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.
Short Attention Span Literary Club
This month’s story is “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love,” by Raymond Carver.
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.
French Canadian Jam
Get acquainted with French Canadian traditional tunes at this monthly jam session, happening Saturday afternoons on First Free Weekends!
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!
Lunch and Learn – Lineage: The Power and Promise of Genealogy in Early America
Join us for a virtual presentation as historian Karin Wulf discusses her new book, Lineage: Genealogy and the Power of Connection in 18th Century British America.
Common Ground: Drum Traditions in Conversation
Drum traditions in conversation featuring tabla player Bailey O’Donnell and bomba drummer Kel Garratt.
Ground Rules: Ovelle Coffee
Join us for a guided tour through our exhibition "Coffee: A Connecticut Story," then get to meet the folks from Ovelle Coffee in Hartford.
Coffee: A Connecticut Story Exhibit Tour
Join a museum educator for a guided tour of our newest exhibition, Coffee: A Connecticut Story.
Homeschool Day
Visit the Museum for day full of educational programs designed specifically for homeschool families!