Family Programs

Try out different activities during spring break to see how museums discover historic artifacts left in the ground. On Friday, join us as guest archaeologist Bonnie Plourde shows us why stone artifacts rock! Watch as an average stone is transformed into an functional tool, try cutting materials with different sharpened rocks, compare stone tools used thousands of years ago by Native Americans in Connecticut, and make a rock craft to take home.

Try out different activities during spring break to see how museums discover historic artifacts left in the ground. On Friday, join us as guest archaeologist Bonnie Plourde shows us why stone artifacts rock! Watch as an average stone is transformed into an functional tool, try cutting materials with different sharpened rocks, compare stone tools used thousands of years ago by Native Americans in Connecticut, and make a rock craft to take home.

Ahoy mateys! Step aboard the CMCH and learn about Connecticut’s maritime history! See what it was like to be an 18th-century sailor and try your hand at knot tying. Learn about Connecticut’s whaling history and make kid-friendly “scrimshaw” using scratch art.

Ahoy mateys! Step aboard the CMCH and learn about Connecticut’s maritime history! See what it was like to be an 18th-century sailor and try your hand at knot tying. Learn about Connecticut’s whaling history and make kid-friendly “scrimshaw” using scratch art.