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  • Opening Reception: ¡Pleibol!

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

    Please join us for the in-person opening reception for the exhibition, ¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues / En los barrios y las grandes ligas. 

    Free

  • Tavern Talks

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

    On select Sundays at 2:00 pm, drop in for a gallery talk about tavern life in early Connecticut. This program is included in regular museum admission.

  • We Belong: Community Celebration

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

    Over the last three months, the remarkable young people in the We Belong: Youth Leadership and Community Cultures of Care project have worked together and with their families to explore,...

  • Inspire Center – New Theme!

    The Inspire Center brings history and problem-solving together in a hands-on creative space for visitors of all ages! September's challenge is to invent a new toy!

  • Family Program: Fall Harvest

    Are you ready for fall? Families will look closely at historic images of autumn in Connecticut, make pumpkin decor, and play various fall-themed games, including pumpkin ring toss!

  • Short Attention Span Literary Club

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

    This month’s story is “Flight," by Doris Lessing.

    Free

  • Date Night: The Roaring ’20s

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

    Bring your special someone for a behind-the-scenes tour of the museum featuring clothes and pastimes from the 1920s. Then enjoy a Prohibition-era cocktail crafted by a mixologist from The Wise Old Dog.

    $15

  • Lunch and Learn: Mouth to Mouth – The Tooth Trade in Washington’s World

    Virtual

    In this virtual presentation, Lucy Smith, New England Regional Fellowship Consortium grantee, will examine how this ideological shift fueled a tooth trade that traces the movement of early dentists throughout Connecticut, across the ocean, and at the intimate level of teeth moving from one mouth to another.

  • Short Attention Span Literary Club

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

    This month’s story is “Herman Wouk Is Still Alive," by Stephen King.

  • Family Program: Pastime of the Americas

    Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at the Museum! Families will explore the traveling Smithsonian exhibition "¡Pleibol! In the Barrios and the Big Leagues" to learn more about the experiences of Latinos and Latinas in baseball throughout history and today. Then, they will design a unique team logo, pretend to be a sportscaster, and more!

  • Lunch and Learn: A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington

    Virtual

    In this lunchtime talk, Will McLean Greeley will discuss how Connecticut Senator George P. McLean helped establish lasting legal protections for birds, overseeing passage of the 1918 Migratory Bird Treaty Act.