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Loyalists and Sons of Liberty: America 250 at Yale Center for British Art

Yale Center for British Art 1080 Chapel Street, New Haven

Explore the complex perspectives surrounding the American Revolution in Loyalists and Sons of Liberty: America 250, a free exhibition at the Yale Center for British Art from May 6 through December 31, 2026. On view in the museum’s fourth-floor galleries and Study Room, the display examines the struggle for American independence through artworks created by ... Read more

Fairfield in 1776: Revolution & Resilience at Fairfield Museum & History Center

Fairfield Museum & History Center 370 Beach Road, Fairfield

Explore Fairfield’s colonial past in Fairfield in 1776: Revolution & Resilience, an exhibition marking the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. On view from May 14, 2026, through January 3, 2027, the exhibition examines the people, communities, and social structures that shaped Fairfield in the years leading up to the American Revolution. Visitors can ... Read more

American Saints and Blesseds at Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center

Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center 1 State St., New Haven

Discover the lives of Catholics connected to the United States who have been canonized or beatified, and learn how the Catholic Church recognizes them as models of holiness and intercessors. The exhibition also highlights St. Teresa of Calcutta, who received honorary U.S. citizenship. Organized by the Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center, the exhibit is on ... Read more

Theodate Pope’s Highfield: A History at Mattatuck Museum

Mattatuck Museum 63 Prospect Street, Waterbury

Explore the story of Highfield, a Middlebury estate designed by pioneering Connecticut architect Theodate Pope Riddle for Joseph and Elizabeth Chamberlain in 1911–1914. Family album photographs from the Chamberlains’ early years at the estate and materials related to Pope’s English Arts and Crafts style highlight her design and career. Pope became one of the first ... Read more

Sightlines: British Landscape Photography, 1840 to Now at Yale Center for British Art

Yale Center for British Art 1080 Chapel Street, New Haven

Discover how photography has shaped perceptions of the natural world in Sightlines: British Landscape Photography, 1840 to Now, a free exhibition at the Yale Center for British Art from July 23, 2026, through January 24, 2027. Displayed in the museum’s third-floor galleries, the exhibition spans nearly two centuries of landscape photography and features more than ... Read more

Hieroglyphs to Hype: The Modern Afterlife of Ancient Egypt at Fairfield University Art Museum

Fairfield University Art Museum 1073 North Benson Road, Fairfield

Fairfield University Art Museum will present Hieroglyphs to Hype: The Modern Afterlife of Ancient Egypt from September 18 through December 12, 2026, in the Bellarmine Hall Galleries. The exhibition explores the lasting influence of ancient Egyptian art and culture on modern imagination, design, and popular culture through paintings, prints, photography, sculpture, decorative arts, and contemporary ... Read more

James Welling: Cento at Fairfield University Art Museum

Fairfield University Art Museum 1073 North Benson Road, Fairfield

Fairfield University Art Museum will present James Welling: Cento from September 25 through December 12, 2026, in the Walsh Gallery at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. The exhibition marks the first American museum presentation of this major body of work by renowned contemporary photographer James Welling. Featuring more than 60 photographs focused ... Read more

Richard Long: Gravity at Yale Center for British Art

Yale Center for British Art 1080 Chapel Street, New Haven

Experience a monumental site-specific installation by internationally renowned artist Richard Long at the Yale Center for British Art from November 4, 2026, through July 11, 2027. Titled Gravity, the work ... Read more

Ongoing

Connecticut’s Revolution at Museum of Connecticut History

Museum of Connecticut History 231 Capitol Ave, Hartford

Mark the nation’s 250th anniversary with an exhibition exploring the people and experiences that shaped Connecticut during the Revolutionary era. More than 100 objects and documents bring new and familiar stories to light, including a copy of the Declaration of Independence printed by Mary Katharine Goddard, a Revolutionary War flag, a fragment of a statue ... Read more

Stars & Stripes: The American Flag from 9/11 to 250 at Slater Memorial Museum

Slater Memorial Museum 108 Crescent St, Norwich

Artist and author Robert Carley documents how Americans have represented the flag in the years since September 11, 2001. Through photographs, images, and three-dimensional models, the exhibition explores the flag’s many forms and invites reflection on how the nation changed after the attacks. It is on view in the Converse Gallery from September 12 through ... Read more

Holiday Enchantment at Connecticut Science Center

Connecticut Science Center 250 Columbus Boulevard, Hartford

Holiday Enchantment brings seasonal displays, interactive experiences, and festive science to the Connecticut Science Center from November 14 through December 23, 2026. Visitors can stomp, jump, and dance through the new Enchanted Lights experience, pose at holiday photo backdrops, try the indoor sock-skating rink, make crafts in the Winter Wonder Lab, and enjoy seasonal science ... Read more

Chess Lessons at Mattatuck Museum

Recurring
Mattatuck Museum 63 Prospect Street, Waterbury

Players of all ages and skill levels can learn and practice chess during weekly Chess Lessons held every Saturday from 10:30 am to 12 pm at the Mattatuck Museum, 144 ... Read more

Museums on Us at the Mattatuck Museum

Recurring
Mattatuck Museum 63 Prospect Street, Waterbury

Bank of America, Merrill, and Bank of America Private Bank cardholders can enjoy free general admission to the Mattatuck Museum during the Museums on Us program, held on the first ... Read more

The Nutmeg Ballet’s The Nutcracker at The Bushnell

Recurring
Maxwell M. & Ruth R. Belding Theater 166 Capitol Avenue, Hartford

A beloved holiday tradition returns to Hartford as The Nutmeg Ballet presents its timeless production of The Nutcracker on December 5 and 6, 2026, at The Bushnell. Audiences can experience ... Read more

Santa Switch at Thomaston Opera House

Recurring
Palace Theater 100 East Main Street, Waterbury

A new holiday jukebox musical brings Christmas magic, comedy and familiar songs to the stage with Santa Switch at the Thomaston Opera House this December. When Santa and Mrs. Claus decide to retire, they begin searching for someone to take over the most important job in the world. Their chosen successor is a young New ... Read more

Rock Orchestra by Candlelight at The Bushnell

Mortensen Hall at The Bushnell 166 Capitol Avenue, Hartford

A unique fusion of classical musicianship and rock energy comes to Hartford when Rock Orchestra by Candlelight performs at The Bushnell on December 5, 2026. Following acclaimed performances across Europe ... Read more