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December 2025

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Dec 24 2025
December 24

Inspire Center – Expanded Hours

December 24 @ 10:00 am - 2:30 pm
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The Inspire Center brings history and problem-solving together in a hands-on creative space for visitors of all ages. Although this space is usually only open on the weekends, the Museum is excited to offer more opportunities for fun during the school break! 

Dec 26 2025
December 26

Inspire Center – Expanded Hours

December 26 @ 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
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The Inspire Center brings history and problem-solving together in a hands-on creative space for visitors of all ages. Although this space is usually only open on the weekends, the Museum is excited to offer more opportunities for fun during the school break! 

Dec 27 2025
December 27

Cocoa and Crafts: Slothee Wants Coffee

December 27 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Lot of people love coffee! But where does it all come from? Visit the Museum for a reading of Slothee Wants Coffee while sipping hot cocoa (or coffee for the adults!) and munching on treats.

Dec 28 2025
December 28

Cocoa and Crafts: The Key to Adventure

December 28 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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What adventures can happen within museum walls? How do you unlock those adventures? Join us for a special reading of "The Key to Adventure," the Museum's newly published children's book! Munch on treats, sip hot chocolate, and decorate a special key to take on endless imaginative adventures.

Dec 30 2025
December 30

Inspire Center – Expanded Hours

December 30 @ 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
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The Inspire Center brings history and problem-solving together in a hands-on creative space for visitors of all ages. Although this space is usually only open on the weekends, the Museum is excited to offer more opportunities for fun during the school break! 

Dec 31 2025
December 31

Inspire Center – Expanded Hours

December 31 @ 10:00 am - 2:30 pm
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The Inspire Center brings history and problem-solving together in a hands-on creative space for visitors of all ages. Although this space is usually only open on the weekends, the Museum is excited to offer more opportunities for fun during the school break! 

Jan 02 2026

Family Activity Kits – New Theme!

All Day, January 2, 2026
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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! With themes changing every other month, you can enjoy these kits all year long. January-February’s theme is “Creating Culture in Connecticut." Here in CT, we have many different black communities that celebrate their culture- and they all do it differently. Learn about black communities from Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Georgia and more, that…

Jan 02 2026
January 2, 2026

Inspire Center – Expanded Hours

January 2, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
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The Inspire Center brings history and problem-solving together in a hands-on creative space for visitors of all ages. Although this space is usually only open on the weekends, the Museum is excited to offer more opportunities for fun during the school break! 

Jan 03 2026
January 3, 2026

Family Program: Sensing History

January 3, 2026 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
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Can you show someone a sound? Can you “see” objects without using your eyes? Explore how senses work as you try to guess the items in a mystery box using only your sense of touch, test out different ways sound travels, and create a sensory portrait!

Jan 03 2026
January 3, 2026

French Canadian Jam

January 3, 2026 @ 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!

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Hartford CT, 06105

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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.