is "The Paper Menagerie," by Ken Liu.
Family Program: Journey to Prehistoric Connecticut
Journey to the past right in your own backyard! Families will learn how to recognize dinosaur tracks and prehistoric plants that still live in Connecticut today, dig for replica fossils of Connecticut dinosaurs, and then create their very own fossil to take home!
Rebellious Exhibition Tour
Last chance for guided tour through Rebellious, an exhibition that reflects on moments throughout Connecticut history when its people came together, pushed back, and sparked change to pursue their own visions of life, liberty, and happiness in America.
Lunch and Learn – Black & Off Black: The Minstrel Tradition in New England
Join us for a virtual presentation as KT Turner explores minstrelsy and other forms of entertainment in Connecticut and parts of New England to gain more insight on the cultural underpinnings of American Reconstruction.
Teacher Workshop: Connecticut and the American Revolution
This teacher workshop will provide teachers with content and tools to use their classrooms as we explore Connecticut's role in the American Revolution.
Educator Workshop: Connecticut and the American Revolution
Are you looking for ways to incorporate primary sources about the American Revolution into your classroom? Are you wondering how Connecticut contributed to the American Revolution? In this workshop, teachers will learn about the Museum’s vast American Revolution collection, go behind-the-scenes into Collections Storage to see documents and artifacts from the Revolution, and learn how to access these resources online. Workshop participants will receive ‘ready-to-use’ inquiry-based teaching activities as well as primary source handouts from…
The Legacy: Building with my Great-grandfather’s Tools
Join us for our next Made to Last event with woodworker, Anne Marie Elder. She will share her personal collection of woodworking tools passed down through her family from her great-grandfather. Anne Marie will share her passion for early American craftsmanship and discuss historical facts, traditional techniques, and her own journey in crafting custom handmade pieces.
Common Ground: Local Indigenous Food Systems
Mohegan anthropologist chef, Rachel Sayet (Akitusut), will host a panel of local indigenous experts to discuss modern foodways and systems. The panel will consist of indigenous chefs, herbalists, and farmers from various nations.
Drawn Here Gallery Talk
Join a member of our staff for an interactive, introductory experience in our newest exhibition, Drawn Here: Stories from Hartford’s North End.