Did you know that Connecticut was once home to the “Hat City of the World”? By the 1850s hatting was the biggest industry in Danbury, CT! Families will go on…
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How did people long ago use Connecticut’s landscape and all of its natural resources to provide food, water, clothing, shelter, and transportation? Families will look closely at objects made from…
Have you ever wondered how clothes were made long ago? Families will practice the many skills needed to make clothing, including “sewing,” carding wool, and using drop spindles to make…
What tools do artists need to create their works of art? Families will look closely at artist’s tools from the Museum’s collection and then use a variety of household materials…
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?
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?
The Inspire Center is open at the CMCH! What is the Inspire Center? Using inspiration from Curtis Veeder, a Connecticut inventor, and the unique objects in the CMCH’s collection, the…
Join us for a FREE showing of “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,” a movie about an imaginative inventor and his silly inventions!
Join us for a FREE showing of “The Lego Movie” and follow these Connecticut-made toys on a wild adventure!
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.