• Winin’ 101: Finding Your Inner Jamette

    The Connecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program welcomes Dr. Adanna Kai Jones to present a lecture/workshop that will address the bodily logic behind the rolling hip dance known as winin'.

  • Día de Muertos: Free Community Events!

    Are you ready for two days of Día de Muertos/Day of the Dead activities and celebration? On Friday evening November 1 at 6pm, head to the University of Saint Joseph's Bruyette Athenaeum. On Saturday, November 2, 10am-5pm, come to CMCH to experience the sounds and sights of the Day of the Dead.

  • Día de Muertos: Free Community Events!

    Are you ready for two days of Día de Muertos/Day of the Dead activities and celebration? On Friday evening November 1 at 6pm, head to the University of Saint Joseph's Bruyette Athenaeum. On Saturday, November 2, 10am-5pm, come to CMCH to experience the sounds and sights of the Day of the Dead.

  • Family Grab and Go Bags: A Day at the Beach

    Get ready for the end-of-summer beach days with a FREE family grab and go bag, available one day only! Explore the stories of some of Connecticut’s well-known beaches. Then, revamp your summer wardrobe by decorating your own visor and a pair of sunglasses – ALL necessary materials included!

  • Family Grab and Go Bags: A Day at the Beach

    Get ready for the end-of-summer beach days with a FREE family grab and go bag, available one day only! Explore the stories of some of Connecticut’s well-known beaches. Then, revamp your summer wardrobe by decorating your own visor and a pair of sunglasses – ALL necessary materials included!

  • Family Program: Miniature Museums

    Honey, I shrunk the furniture! Look closely at some of the pocket-sized portraits and tiny dollhouse furniture from the CMCH collection. Then, children can build, decorate, and design your own miniature furniture and portrait! 

  • Family Program: Miniature Museums

    Honey, I shrunk the furniture! Look closely at some of the pocket-sized portraits and tiny dollhouse furniture from the CMCH collection. Then, children can build, decorate, and design your own miniature furniture and portrait! 

  • Free First Saturday (CANCELED)

    The CMCH will be closed on January 1; Free First Saturday will take place on Saturday, January 8 instead. Enjoy free admission to the museum galleries all day. Please note that free admission does not include the Waterman Research Center.

  • Free First Saturday (CANCELED)

    The CMCH will be closed on January 1; Free First Saturday will take place on Saturday, January 8 instead. Enjoy free admission to the museum galleries all day. Please note that free admission does not include the Waterman Research Center.

  • Family Program: Winter Wonderland (CANCELED)

    Explore Connecticut’s wintry wonders! Look closely at images of the unique holiday-themed window and store displays at G. Fox and Co, a Connecticut department store. Then, using those as inspiration, design your own wintry window display!

  • Family Program: Winter Wonderland (CANCELED)

    Explore Connecticut’s wintry wonders! Look closely at images of the unique holiday-themed window and store displays at G. Fox and Co, a Connecticut department store. Then, using those as inspiration, design your own wintry window display!

  • Free First Saturday

    Recurring
    Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT, United States

    Free admission to the museum galleries all day. Please note that free admission does not include the Waterman Research Center.