A heartwarming animated adventure is the focus of this family-friendly movie night featuring The Wild Robot. The film follows Roz the robot, Brightbill the goose, and Fink the fox as they form unexpected bonds while navigating life in the forest alongside a cast of distinctive animal characters. After the screening, families can continue the experience ... Read more
Legal conflict and political change are explored during this lunchtime program examining how debates over the courts shaped Revolutionary Massachusetts. The discussion looks at pivotal moments bookending the Revolutionary era, from the court closings that followed resistance to the Coercive Acts in 1774 to the unrest that led to Shays’s Rebellion, and considers how Massachusetts ... Read more
Families can enjoy a cozy and creative storytime experience at the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, where young visitors are invited to relax on beanbags and listen to a story centered on creativity and innovation. Following the reading, children and their caregivers can explore their own inventive ideas through hands-on crafting activities in the ... Read more
Families can enjoy a cozy afternoon of reading and creativity during Family Story Time at the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History. Young visitors can settle into beanbags for a read-aloud focused on imagination and innovation, followed by hands-on crafting inspired by the story. The program encourages children to explore their creative side in a ... Read more
Creativity and problem-solving take center stage at the Inspire Center, a hands-on space where visitors of all ages can engage with history through making and collaboration. Using objects from the Connecticut Museum’s collection as inspiration, participants are encouraged to look closely, share ideas, and create something new together. With themes changing every other month, the ... Read more
A creative Valentine’s celebration awaits families during this hands-on program inspired by historic valentines from the museum’s collection. Children can explore designs from theold historic cards and use them as inspiration to craft their own unique valentines to share with friends and loved ones. The activity encourages creativity while offering a playful connection to the ... Read more
Creativity and problem-solving take center stage at the Inspire Center, a hands-on space where visitors of all ages can engage with history through making and collaboration. Using objects from the Connecticut Museum’s collection as inspiration, participants are encouraged to look closely, share ideas, and create something new together. With themes changing every other month, the ... Read more
An evening of lively, true storytelling takes center stage during this edition of Speak Up, led by Matthew Dicks, a 45-time Moth StorySLAM champion and six-time GrandSLAM champion. The program features a rotating cast of storytellers sharing real-life tales centered on deception, shortcuts, clever schemes, and moments of being outsmarted, ranging from counting cards and ... Read more
This virtual presentation explores the life of Faith Trumbull Huntington (1742/43–1775), a highly educated colonial woman from Lebanon, CT. As the eldest daughter of merchant and future wartime governor Jonathan Trumbull, Faith developed exceptional artistic and needlework skills and married wealthy merchant Jedediah Huntington of Norwich. Historian Marggie Meahl examines Faith’s education, artistic achievements, marriage, ... Read more
Families can enjoy a special screening of Tangled, following Rapunzel and Flynn Ryder as they embark on a magical adventure to see the floating lights. After the movie, participants can take home a goody bag to create their own fairytales using paper dolls, costume cut-outs from the museum’s collection, and images of different places around ... Read more
