Lunch and Learn – Navigating the Creation of Our Nation
In this virtual presentation, historian Elizabeth Normen will discuss her new book, Awakenings and Revolutions: The Harts, Saybrook, and the New Nation.
In this virtual presentation, historian Elizabeth Normen will discuss her new book, Awakenings and Revolutions: The Harts, Saybrook, and the New Nation.
Looking for something different to do for date night?
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.
This month's story is "The Paper Menagerie," by Ken Liu.
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!
Get acquainted with French Canadian traditional tunes at this monthly jam session, happening Saturday afternoons on First Free Weekends!
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.
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.
Join a member of our staff for an interactive, introductory experience in our newest exhibition, Drawn Here: Stories from Hartford’s North End.
Join us for a virtual presentation as Professor Kete and Professor Petrino introduce us to Lydia Sigourney’s central role as an American poet, educator, and rights activist and to the Lydia Sigourney Digital Archive Project.
Join us on November 19 for a panel discussion about how and why thousands of Jewish immigrants from Central and Eastern Europe made the North End of Hartford their home in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Join us for a behind-the scenes tour at the Connecticut Museum to see our collection of memorabilia from Hartford’s most iconic department store.