Inside the CHS

Instead of buying your Valentine’s Day cards this year, join us to create unique and personal cards inspired by Valentines from long ago.

On February 7th, the Connecticut Historical Society (CHS), with support from Berkshire Bank, hosted a program for children and their families to create personal and unique Valentine’s Day cards inspired by Valentines from long ago. With snow falling on the ground, this event was well attended with many creative designs made.        …
Read More »

Free admission to the museum galleries all day. Please note that free admission does not include the Waterman Research Center.

Help us celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday and Read Across America with a Dr. Seuss story and craft at CHS.

Free admission to the museum galleries all day. Please note that free admission does not include the Waterman Research Center.

Enjoy Free First Saturday at CHS with a historical twist on “arts and crafts time”!

By Corinne Swanson, Coordinator of Youth and Family Programs, Connecticut Historical Society I’m a huge fan of maps. When studying history, maps are essential for getting a visual, concrete understanding of the places where events take place. They can be incredibly powerful in influencing the way we think (Remember the episode of “The West Wing” where C.J….
Read More »

Free admission to the museum galleries all day. Please note that free admission does not include the Waterman Research Center.

Where in Connecticut do you call home? Join us as we make a giant map of our favorite places in Connecticut.

Free admission to the museum galleries all day. Please note that free admission does not include the Waterman Research Center.

Explore our new exhibit Connecticut: 50 Objects/50 Stories with an educator-led tour designed especially for kids!

Explore our new exhibit Connecticut: 50 Objects/50 Stories with an educator-led tour designed especially for kids!

Explore our new exhibit Connecticut: 50 Objects/50 Stories with an educator-led tour designed especially for kids!

Free admission to the museum galleries all day. Please note that free admission does not include the Waterman Research Center.

Join us on the CHS lawn for all your favorite childhood games! Enjoy everything from hopscotch to hula hoop, and play them with your kids, parents or grandparents.

Free admission to the museum galleries all day. Please note that free admission does not include the Waterman Research Center.

Calling all detectives! Decorate your own magnifying glass, then work with your family to figure out clues and search through the galleries to see how many objects and pictures you can find.

Free admission to the museum galleries all day. Please note that free admission does not include the Waterman Research Center.

Come see this pop-up exhibit featuring objects submitted by kids from all over Connecticut!

Free admission to the museum galleries all day. Please note that free admission does not include the Waterman Research Center.

Join us for Tellabration!, a world-wide celebration of storytelling from the Connecticut Storytelling Center that happens each November at sites around the state.

Free admission to the museum galleries all day. Please note that free admission does not include the Waterman Research Center.

Pop! Celebrate the holidays at CHS with our annual popper craft! Poppers, or crackers, make great gifts, holiday party favors, or New Year’s Eve noisemakers.

Free admission to the museum galleries all day. Please note that free admission does not include the Waterman Research Center.

Free admission to the museum galleries all day. Please note that free admission does not include the Waterman Research Center or the Behind-the-Scenes tours.

Free admission to the museum galleries all day. Please note that free admission does not include the Waterman Research Center.

Free admission to the museum galleries all day. Please note that free admission does not include the Waterman Research Center.

Free admission to the museum galleries all day. Please note that free admission does not include the Waterman Research Center.

Celebrate Grandparents Day at CHS! Discover a new hobby and be creative with your grandma, grandpa, or special person. Grandparents and kids will each design garden pots to give to each other, then pick a pair of seeds to plant together.

Express yourself through music-inspired art! Design and create a CD art piece that’s all about you to personalize your room. Then, check out retro musical objects featured in the Growing Up in Connecticut exhibit.

Be a scientist for the day at CHS! Travel from station to station in the auditorium trying out different experiments and science projects. Test out paper airplanes and helicopters, design a water filter, and more!

Pop! Celebrate the holidays at CHS with our annual popper craft! Poppers, or crackers, make great gifts, holiday party favors, or New Year’s Eve noisemakers.

Celebrate Connecticut Statehood Day with a fun Connecticut-themed scavenger hunt around the museum and free admission to the museum galleries. Please note that free admission does not include the Waterman Research Center.

Beep beep! Join us on Free First Saturday as we explore our favorite forms of transportation. Work with our supplies and your imagination to create either a boat or a car. Then, see if your boat will stay afloat, or test how far your car will go on our racetrack.

Free admission to the museum galleries all day. Please note that free admission does not include the Waterman Research Center.

Instead of buying your Valentine’s Day cards this year, come to CHS to create old-fashioned, hand-made Valentines! Get inspired by Valentines from long ago, then use your creativity to make Valentine cards to give to your friends and family.

Free admission to the museum galleries all day. Please note that free admission does not include the Waterman Research Center.

Free admission to the museum galleries all day. Please note that free admission does not include the Waterman Research Center.

Free admission to the museum galleries all day. Please note that free admission does not include the Waterman Research Center.

Can you show someone a sound? Can you “see” objects without using your eyes? Explore how senses work by trying out different activities that investigate all the ways we see, hear, and feel the world around us. Try to guess the items in a mystery box, test out all the different ways sound travels, and create a sensory portrait of yourself or your favorite things.