Family Program: Create Art, Create History

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT

Calling all artists! All ages and artistic abilities are welcome to join us for First Free Saturday. Learn about a Hartford-born African American artist, then create your own original masterpiece!

Vacation Program: Busy Parents Short Story Club

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT

If you’ve been wanting to join a book club, but worried about the time commitment and childcare, this group is for you! Adults will get to discuss short works of literature, while CMCH staff leads your kids in crafts and stories of their own. Treats for everyone will be served!

Vacation Program: Busy Parents Short Story Club

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth Street, Hartford, CT

If you’ve been wanting to join a book club, but worried about the time commitment and childcare, this group is for you! Adults will get to discuss short works of literature, while CMCH staff leads your kids in crafts and stories of their own. Treats for everyone will be served!

Vacation Program: Pictures from the Past

Lights, camera, history! Looking for a fun activity for the whole family to do over spring break? Come to the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History and create your own daguerreotype.

Vacation Program: Pictures from the Past

Lights, camera, history! Looking for a fun activity for the whole family to do over spring break? Come to the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History and create your own daguerreotype.

Vacation Program: Pictures from the Past

Lights, camera, history! Looking for a fun activity for the whole family to do over spring break? Come to the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History and create your own daguerreotype.

Vacation Program: Pictures from the Past

Lights, camera, history! Looking for a fun activity for the whole family to do over spring break? Come to the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History and create your own daguerreotype.

Family Program: ¡Celebremos Mexico!

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CT

Come join the CMCH as we celebrate Cinco de Mayo! Learn about the various ways this holiday is celebrated through hands-on activities and crafts that celebrate Mexican culture. You are also invited to enjoy live mariachi performances!

Family Program: ¡Celebremos Mexico!

Connecticut Museum of Culture and History 1 Elizabeth St, Hartford, CT

Come join the CMCH as we celebrate Cinco de Mayo! Learn about the various ways this holiday is celebrated through hands-on activities and crafts that celebrate Mexican culture. You are also invited to enjoy live mariachi performances!

Family Program: Kicking Off Blue Star Museums

Help us kick off Blue Star Museums by visiting the CMCH for a special family program! Starting on May 18th, Armed Forces Day, Blue Star Museums will be offering free admission to active military personnel and their families until Labor Day on September 2nd. All are invited to help us honor the men and women who serve this country by engaging in a fun craft and activity.

Family Program: Kicking Off Blue Star Museums

Help us kick off Blue Star Museums by visiting the CMCH for a special family program! Starting on May 18th, Armed Forces Day, Blue Star Museums will be offering free admission to active military personnel and their families until Labor Day on September 2nd. All are invited to help us honor the men and women who serve this country by engaging in a fun craft and activity.

Family Program: Instrument Discovery Lab

Help us welcome the Hartford Symphony Orchestra when they visit the CMCH for a special Free First Saturday! Kids will have a blast experiencing the HSO Instrument Discovery Lab, trying out dozens of musical instruments from the violin and the saxophone to the tuba and the glockenspiel. The Instrument Discovery Lab is a musical laboratory that gives children the opportunity to see, hear, touch, and play!