Virtual Exhibitions

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Virtual Exhibitions

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Virtual Exhibitions

Dec 10, 2021

Virtual Exhibition: Connecticut Freedom Workers: Remembering the Civil Rights Movement

During the 1960s, people of various races, religions, ages, genders, and classes contributed to an integrated civil rights movement—in Connecticut and around the nation.…

Oct 10, 2021

Virtual Exhibition: Common Struggle, Individual Experience: An Exhibition About Mental Health Presented by Hartford HealthCare Institute of Living

  Understanding how people have struggled with mental health throughout history helps us support ourselves and each other today. This exhibition explores how society…

Oct 10, 2021

Virtual Exhibition: Albert’s Odd Jobs: Making a Living in the 1800s

Albert Walker was a 19th century farmer – and amateur magician – living in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Through his myriad odd jobs, Walker illustrates a…

Oct 10, 2021

Virtual Exhibition: Journeys 旅途: Boys of the Chinese Educational Mission

This exhibition honors the 150th anniversary of the Chinese Educational Mission (CEM), a cultural and educational exchange program from 1872 – 1881. Headquartered in…

Oct 10, 2021

Virtual Exhibition: Connecticut’s Bookshelf

Connecticut is the birthplace of comic books, copyright law, Noah Webster, and the recipe for pumpkin pie. It printed the first fugitive slave narrative,…

Jul 10, 2020

Virtual Exhibition: Making Connecticut

Don’t miss this exhibit 400+ years in the making! Colorful, interactive, and filled with more than 500 historic objects, images, and documents, Making Connecticut…

Permanent Exhibit Jan 1, 2010 - Sep 30, 2050

Inn & Tavern Signs of Connecticut

Between 1750 and 1850, there were more than 50,000 inn and tavern signs produced by American painters, creating a distinct visual language and offering…

Oct 10, 2021

Virtual Exhibition: Historic Timeline of Connecticut’s LGBTQ Community

Historic Timeline of Connecticut’s LGBTQ Community Throughout its history, Connecticut’s LGBTQ population has moved from leading hidden, solitary lives to claiming visible, powerful, valuable,…

Jul 10, 2020

Virtual Exhibition: War, Maps, Mystery: Dutch Mapmaker Bernard Romans and the American Revolution

A 2019 exhibit shared the little-known story of Revolutionary War Patriot and Dutch mapmaker Bernard Romans. Romans came to the American colonies in 1757…

Jul 10, 2020

Virtual Exhibition: Pieces of American History: Connecticut Quilts

This major exhibition explores the history, culture, and craft of quilt-making in Connecticut. About 30 stunning selections from the CMCH’s approximately 150 quilts, ranging…

Jan 1, 2020

Virtual Exhibition: A Vote of Her Own: The Long Fight for Woman Suffrage

One hundred years ago, women secured the right to vote with the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The struggle for…

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