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! Please Note: This is not an on-site program.

Free

Short Attention Span Literary Club

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford

This month’s story is “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love,” by Raymond Carver.

Free

Family Program: Let’s Build a City!

Calling all builders! Explore how cities have grown over time, work together to create a pretend city on a giant map at the Museum, and design and create your own buildings using boxes, paper bags, wooden sticks, and more.

Free

French Canadian Jam

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

Get acquainted with French Canadian traditional tunes at this monthly jam session,  happening Saturday afternoons on First Free Weekends!

Free

Family Story Time: Celebrate Grandparents’ Day!

Celebrate Grandparents' Day with a special story time at the Museum! Bring your grandparents and enjoy a reading of a story all about going on vacation with family. Then, using inspiration from the story, visit the Inspire Center and invent a new way to help people navigate when they go on fun-filled adventures with their grandparents!

Free

Common Ground: Drum Traditions in Conversation

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford

Drum traditions in conversation featuring tabla player Bailey O’Donnell and bomba drummer Kel Garratt.

Ground Rules: Ovelle Coffee

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford

Join us for a guided tour through our exhibition "Coffee: A Connecticut Story," then get to meet the folks from Ovelle Coffee in Hartford.

$12

Coffee: A Connecticut Story Exhibit Tour

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford

Join a museum educator for a guided tour of our newest exhibition, Coffee: A Connecticut Story.  

Free

Homeschool Day

Visit the Museum for day full of educational programs designed specifically for homeschool families!

$25

Taste of 200!

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford

A foodie fundraiser in support of the Connecticut Museum Experience a culinary excursion across the state – right here at the Connecticut Museum! Join us alongside local restaurants to sample...

$50