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Upcoming Events

August 2025

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Aug 09 2025
August 9

Stained Glass Suncatcher Workshop

August 9 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Join us for an introductory level workshop with local stained glass and restoration artist Francis Barkyoumb of Glass Dance Studio.

Aug 10 2025
August 10

Coffee: A Connecticut Story Exhibit Tour

August 10 @ 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm

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

Sep 01 2025
September 1

Family Activity Kits – New Theme!

September 1 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
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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.

Sep 03 2025
September 3

Short Attention Span Literary Club

September 3 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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This month’s story is “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love,” by Raymond Carver.

Sep 06 2025
September 6

Family Program: Let’s Build a City!

September 6 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
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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.

Sep 06 2025
September 6

French Canadian Jam

September 6 @ 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
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Get acquainted with French Canadian traditional tunes at this monthly jam session,  happening Saturday afternoons on First Free Weekends!

Sep 07 2025
September 7

Family Story Time: Celebrate Grandparents’ Day!

September 7 @ 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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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!

Sep 09 2025
September 9

Lunch and Learn – Lineage: The Power and Promise of Genealogy in Early America

September 9 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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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.

Sep 11 2025
September 11

Common Ground: Drum Traditions in Conversation

September 11 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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

Sep 13 2025
September 13

Ground Rules: Ovelle Coffee

September 13 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Join us for a guided tour through our exhibition "Coffee: A Connecticut Story," then get to meet the folks from Ovelle Coffee in Hartford.

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One Elizabeth Street
Hartford CT, 06105

860.236.5621

 

Museum Hours:

Tuesday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm, Thursday until 8 pm
Sunday 12 pm - 5 pm

Research Center Hours:

Tuesday-Saturday 12 pm - 5 pm, Thursday until 8 pm
Always by appointment only.