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Inspire Center – New Theme!
Inspire Center – New Theme!
The Inspire Center brings history and problem-solving together in a hands-on creative space for visitors of all ages! February's challenge is to make something unique and innovative using only paper! What can you create?
Free First Saturday
Free First Saturday
Enjoy Free First Weekend at the CMCH! Free First Saturday includes admission to the Museum galleries all day. Please note that free admission does not include the Waterman Research Center.
Family Program: Valentines for Kids
Family Program: Valentines for Kids
Happy Valentine's Day! Using historic valentines from the CMCH collection as your inspiration, create one-of-a-kind valentines to give to your loved ones!
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Free First Sunday
Free First Sunday
Enjoy Free First Weekend at the CMCH! Free First Sunday includes admission to the Museum galleries all day. Please note, the Waterman Research Center is closed on Sunday.
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Lunch and Learn: What Time Is It?
Lunch and Learn: What Time Is It?
In this talk, New England Regional Fellowship Consortium (NERFC) Fellow Alexandra M. Macdonald will draw from both the museum and archival collections at the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History to offer insight into how our perception of time has always been sensory, and suggest that clock time may not be as all-consuming as it might feel.
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Hidden Literacies: A Digital Resource From Overlooked Archives
Hidden Literacies: A Digital Resource From Overlooked Archives
Hidden Literacies is an exciting digital anthology created by Trinity College that reveals the surprising, often neglected roles reading and writing have played in the lives of marginalized Americans—from indigenous and enslaved people to prisoners and young children. Come learn more about using these sources (and expert commentaries) in your classrooms and libraries!
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Black Connecticans, Ordinary and Extraordinary
Black Connecticans, Ordinary and Extraordinary
Step into our collections spaces to take an exclusive look at items representing a spectrum of the Black experience in Connecticut.
Black Connecticans, Ordinary and Extraordinary
Black Connecticans, Ordinary and Extraordinary
Step into our collections spaces to take an exclusive look at items representing a spectrum of the Black experience in Connecticut.
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Journeys 旅途 : Boys of the Chinese Educational Mission Gallery Talk
Journeys 旅途 : Boys of the Chinese Educational Mission Gallery Talk
Drop in to learn more about the stories shared in Journeys 旅途 : Boys of the Chinese Educational Mission.
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Movie Under the ‘Stars:’ “The Lego Movie”
Movie Under the ‘Stars:’ “The Lego Movie”
Join us for a FREE showing of "The Lego Movie" and follow these Connecticut-made toys on a wild adventure!
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Celebrate Lunar New Year!
Celebrate Lunar New Year!
Come to the CMCH to welcome the Year of the Rabbit and learn about the many ways that Lunar New Year is celebrated today across different cultures. This FREE event will feature crafts, musical and dance performances, food, and a special gallery talk in our exhibition Journeys 旅途: Boys of the Chinese Educational Mission.
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Lunch and Learn: Black Revolution on the Sea Islands
Lunch and Learn: Black Revolution on the Sea Islands
This virtual Lunch and Learn presentation by Frances O’Shaughnessy draws on military letters, treasury reports, and personal letters from the denoted “Port Royal Experiment” to historicize Gullah Geechee people’s expressions of freedom during the Civil War,
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Mystery Home: Discover the Story of Your House! (SOLD OUT!)
Mystery Home: Discover the Story of Your House! (SOLD OUT!)
This two-hour program will give you an introduction to researching the history of your house.
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Bicycles: On the Path to Women’s Rights
Bicycles: On the Path to Women’s Rights
What did bicycles have to do with the fight for women's rights? In this presentation, historian Allison Lange will talk about how, in the 1890s, women embraced the bicycle and the freedom of movement that came with it. While their bloomers and independence made critics anxious, many women used bicycles to seek new opportunities.
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Inspire Center – New Theme!
Inspire Center – New Theme!
The Inspire Center brings history and problem-solving together in a hands-on creative space for visitors of all ages! March's challenge is to invent a new way to clean! Can you make cleaning fun?
Free First Saturday
Free First Saturday
Enjoy Free First Weekend at the CMCH! Free First Saturday includes admission to the Museum galleries all day. Please note that free admission does not include the Waterman Research Center.
Family Program: Paving the Way
Family Program: Paving the Way
Celebrate Women's History Month at the CMCH! Families will play their way through our exhibit The Bicycle Game, learn how the bicycle craze of the 1890s paved the way for women's empowerment, and complete a related craft.
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Free First Sunday
Free First Sunday
Enjoy Free First Weekend at the CMCH! Free First Sunday includes admission to the Museum galleries all day. Please note, the Waterman Research Center is closed on Sunday.